Staff Reporter
VKB Knights head coach Allan Donald has announced the central franchise’s squad for the 2020/2021 season.
Northern Cape opening batsman Jacques Snyman has been rewarded with a franchise contract after an excellent performance in both the CSA Three-Day Provincial Cup and CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge.
Snyman also displayed his true potential in the Momentum One Day Cup campaign for the VKB Knights.
Free State opening bowler Duan Jansen has also received a franchise contract after an impressive season at senior provincial level.
Former WSB Cape Cobras players Matthew Kleinveldt and Ferisco Adams, Momentum Multiply Titans duo Alfred Mothoa and Jonathan Vandiar as well as Imperial Lions’ Migael Pretorius have also join the Bloemfontein-based VKB Knights.
“I would like to congratulate the guys on their new contracts and I think the squad we have, led by captain Pite van Biljon, is a good one,” Donald said.
“It is fantastic to have these guys join us. With the addition of our new signings, we have a number of options at the top order. Looking at guys like Jonathan Vandiar, Jacques Snyman, Raynard van Tonder and Matthew Kleinveldt.
“I believe we have the capability and we have stars in the making to take this franchise forward and make cricket in the central region great.”
VKB Knights squad for the 2020/2021 season:
Pite van Biljon (captain), Ferisco Adams, Mbulelo Budaza, Gerald Coetzee, Andries Gous, Duan Jansen, Matthew Kleinveldt, Patrick Kruger, Wandile Makwetu, Grant Mokoena, Alfred Mothoa, Migael Pretorius, Jacques Snyman, Raynard van Tonder, Jonathan Vandiar and Shaun von Berg