Northants snap up Kleinveldt and Levi for 2015 English summer
Northants Cricket has signed Rory Kleinveldt and Richard Levi for the full English 2015 season.
Northants Cricket has signed Rory Kleinveldt and Richard Levi for the full English 2015 season.
Rory Kleinveldt and Dane Piedt shared six wickets between them to enable South Africa A to bowl the England Lions out for 260 on the opening day of the second unofficial four-day Test match at Chevrolet Park on Sunday.
Stiaan van Zyl, Beuran Hendricks and Rory Kleinveldt have all been included in the SA Invitation squad to play the three-day tour match against the West Indies at Sahara Park Willowmoore from Wednesday of next week.
Proteas seamer Rory Kleinveldt will return to action after a month’s absence due to a calf injury when the Cape Cobras face The Titans in Thursday’s Sunfoil Series clash at Boland Park.
An unbroken stand of 97 between Pite van Biljon and Ryan McLaren clawed the Knights to parity on the second evening of a tense Sunfoil Series encounter against the Cape Cobras at Sahara Park Newlands on Friday.
With Rory Kleinveldt released from national duty, both the Cape Cobras and the Knights go into Thursday’s Sunfoil Series fixture at Sahara Park Newlands full of confidence in the ability of their bowling attacks.
Andrew Puttick narrowly missed out on his highest first-class score, but his 241 and Yaseen Vallie’s unbeaten century carried the Cape Cobras to a massive score on day two of their Sunfoil Series fixture against the Warriors at Axxess St George’s on Friday.
These are early days in the Sunfoil Series, but the indications are that the bowlers aren’t going to have it all their own way this season. Indeed, if the games completed this weekend are anything to go by, it may be the batsmen who enjoy a bumper tournament.
The Cape Cobras required just one session to wrap up an innings victory over the Dolphins on day three of their Sunfoil Series match at the Maritzburg Oval on Saturday as Beuran Hendricks swept through the Dolphins batting line-up.
Stiaan Van Zyl made the perfect start to an important season for his Proteas hopes, as his unbeaten 167 consolidated the Cape Cobras’ dominant position on day two of their Sunfoil Series match against the Dolphins.