STREET CRICKET GETS A BLAST WITH NATIONAL HERO HERSCHELLE GIBBS

If you are in Khayelitsha, Langa or Nyanga on Friday afternoon, then don’t only watch out for flying balls, but get ready to meet with Proteas and Cape Cobras hero, Herschelle Gibbs.   In fine form and on the back of his 102 not out against the Dolphins, Gibbs will be advising, coaching and mentoring …

STREET CRICKET WEEK 4

With Street cricket moving into week 5 the competition is certainly getting exciting. I was out in Macassar and Khayelitsha on Friday 6th November for week four of the Street Cricket League. Macassar only joined the league for the first time this year but there is certainly some great cricket talent and I give fair …

Street Cricket action comes alive again!

The annual Sporting Chance Street Cricket league got off to a great start last Friday 16th October with the Cape Town weather playing in our favour. The league takes place on the streets of the various communities in and around Cape Town and will involve 12 regions: Khayelitsha, Kwezi, Atlantis, Nyanga, Langa, Gugulethu, Elsies River, …

Perfect Cape Town weather for cricket coaching clinic in Khayelitsha

On a magnificent Thursday 12th February afternoon in 33 degrees heat, children from various schools in Khayelitsha attended a cricket coaching clinic hosted by the Solstice Foundation and Sporting Chance at the Khayelitsha Sports Stadium. On arrival the children were taken through a warm up by our experienced coaches. After the warm up they were …