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IMPERIAL SECURES NAMING RIGHTS FOR THE CENTRAL GAUTENG LION’S SENIOR WOMEN PROVINCIAL TEAM AND WOMEN CLUB CRICKET

4th Nov 2020

Johannesburg; The Central Gauteng Lions (‘CGL’) is excited to announce that Imperial has secured the naming rights for the Central Gauteng Lions Senior Women Provincial Team as well as the Women Saturday Premier League and Presidents League Club Cricket. This is an extension of the Imperial Wanderers Stadium and the Imperial Lions men’s professional naming…

IMPERIAL LIONS LAUNCHES NEW DOMESTIC CRICKET SEASON PLANS

28th Oct 2020

Imperial Wanderers Stadium – The Imperial Lions are ready to take to the field as the defending champions of the 4-Day Domestic Series come 2nd of November 2020 against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins down in Durban. According to the Lions Cricket CEO Jono Leaf-Wright; “the team is aiming to add more silverware to its cabinet in…

THE CENTRAL GAUTENG LIONS BACKS U19 PLAYERS SELECTED FOR SA TAP CAMP

23rd Oct 2020

Johannesburg – The Central Gauteng Lions (CGL) congratulates the ten Provincial Players selected for the U19 Talent Acceleration Programme (TAP) inland camp running from 23-26 October 2020 at the Powerade Centre of Excellence in Pretoria. CGL U19 and Framework coach, Siya Sibiya retains his role as one of the South Africa U19 assistant coaches and…

Richards and Parsons Make CSA National Academy Intake.

23rd Oct 2020

Cricket South Africa (CSA) today named the 2020-2022 intake for the Powerade National Men’s Academy programme. The Powerade National Academy (PNA) is a critical part of the CSA High-Performance pipeline and its primary objective is to successfully transition the high-performance development of players at senior provincial and franchise levels who have the potential to play…

D HENDRICKS, VD DUSSEN AND RICKELTON SHINE WITH THE BAT

21st Oct 2020

Johannesburg – The Imperial Lions continue their preparations ahead of the new season with a Four-Day internal match at Senwes park, Potchefstroom which began this Monday. The Imperial Lions divided into two teams; Team Red and Team Blue which both comprised of players from the franchise side and Two promising North West Cricket Players in…

IMPERIAL LIONS AND BEYERS CHOCOLATE PROMISES TO ADD A CHOCOLATEY FLAVOUR TO YOUR NEXT CRICKET MATCH EXPERIENCE

19th Oct 2020

Johannesburg – Imperial Lions and Beyers Chocolate are excited to add an on and off-field ‘chocolatey’ flavour into the fan’s next cricket match experience. “With the cricket season upon us, both parties are thrilled to bring you, the fan a delightful Beyer’s Chocolate experience either at the comfort of your home or office while enjoying…

BAVUMA AND POTGIETER HIT THE GROUND RUNNING

16th Oct 2020

Johannesburg – Imperial Lions captain Temba Bavuma scored a century (103), while Delano Potgieter had the best bowling figures of 4-57 at close of Day 1 of a 2-day internal practice match at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium on Thursday. Dwaine Pretorius and Aaron Phangiso were other notable performers with the bat as they scored quick…

CSA ANNOUNCES FRANCHISE AND PROVINCIAL FIXTURES FOR 2020/21 SEASON

9th Oct 2020

RICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) today announced the fixtures for the three revised franchise competitions for the 2020/21 season as well as the senior provincial fixtures for both men and women. As previously announced the franchises will play a T20 competition in addition to the Momentum One-Day Cup and the CSA Four-Day Franchise Series following the…

THE IMPERIAL WANDERERS STADIUM GOES GREEN

5th Oct 2020

The Imperial Wanderers Stadium is excited to partner with Imperial and the SolarSaver Group to bring much-needed solar power to South Africa’s most iconic multipurpose entertainment lifestyle venue through the installation of a customised 250kWp solar photovoltaic system. The venue is one of the first stadiums in South Africa to ‘Go Green’. The partnership with…

CENTRAL GAUTENG LIONS REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE BREAST CANCER CAUSE

2nd Oct 2020

According to Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital Breast Cancer Unit, 1 in 28 South African women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. These are often the caregivers in a home and as such, it is safe to say that it is a disease that affects at least 1 in 28 families in South Africa. Although…