An independent panel selected Club Cricket SA’s Team of the Season for the 2022-23 Western Province Cricket Association premier league.
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1. Derek Mitchell (Western Province Cricket Club)
The Western Province Cricket Club captain was the leading run-scorer – and one of only four players to score two centuries – in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league. See Mitchell’s stats.
Derek Mitchell.
2. Jean Strydom (Durbanville Cricket Club)
Strydom was the joint second-highest run-scorer in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league – and has been selected in this XI ahead of Rylands Cricket Club’s Jack Newby. See Stryodm’s stats.
3. Fritz de Beer (Durbanville Cricket Club)
De Beer averaged almost 50 across 20-plus innings – and collected as many half-tons and centuries as Durbanville Cricket Club team-mate Strydom. See de Beer’s stats.
4. Givon Christian (Western Province Cricket Club)
Christian was the joint second-highest run-scorer in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league alongside Strydom. Christian did not convert one of nine half-centuries into a ton. See Christian’s stats.
5. Matthew de Villiers (Claremont Cricket Club)
De Villiers was key with bat and ball to Claremont Cricket Club’s 2022-23 WPCA premier league title-winning campaign despite missing a few matches to play cricket in India. See de Villiers’ stats.
Matthew de Villiers.
6. Lenert van Wyk (Rondebosch Cricket Club)
Van Wyk was one of only four players to hit two centuries in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league. He hit the most sixes – 34. See van Wyk’s stats.
7. Josh Breed (captain, Claremont Cricket Club)
Breed took the most wickets in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league – and featured among the top 10 run-scorers. He captained Claremont Cricket Club to the premier league title. See Breed’s stats.
8. Lee-Roy Walters (wicketkeeper, Brackenfell Cricket Club)
Brackenfell Cricket Club will likely be relegated to the first division A, subject to WPCA ratification, despite Walters’ status as one of the leading wicketkeeper-batsmen in the premier league. See Walters’ stats.
9. Wesley Bedja (Green Point Cricket Club)
Bedja’s departure from Rondebosch Cricket Club yielded 40 wickets in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league for Green Point Cricket Club. He played an important role with the bat, too. See Bedja’s stats.
10. Justin Behrens (Western Province Cricket Club)
The second leg-spinner in this XI alongside Breed, Behrens carried good form in the T20 Community Cup into the 2022-23 WPCA premier league. See Behrens’ stats.
Justin Behrens.
11. Nathan Swartz (Durbanville Cricket Club)
Swartz took fewer wickets than fellow WPCA premier league seamers Ettiene Jewell, Riyaaz Teladia and Ali-Akbar Shaik, but had a stronger average and economy rate. See Swartz’s stats.
12th man: Riyaaz Teladia (Rylands Cricket Club)
The Rylands Cricket Club captain would be selected for this XI if another seamer was required ahead of a batsman or spinner.
Close, but no
Jack Newby, Brad Petersen, Ali-Akbar Shaik, Zac Elkin, Guy Sheena, Luke Petersen, Ettiene Jewell.
2022-23 WPCA premier league Team of the Season and batting order
- Derek Mitchell (vice-captain)
- Jean Strydom
- Fritz de Beer
- Givon Christian
- Matthew de Villiers
- Lenert van Wyk
- Josh Breed (captain)
- Lee-Roy Walters (wicketkeeper)
- Wesley Bedja
- Justin Behrens
- Nathan Swartz