Cricket Nick Welch out to prove his class in Benoni cricket festival The formidable pair of Nick Welch and Kundai Matigimu spearhead the Zimbabwe under-16 batting and bowling hopes for the Eastern Junior Club Cricket Association (EJCCA) Southern African Festival at Benoni in South Africa this week (July 3-7). Both aspire to higher honours in the future and they have shown their exciting emerging talent on many occasions. The sharp-eyed Welch (15) is probably the youngest in Zimbabwe cricket history to score a First League century – he was just 14 last year when he recorded this feat as opening batsman for Country Club against Royals. During his career so far the St John’s College all-rounder has notched up a remarkable 15 centuries. The lanky St George’s College opening bowler Matigimu is already whipping up significant speed of around 125 kmh and Zimbabwe under-16 coach Ian Tinker suggests “he would not disgrace himself at under-19 level for pace. And he is also capable of scoring a quick 100 in the middle order.” Tinker believes that the team’s top-order batting is thin and that “this will put Nick Welch under real pressure to perform and I’vetold him I want him to face the first and last balls of each innings.” Zimbabwe under-16 is captained by Walter Huchu of Peterhouse and has a well-rounded bowling attack that includes five spinners, led by Huchu and development players Gabriel Jaya of Kyle College and the left-arm Wallace Mubaiwa. The others are off-spinner Lochlan Butler and leg-spinner Welch. Other development players are Davies Murwendo and Keith Jaure, both of Prince Edward. Two other potential trump cards are Ryan Murray, who is shaping up as a high-quality wicket keeper who can score many stylish runs, and left-arm paceman Keith Jaure of Prince Edward who will make a fearsome opening combination with Matigimu. Gkay
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:38:28 +0000
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