Rondebosch Cricket Club have effectively been crowned 2023-24 Western Province Cricket Association premier league champions after beating Green Point Cricket Club on Saturday, 9 March.
The result moved first-placed Rondebosch Cricket Club to 77 points in this season’s WPCA premier league standings. They are an unassailable nine points ahead of second-placed Western Province Cricket Club.
Rondebosch Cricket Club’s top performers
Player-coach Sean Hendrieck and captain Lenert van Wyk were Rondebosch Cricket Club’s joint-leading run-scorers in the WPCA premier league this season.
Hendrieck collected 597 runs in 18 innings at an average of 37. Van Wyk, who missed several fixtures due to injury, hit 597 runs in 12 innings at an average of 75.
Fast bowler Ali-Akbar Shaik was Rondebosch Cricket Club’s most prolific wicket-taker. He took 29 wickets in 22 matches at an average of 22.
Their second-highest wicket-taker was seamer Morne Pentz, who collected 25 in 21 matches at an average of 18. This was Pentz’s first season with Rondebosch Cricket Club after joining from Northerns Goodwood Cricket Club in the first division A.
Rondebosch Cricket Club. ©M. de Lange Photography
UPDATED WPCA premier league points table
| Position | Team | Won | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rondebosch CC | 16 | 5 | 77 |
| 2. Western Province CC | 14 | 6 | 68 |
| 3. Durbanville CC | 14 | 7 | 67 |
| 4. Claremont CC | 14 | 7 | 66 |
| 5. Cape Town CC | 13 | 7 | 63 |
| 6. Green Point CC | 11 | 10 | 48 |
| 7. Bellville CC | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 8. UWC CC | 8 | 12 | 39 |
| 9. Kraaifontein CC | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 10. Milnerton CC | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 11. Primrose CC | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 12. Rylands CC | 6 | 16 | 25 |
Recent WPCA premier league champions
- 2022-23: Claremont Cricket Club
- 2021-22: Durbanville Cricket Club
- 2020-21: No winner
- 2019-20: No winner
- 2018-19: Durbanville Cricket Club
- 2017-18: No winner
- 2016-17: Bellville Cricket Club