da bet7： Boland’s right-arm medium fast bowler Charl Langeveldt (26) has beenselected to replace Allan Donald on South Africa’s tour to Zimbabwe
Media Release03-Sep-2001Boland’s right-arm medium fast bowler Charl Langeveldt (26) has beenselected to replace Allan Donald on South Africa’s tour to Zimbabwe.Donald has a bad dose of flu and will not be travelling to Zimbabwe with thesquad on Wednesday. He will definitely not take part in the two Test matchesor the first One Day International on September 23 in Bulawayo. However, theconvenor of national selectors, Rushdi Magiet, said today that if Donald hadrecovered he could be considered for the squad for the last two ODIs. Theselection panel meets on September 24 to choose the squad for the second andthird ODIs which take place on September 29 and 30 in Harare.”Langeveldt was second on the SuperSport Series bowling averages lastseason, and the reports from the recent bowling clinic were very positiveabout him. He was also selected for the South Africa A side for the abortedtour to India. He also toured the West Indies with the ‘A’ side last year,so he has been around for a while,” said Magiet.Langeveldt took 21 wickets in the SuperSport Series last season at anaverage of 17.09. He said today that he was excited, but shocked, about hisselection. “I have worked really hard in the off-season on my fitness andduring the bowling clinic I tried to alter my action slightly to be morefront-on so that I could get the ball to swing late,” he said. “I had beenhoping to be considered for the national squad later in the season, so thisis a very pleasant surprise,” Langeveldt added.The team leaves for Zimbabwe from Johannesburg International Airport at11.45am on Wednesday and the first Test is scheduled to start on FridaySeptember 7.Media Inquiries: Bronwyn Wilkinson, Communications Director 083-212-8255