12 division two players who have traded up to division one

A selection of players who have moved from second division teams for contracts in the first division ahead of South Africa’s 2022-23 domestic season.

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1. Batsman Bamanye Xenxe has left Mpumalanga for Boland. “Bamanye is an exciting all-rounder in the Andile Phehlukwayo mould,” said Mpumalanga coach Gordon Matheson last year.

2. Batsman Evan Jones has joined the Lions from Northern Cape. “What Northern Cape Heat has done for me and what the coach, Mark Charlton, has done for me something that I am very grateful for,” Jones told OFM.

3. Seamer Khwezi Gumede has moved to Boland from Easterns. Gumede will join a Boland squad that has also gained former Proteas batsman Farhaan Behardien.

4. Batsman Cameron Delport has joined the Lions from KwaZulu-Natal Inland. This is effectively a return to top-tier domestic cricket for Delport, who previously played for the Dolphins.

SA domestic player transfers – updated early May 2022

5. Batsman Musawenkosi Twala has gone to the Titans from Easterns. Twala’s talent was particularly evident during a century against Limpopo during the 2021-22 season.

6. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tshepang Dithole has switched KwaZulu-Natal Inland for the Dolphins. Dithole hit match-winning 93 in the second-division final of the 2021-22 One Day Cup final.

7. Wicketkeeper-batsman Isaac Dikgale has gone to the Knights from Northern Cape. Dikgale has played top-level domestic cricket previously, for the Cape Cobras.

8. All-rounder Aubrey Swanepoel has returned to the Knights from Northern Cape. Swanepoel was capped over 50 times – across three formats – by the Knights between 2010 and 2019.

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9. Fast bowler Nipho Mpungose has left KwaZulu-Natal Inland for the Knights. “We believe Nipho will be able to bowl at 140 kilometres per hour and more,” Knights chief executive officer Johan van Heerden told OFM.

10. Batsman Grant Mokoena has returned to North West from Easterns. Mokoena has also been capped at first-class, List A or T20 level by Gauteng, Northern Cape, the Titans and Knights.

11. Fast bowler Renaldo Meyer has gone from South Western Districts to North West. Meyer also played for Western Province in the past.

12. All-rounder Beyers Swanepoel has exited Northern Cape for the Warriors. “I want guys with a good attitude. Beyers is aggressive and my kind of player,” Warriors head coach Robin Peterson told OFM.

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