Ackerman on standby for Kirsten
Western Province right-hand batsman HD Ackerman will travel to Zimbabwe with the South African squad on Wednesday as back-up for opening batsman Gary Kirsten, who has a stiff neck
Media Release
03-Sep-2001
Western Province right-hand batsman HD Ackerman will travel to Zimbabwe with
the South African squad on Wednesday as back-up for opening batsman Gary
Kirsten, who has a stiff neck.
The convenor of national selectors, Rushdi Magiet, said today that Kirsten
would have a fitness test in Zimbabwe before the first Test (starting on
Friday September 7). If Kirsten is fit to play, Ackerman will return to
South Africa.
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