Dewald Brevis has been included in CSA’s National Academy men’s squad for 2023.
The former SA U19 batting star, who is currently with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, has yet to make his senior Proteas debut.
WATCH: No-look Brevis blasts in nets
The National Academy is run annually and forms an important part of the CSA high-performance pipeline as it prepares players for professional cricket at the highest level.
Players are selected in line with stringent performance criteria, including performing provincial players and previous graduates of the SA U19 team.
The men’s programme will run from 1 May to the end of July while the women’s programme will run from 1 June to the end of July at the CSA Centre of Excellence.
In addition to the three-month camp, individual intervention coaching and monitoring visits are conducted at provincial level.
Malibongwe Maketa will guide the men’s squad, which also includes SA U19 captain George van Heerden, Matthew Boast, Liam Alder, Andile Simelane, Valentine Kitime, Caleb Seleka and Michael Copeland.
The women’s squad, which will be under the guidance of Dinesha Devnarain, includes SA U19 Women’s graduates and World Cup stars Oluhle Siyo, Jenna Evans, Ayanda Hlubi and Refilwe Moncho.
“The CSA national men and women’s academy programmes are an integral part of our cricket development pipeline,” said CSA high-performance manager Vincent Barnes. “It is significantly important in achieving our long-term strategy of not just producing professional players and strengthening the player base but also producing future Proteas.”
2023 CSA National Men’s Academy squad: Liam Alder (Lions), Matthew Boast (Titans), Dewald Brevis (Titans), Okuhle Cele (Titans), Michael Copeland (Rocks), Jordan Hermann (Warriors), Duan Jansen (Dragons), Valentine Kitime (Rocks), Andile Mokgakane (Tuskers), Mihlali Mpongwana (Western Province), Siya Plaatjie (Warriors), Josh Richards (Lions), Caleb Seleka (Dragons), Andile Simelane (Dolphins), Musa Twala (Titans), Mitchell van Buuren (Lions), Nealan van Heerden (Knights), George van Heerden (Rocks).
2023 CSA National Women’s Academy squad: Andrie Steyn (Western Province), Nondumiso Shangase (Dolphins), Nobulumko Baneti (Dolphins), Raisibe Ntozakhe (Lions), Jenay Winster (Badgers), Mieke de Ridder (Badgers), Tebogo Macheke (Titans), Michaela Andrews (Badgers), Annerie Dercksen (Badgers), Leah Jones (Western Province), Oluhle Siyo (Lions), Asakhe Nyovane (Badgers), Jenna Evans (Lions), Eliz Mari Marx (Titans), Ayanda Hlubi (Dolphins), Refilwe Moncho (Lions).
