The 2023 edition of the Veterans Club Championship will be played in Potchefstroom this week.
Border’s Bohemian Cricket Club are the reigning Veterans Club Championship title holders, after beating Western Province’s Montrose Cricket Club in 2022’s inaugural final.
Veterans Club Championship teams and groups
Group one
- Claremont Cricket Club (Western Province)
- King Cetshwayo District Cricket Club (KwaZulu-Natal Coastal)
- Irene Retirement Villagers Cricket Club (Northerns)
- Northville Cricket Club (Eastern Province)
Group two
- Bohemian Cricket Club (Border)
- Paarl Heat Cricket Club (Boland)
- Old Edwardians Cricket Club (Gauteng)
- Midlands Cricket Club (KwaZulu-Natal Inland)
Veterans Club Championship schedule
The eight-team tournament will be contested across five venues, including 2 September’s final at the JB Marks Oval.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August | Claremont CC v King Cetshwayo District CC | Potchefstroom High School for Boys |
| 31 August | Irene Retirement Villagers CC v Northville CC | Reinke Oval |
| 31 August | Old Edwardians CC v Bohemian CC | Witrand Oval |
| 31 August | Paarl Heat CC v Midlands CC | Potchefstroom Gimnasium |
| 31 August | King Cetshwayo District CC v Irene Retirement Villagers CC | Reinke Oval |
| 31 August | Northville CC v Claremont CC | Potchefstroom High School for Boys |
| 31 August | Bohemian CC v Paarl Heat CC | Witrand Oval |
| 31 August | Midlands CC v Old Edwardians CC | Potchefstroom Gimnasium |
| 1 September | Claremont CC v Irene Retirement Villagers CC | Witrand Oval |
| 1 September | Northville CC v King Cetshwayo District CC | Potchefstroom Gimnasium |
| 1 September | Old Edwardians CC v Paarl Heat CC | Potchefstroom High School for Boys |
| 1 September | Midlands CC v Bohemian CC | Reinke Oval |
| 1 September | Match 13 | First position – group one v second position – group two | Potchefstroom High School for Boys |
| 1 September | Match 14 | Second position – group one v first position – group two | Potchefstroom Gimnasium |
| 1 September | Match 15 | Third position – group one v fourth position – group two | Witrand Oval |
| 1 September | Match 16 | Fourth position – group one v third position – group two | Reinke Oval |
| 2 September | Match 16 loser v match 15 loser | Potchefstroom High School for Boys |
| 2 September | Match 16 winner v match 15 winner | Witrand Oval |
| 2 September | Match 13 loser v match 14 loser | Reinke Oval |
| 2 September | Final | JB Marks Oval |
Veterans Club Championship squads
The tournament will feature several players selected for South Africa Over-40 or South Africa Over-40 Invitational, including King Cetshwayo District Cricket Club’s Charl Groenewald and Northville Cricket Club’s Nathan Jones.
Paarl Heat Cricket Club
- Burnett Swanepoel
- Nicolaas Slabber
- Lourens Barnard
- Gregory Olyn
- Elroy Abrahams
- Jacques Pretorius
- Wayne Minnies
- Stephanus Nel
- Mohsin Khan
- Michael Langenhoven
- Wessel van Deventer
- Hilton Ruthford
- Abraham Malherbe
Irene Retirement Villagers Cricket Club
- Rudi Birkenstock
- Michiel Boshoff
- Francois Breedt
- Morne Cilliers
- Pierre Coetzer
- Johan Fourie
- Riaan Cilliers
- Quintus Eksteen
- Rob Emmerich
- Brent Heartly
- Gideon Joubert
- Arno Louw
- Carl Mellors
- Nico Nieuwenhuis
- Chris Peyper
- Emile van der Merwe
Claremont Cricket Club
Claremont Cricket Club.
- Pat Lawson
- Mark Ferrao
- Barry Narramore
- Antonio Bruni
- Mark van Rensburg
- Richard Wallace
- Henning Swanepoel
- Steve Atkinson
- Gary Reilly
- Gis Collard
- Jacques Engelbrecht
- Bruce Wilson
Bohemian Cricket Club
- David Goss
- Jason Kumm
- Gary Mclean
- Russell Krug
- Scott Roebert
- Oliver Gosling
- Kian Reynolds
- Brett Deetlefs
- Grant Stuart
- Harry Tyson
- Tim Drake
- Justin Price
- Bruce Carloni
King Cetshwayo District Cricket Club
King Cetshwayo District Cricket Club.
- Charl Groenewald
- Melvyn Jackson
- Donald Cloete
- Ashley Lombard
- Daryl Hattingh
- Alex Olivier
- Anthony Parker
- Dereck Dupavillon
- Gert Pretorius
- Paul Gouge
- Kubandhiran Gounden
- Robert Gouws
- Paul Kingaby
- Tertius Gresse
- Francois van der Merwe
Midlands Cricket Club
- James Bryant
- Grant Rowley
- Murray Hampson
- Morne van Vuuren
- Andre van Vuuren
- Scott Hosking
- Duncan Miller
- Magnus van Rooyen
- Brett Macnally
- Ant Foster
- Allan Briscoe
- Nic Kelbrick
- Pete Nettleton
- Bob Gait
Old Edwardians Cricket Club
- Mike Ritchie
- Warren Dugmore
- Brandon Buckley
- Craig Lyons
- Werner Pretorius
- Alan Botha
- Anthony Evlambiou
- Brad White
- Andrew Pollock
- Craig van Dyk
- Zander de Bruyn
- Mark Patterson
- Rohit Deshpande
- Garth Flint
Northville Cricket Club
- Chadwick Jansen
- Sheldon Jansen
- Nathan Jones
- Grant Marais
- Riaan Kivedo
- Claude Lawack
- Nevin Nel
- Fadlie Adams
- Charlton Assam
- Brendon Johnson
- Eric Galant
- Clint Jacobs
- Angelo Coetzee
- Ross Gelderblom