Women’s cricket thriving in South Africa: CSA’s Enoch Nkwe

Cricket South Africa (CSA) Director of national teams and high performance, Enoch Nkwe, is brimming with confidence about the direction women’s cricket is heading in the country.

With the Proteas women’s team catching up to the men, more players are turning professional in the country.

This is mainly due to the women’s domestic cricket in South Africa turning professional in 2023.

That’s a significant milestone for the long-term future of the game in SA, believed Nkwe.

Exciting Developments in Women’s Domestic Cricket: Progress and Future Plans

“Women’s domestic cricket is moving and it’s exciting. It’s moving forward, and we will continue to look at the small areas that we can improve in line with our national strategy, national plans,” Nkwe told SportsBoom.co.za in an exclusive interview.

Proteas women’s coach Mandla Mashimbyi and Executive for Domestic Cricket Eddie Khoza have been working together to ensure all levels of the game work together.

“The work that Mandla [Mashimbyi] and Eddie [Khoza] have been doing over the last couple of months to try and glue it (domestic and international cricket), it’s been fantastic. Mandla has been going on road shows.

“We’ve got a massive month, the women’s month, but it’s also a massive month for the Proteas this month in terms of the national camps building into the series against Pakistan next month, which will then build into the World Cup.

“So, the team wants it and we’re going for it at the cricket World Cup. We need to try and build on the momentum from the T20 World Cup last year, going to this World Cup. So, I’m happy in terms of the progress of the team with where it’s at and where it’s heading.”

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