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Gqeberha-born and raised Matthew Breetzke has been named as captain the DAFABET Warriors for the 2023/24 season.

He will lead the team for the first time when DAFABET Warriors play Western Province in Cape Town on Monday, September 25.

“I am very honoured and privileged to be here to captain the Warriors side. I have grown up here in PE and Warriors has a special place in my heart,” says Breetzke.

He is confident that the team has what it takes to win.

“We have built the team over the past two years and all the players in the squad, including the new players, have a lot of great character.

“I am looking forward to the one day competition and hopefully to bring home a trophy.

“It is a very young squad, but there is a lot of exciting talent”.

“It will not take an 11 to win this season, it will take a group effort. The guys have really bought into that and are keen to get cracking,” says DAFABET Warriors coach Robin Peterson.

“Our pre-season operated a little differently this year,” he adds.

“A lot of guys were away playing high performance cricket with Cricket South Africa teams or the Academy, so we did not have everybody here until about a month and a half ago.

“As far as preparation is concerned, everybody has played cricket over the winter, which will benefit the team.

“It was a very productive pre-season. At our alignment camp the guys set themselves pretty ambitious targets and established the environment in which they want to perform this year.

“The new additions have certainly fitted in hand in glove into our environment and have brought tremendous energy.

“The squad has a lot more depth, a lot more options and a lot more competition for places,” he said.

In July, DAFABET Warriors named 11 new players for the 2023/2024 season. They are JP King (Knights), Jivesan Pillay (Titans), Renaldo Meyer (North West), Nealan van Heerden (Knights), Andile Mokgakane (Tuskers), Patrick Kruger (Knights), Alfred Mothoa (Knights), Liam Alder (Lions), and Sean Whitehead (South Western Districts).

Pillay, Mokogane, Kruger, Meyer, Van Heerden and Mothoa will be wearing DAFABET Warriors colours for the first time on Monday.

“Facing Western Province at Newlands is always a daunting task, but the guys are ready,” says Peterson.

“We beat Western Province last year in the four day campaign and the 50 over competition, so we have some really good reference points around playing Western Province, so it is all about ensuring our game is on point rather than worrying about who we are up against.

“The guys are mentally ready to win,” he adds.

The Heritage Day team is Diego Rosier, Jiveshan Pillay, Jordan Hermann, Sinethemba Qeshile, Matthew Breetzke (Capt), Tristan Stubbs, Andile Mokogane, Patrick Kruger, Beyers Swanepoel, Renaldo Meyer, Liam Alder, Nealan van Heerden, and Alfred Mothoa.

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