Former Proteas cricketers Richard Levi and Dane Vilas have rejoined Western Province.
The duo have been included in the squad for this month’s CSA T20 Challenge in Gqerberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).
Levi and Vilas have not played for Western Province for several years amid contracts with Northamptonshire and Lancashire, respectively, in English county cricket.
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“Firstly, I want to thank Lancashire County Cricket for releasing Dane to us for this T20 competition. His pedigree speaks for itself, from a leadership point of view and winning mentality, he is going to be a major asset to have at our disposal,” said Western Province head coach Salieg Nackerdien.
“Richard is one of the most explosive and entertaining batsmen in cricket and when the opportunity arose to bring him back into the fold for white-ball cricket, we jumped at the chance.
“That kind of experience to help guide our young batsmen, the likes of Jono Bird, Daniel Smith, Tony de Zorzi and Gavin Kaplan, is absolutely crucial and we look forward to seeing him and Dane back in WP colours.
Western Province Cricket Club duo Gavin Kaplan and Junaid Dawood – and Claremont Cricket Club wicketkeeper-batsman Daniel Smith – have also been named in the 16-man squad.
Western Province squad
- Wayne Parnell (captain)
- Jonathan Bird
- Junaid Dawood
- Tony de Zorzi
- Beuran Hendricks
- Gavin Kaplan
- Richard Levi
- George Linde
- Aviwe Mgijima
- Tshepo Moreki
- Mihlali Mpongwana
- Kyle Simmonds
- Daniel Smith
- Yaseen Vallie
- Dane Vilas
- Basheer Walters
“I’m very excited about this competition. We had a decent T20 Knockout tournament earlier in the season and we’ve had some positive performances in four-day cricket leading up to this tournament, so we are looking to go all the way,” added Parnell.