Left-arm seamer Luke Knipe and wicketkeeper Werner Moolman combined for Western Province Over-40’s first wicket of the inter-provincial tournament on Tuesday.
Knipe and Moolman removed Titans Over-40 opener Wayne Stuurman after Western Province Over-40 captain Ashwell Prince had won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Wanderers Cricket Club.
May 2023’s inter-provincial tournament features some of the country’s leading active over-40 cricketers, including former Proteas Ashwell Prince and Garnett Kruger.
The South Africa Over-40 squad for November 2023’s Africa Cup in Tshwane will be announced after the inter-provincial tournament.
South Africa will host the inaugural Over-40 World Cup in March 2023. The tournament was recently relocated from Pakistan.
Over-40 inter-provincial tournament teams
- Western Province Over-40;
- Boland Over-40;
- Border Over-40;
- Eastern Province Over-40;
- Dolphins Over-40;
- Titans Over-40;
- East Rand Over-40; and
- Lions Over-40.