Chevrolet warriors to blood youngsters as seniors get a rest

THE Chevrolet Warriors will not have much time to mourn their Standard Bank Pro20 cricket final defeat, with the SuperSport Series swinging back into action this week already.
The Warriors, who lost by 12 runs to the Cobras at Newlands on Friday, travel to Johannesburg tomorrow for their penultimate match of the season against the Highveld Lions, starting on Thursday.
The fact that the Warriors are out of the running for the title will give them an opportunity to have a look at their younger crop of players.
Senior players Davy Jacobs, Nicky Boje, Makhaya Ntini, Mark Boucher, Ashwell Prince and Rusty Theron will not be playing in this fixture. Jacobs arrived in India last night to join up with the Mumbai Indians ahead of the Indian Premier League, while the others have been given the remainder of the season off.
“If we win our remaining two matches, there is a chance we could finish third on the table. So we still have something to play for,” said coach Russell Domingo yesterday.
“This match also gives us an opportunity to further blood guys like Bevan Bennett, Kelly Smuts and Reece Williams.”
The Warriors squad is: Jon-Jon Smuts, Kelly Smuts, Michael Price, Bevan Bennett, Arno Jacobs, Justin Kreusch, Craig Thyssen, Lyall Meyer, Andrew Birch, Reece Williams, Basheer Walters, Garnett Kruger.