The three month long full-time programme which is headed by Gary Kirsten and his team of leading coaches once again attracted cricketers from around the world.

It is an unparalleled cricketing development experience which seeks to prepare first-class players for life on and off the field.

The final few weeks of the programme saw players work intensely on specific skills with a range of guest coaches.

Shukri Conrad who heads Cricket South Africa’s National Academy led a 50 over batting marathon.

While former Proteas spinner, Robin Peterson gave the guys a masterclass in slower bowling.

“The last couple of weeks have been really good and the intensity of the boys has been outstanding,” GKC Head Coach, Ryan Cook said.

“The guys have worked on refining their skills and we were delighted to see the massive improvements in their game when they took on the Western Province Academy in a few friendlies,” he added.

The group has also made big strides away from the cricket pitch.

There has been marked improvements in their physical tests which were administered by the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.

While GKC’s Performance Psychologist, Tom Dawson Squibb wrapped up his work on a positive mindset and understanding oneself.

“Tom has done a phenomenal job with the guys. He is made them aware of what goes on internally during the game and away from it,” Cook revealed.

“It has been a great programme and I think the guys have grown as cricketers and people tremendously,” he concluded.

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The tournament consists of 8 teams which includes South Africa’s six franchise sides as well as Zimbabwe U19 and the CSA U17 Invitational Team.

Johannesburg based players such as Josh Richards, Jacob Miltz, Mitchell Van Buuren had good performances at the week as well as Cobras representatives Gavin Kaplan, Ricky Vasconcelos, Jesse Christensen, Will Sendin and Daniel Moriarty.

“We have worked with all these players over the past few years and it is always great to track the progress,” Ryan Cook who was involved as coach of the CSA U17 outfit.

“The standard of cricket at the tournament was of a high quality and this makes the pipeline for South African cricket stronger. Watching players progress through a system from year to year is exciting especially those who you have worked alongside for many years,” he added.

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