The District Sixers have retained batsmen Givon Christian, Daniel Smith and Derek Mitchell for the 2022 Cape Premier League.
Fast bowlers Darren Rolfe and Wesley Bedja, who were also part of the Sixers’ 2021 CPL campaign, have been retained as well.
Christian and Smith were among the leading run-scorers in the 2021 CPL, while Rolfe was one of the top wicket-takers.
District Sixers’ retained players
- Daniel Smith
- Wesley Bedja
- Darren Rolfe
- Derek Mitchell
- Givon Christian
- Lehan Botha
The Sixers have lost batsmen Matthew Christensen and Josh Chippendale. Christensen and Chippendale have been contracted by South Western Districts and the Warriors, respectively, ahead of South Africa’s 2022-23 domestic season.
Meanwhile, batsman Jesse Christensen has joined the Sixers. The Sixers bought Christensen for 1.2 million CPL dollars – the tournament’s fictional currency. He was previously with the Hoeri Kwaggo Bulls.
The Devil’s Peak Dragons are the reigning CPL champions. They beat the Atlantic Pirates in October 2021’s final.
The Cape Vikings won the inaugural title in 2019, after beating the Hoeri Kwaggo Bulls in the final. The tournament was not played in 2020.
More 2022 Cape Premier League (CPL) news
- Jesse Christensen bought for 1.2 million CPL dollars
- Outlaws retain Kyle Simmonds, Jono Bird
- Brad Barnes, Tayo Walbrugh stay at Vikings
- Umar Anthony joins Devil’s Peak Dragons
- Pirates retain Luke Petersen, Jody Lawrence
- Bo-Kaap Phantoms retain Lenert van Wyk
- Bulls keep Junaid Dawood, Qaasim Adams
- Brendan Young, Dewald Botha stay at Dragons
- Patriots announce retained players