Proteas women bring ZAC Challenge spirit to Dobsonville

The Proteas women surprised cricketers at St. Angela’s Primary School who won the March edition of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) ZAC Challenge with a skills challenge against members the national team as part of their International Women’s Day awareness campaign in Soweto on Friday.St. Angela Primary School will use the funds to upgrade its cricket facilities and eagerly looks to expose young girls to the game so they can also compete at the highest level. The school, which is situated in Dobsonville, beat out their counterparts in the province to win the Challenge which brought about a cricket facilities upgrade worth R30 000 for their efforts. CSA, through Central Gauteng Lions - which administers all development cricket played in areas including Soweto, Johannesburg North and Central, Lenasia and Vaal - ran the ZAC Challenge where several schools from townships and suburbs took part in a competition that tested their skills in all aspects of the game. ZAC is the official mascot of Cricket South Africa and promotes passion and accessibility for all who share an interest in the sport.