Cricket
Our Facilities
Our field and net facilities adhere to high standards and have been chosen by the Titans and Northerns Academy and provincial structures as their preferred playing and practice facility. The facilities are comprised of the following:
- 4 Synthetic Nets
- 6 Grass Nets
- 11 Middle pitches
About Villagers
Cricket
Irene Villagers Cricket Club is one of the biggest cricket clubs in the Northerns Cricket Union (NCU) with 19 teams across the juniors, ladies and gentlemen cricket sections.
Our quality integrated coaching programme hosts 11 coaches, including a Club Head Coach, Club Bowling Coach, Club Batting Coach, Ladies Head Coach and Junior coaching section, we provide our members with the best club training programme and opportunities in the NCU.
These opportunities and playing cricket “The Villagers’ Way” award our cricketers with a great cricketing experience and success.
Partnerships
All partnerships that promote and develop cricket within our community is important to us. The most noticeable partnerships are:
Irene Country Club
NCU & Titans Academy
NCU Provincials Teams
Titans Academy
Cricket Coaching
Irene Villagers Cricket Club is one of the biggest cricket clubs in the Northerns Cricket Union (NCU) with 19 teams across the juniors, ladies and gentlemen cricket sections.
Our quality integrated coaching programme hosts 11 coaches, including a Club Head Coach, Club Bowling Coach, Club Batting Coach, Ladies Head Coach and Junior coaching section, we provide our members with the best club training programme and opportunities in the NCU.
These opportunities and playing cricket “The Villagers’ Way” award our cricketers with a great cricketing experience and success.
Age Groups
Senior Cricket
Irene Villagers Cricket Club (IVCC) and all its teams are associated with the Northerns Cricket Union.
Ladies Cricket
Ladies’ cricket is thriving at Villagers and fits perfectly into our family club culture.
Junior Cricket
Our junior cricket section caters for young cricketers from under-9
to under-15.
Schools
Various schools form part of our feeder school system.
Together we provide our community with a cricket and general sporting lifestyle experience that is both competitive and enjoyable.
Cricket Development
Irene Villagers Cricket Club has various programmes and alignment initiatives to develop cricket and create a good pipeline for all our players.
Strategic alignment with schools, NCU, Titans and Cricket South Africa (CSA)
The alignment of skills and facilities with our feeder schools and the Titans are an important initiative to identify and develop talented players. Villagers are one of the first clubs which were awarded with CSA approved accommodation on the premises of the club to create support structures for talented players. These alignments create opportunities for players and makes Villagers one of the key feeder clubs for the Titans provincial teams.
Our Achievements in 2018 & 2019
Our Committee
Wally van Heerden | Pierre Coetzer | Leon Kunneke | |
President | Chairperson | Vice-Chairperson | |
Walri van Heerden | Kyle Kunneke | Gopika Ramkilawon | |
Treasurer | Club Captain | Ladies Club Captain | Junior Representative |
Douglas Yates | Gerhard Herselman | CJ Jordaan |
Director of Cricket/ Club Head Coach | Junior Head Coach | Women’s Assistant Coach |
Stefan van Niekerk | Johann Hattingh | Terrence Nel |
Junior Coach | Junior Coach | Junior Coach |
Cricket Development
Irene Villagers Cricket Club has various programmes and alignment initiatives to develop cricket and create a good pipeline for all our players.
Strategic alignment with schools, NCU, Titans and Cricket South Africa (CSA)
The alignment of skills and facilities with our feeder schools and the Titans are an important initiative to identify and develop talented players. Villagers are one of the first clubs which were awarded with CSA approved accommodation on the premises of the club to create support structures for talented players. These alignments create opportunities for players and makes Villagers one of the key feeder clubs for the Titans provincial teams.