Northern Gauteng board announce the new Nashua Titans

The board of directors of the new Northern Gauteng franchise held their inaugural meeting at SuperSport Park earlier this week to discuss some important matters concerning the new set-up.

The board expressed its delight that the Titans' and Easterns' joint application for a franchise, to be based at SuperSport Park, had been successful, and they thanked the national board for the vote of confidence.

The Northern Gauteng board consists of representatives of the Northerns Cricket Union, the Eastern Cricket Union and SuperSport. It comprises of Brandon Foot, the chairman, Andy O Connor, vice-chairman, Imtiaz Patel, Jesse Chellan, Andre De Villiers, Ashraf Seedat, Amarlal Soma, Prince Thethe and Imraan Soomra.

The directors passed several regulations regarding both policy and operational matters. Firstly, it announced that the name of the team would be the Nashua Titans. Foot explained that Nashua had agreed to renew its sponsorship of the Titans for a furher three years. "The Titans brand is the oldest of all such commercial cricketing brands in South African cricket, and has proved to be eminently successful," Foot said. "It makes business sense to retain such a successful brand."

Another matter on the agenda was the the official team colours. The final decision was sky and navy blue, incorporating the colours of both the Northerns and Easterns. Furthermore, the name of the company to be formed by the franchise will include both Easterns and Titans in its title. The board will announce the coaching staff soon.