Boland belatedly add Proteas spinner to list of contracted players for 2025-26 domestic season

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Boland have belatedly added leg-spinner Shaun von Berg’s name to the list of contracted players ahead of the 2025-26 domestic season in South Africa.

Von Berg has retained a contract. His name was not listed among 21 earlier this week, but was eventually added.

The 38-year-old von Berg played one Test for South Africa in 2024 – and has taken 515 wickets during a 16-year first-class career.

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Boland have signed batsman Jhedli van Briesies from the Titans. Batsman Michael Copeland has left Boland for Border in division two.

Boland were the last of the 15 teams – eight in division one and seven in division two – to announce the contracted squad.

Boland ended the 2024-25 4-Day Domestic Series in fourth position, ahead of the Knights, Warriors, North West and Western Province.

Boland were runners-up in the 2024-25 One-Day Cup, division one. They lost the final to the Dolphins.

In the 2024-25 T20 Challenge, Boland ended in fifth position after three wins and three defeats.

Head coach Justin Ontong and assistant coach Henry Williams have been retained.

Boland contracted squad for 2025-26

  1. Ferisco Adams
  2. Jevano Baron
  3. Lehan Botha
  4. Blayde Capell
  5. Shaun von Berg
  6. Ethan Cunningham
  7. Keith Dudgeon
  8. Nathan Jacobs
  9. Gavin Kaplan
  10. Siyabonga Mahima
  11. Ayabulela Gqamane
  12. Pieter Malan
  13. Imraan Manack
  14. Aviwe Mgijima
  15. Akhona Mnyaka
  16. Clyde Fortuin
  17. Grant Roelofsen
  18. Glenton Stuurman
  19. Jhedli van Briesies
  • Gysbert Wege (high performance contract)
  • Nathan Engelbrecht (high performance contract)
  • Juanrico Vorster (high performance contract)

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