South African board also names Composite XIs

McKenzie to lead South Africa A against West Indies

Cricinfo staff

December 6, 2007

Neil McKenzie has replaced Boeta Dippenaar as captain of the South Africa A squad © AFP

The A side will be looking to complete a double against visiting national teams after their 85-run win against the New Zealanders in November.

However, their captain in that match, Boeta Dippenaar has not been selected for the game against West Indies after he stated his unavailability because of examinations. McKenzie had a good outing against the New Zealanders, scoring 182 and 34.

Lonwabo Tsotsobe, the Warriors left-arm seamer who has impressed in the ongoing SuperSport series, has been rested at the request of Cricket South Africa's (CSA's) High Performance Centre. His place has been taken by right-arm fast bowler Monde Zondeki, who will be hoping to make an impact with his re-modelled bowling action.

The national selection committee, headed by Joubert Strydom, also named two separate South Africa Composite XIs, comprising promising amateur and franchise players, to face Zimbabwe in the second and third matches of their Super Sport Challenge series.

Zimbabwe have a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after their 10-wicket win in Potchefstroom in November.

Zimbabwe are playing as a seventh franchise in the South African domestic structure for the current calendar year, as part of an initiative taken by the CSA to improve their cricket, but will not be taking part in the SuperSport series as it is already underway.

South Africa A
Neil McKenzie (capt), Morne van Wyk (wk), Justin Ontong, JP Duminy, Gulam Bodi, Vernon Philander, Monde Zondeki, Johan Botha, Freidel de Wet, Charl Langeveldt, Robin Peterson (12th man)

South Africa Composite XI (for second four-day match in Paarl)
Rusdi Jappie (Titans), Blake Snijman (Lions), Benji Hector (capt) (Cobras), Shaun Liebisch (Northerns), Wayne Madsen (Dolphins), Shane Burger (Lions), Wendell Bossenger (Diamond Eagles), Con De Lange (Cobras), Saidi Molongo (Dolphins) , Alan Kruger (Diamond Eagles), Brendon Reddy (Titans), Pepler Sandri (Cobras)

South Africa Composite XI (for third four-day match in Kimberley)
Justin Kreusch (Warriors), Mohammed Akoojee (Diamond Eagles), Adrian McClaren (Diamond Eagles), Riaan Jeggels (Warriors), Pieter Koortzen (Diamond Eagles), Jean Symes (Lions), Wendell Bossenger (capt) (Diamond Eagles), Thandi Tshabalala (Diamond Eagles), Juandre Coetzee (Diamond Eagles), Sinethembu Mjekula (Warriors), Basheer Walters (Warriors), Frikkie Holtzhausen (Diamond Eagles)

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