TuksCricket Coaches 

 
 
 
Kruger van Wyk
CSA Level 2 Coach
Technical Director and Head Coach
 
Kruger made his professional and first-class debut during the 2000 season for the Titans and retired as a professional player in New Zealand during the 2016 season. During this 17 year period, Kruger played close to 400 professional matches where the pinnacle of his career was marked by a call up to the New Zealand Test side. Kruger captained numerous First Class teams including Canterbury and the Central Stags and lead them to a number of titles.

He was part of the South African Cricket Academy and represented South Africa A on several occasions.
Kruger is a proud TuksCricket product who looks forward to building the next generation of Tuks international players.

Statistics:
 F/C: 139 matches, 6734 runs, average 39.61 and 435 dismissals
List A One Day: 141 matches, 2634 runs, average 38.73 and 178 dismissals
T20:80 matches, 877 runs, average 21.39 and 58 dismissals
 
 

Chris van Noordwyk
CSA Level 4 Coach
Specialist Coaching Consultant
 
Chris started his coaching career in 1991 when he coached the Northern Transvaal under 13 team. He continued coaching other Northern Transvaal teams and in 1996 he started the Transvaal Development Squads. Chris then went on to become the head coach of the Vodacom Cricket Academy in 1997 and in 1998 he joined the Titans as assistant coach to Keith Medlycott and was an assistant coach to Pieter Kirsten, Dave Nosworthy and Richard Pybus over the years. In 2005 and 2006 Chris was the head coach of the Northerns Amateur team who was winners of both the 2006 3-day and 1-day competitions. From 2009 - 2011 Chris was the Nashua Titans head coach and in 2011 was the head coach of the CSA National Academy. 
 
 

Curtly Diesel
CSA Level 2 Coach
Assistant Coach to the Academies and Club
 
After matriculating in 2010 Curtly lived in New Zealand where he worked at Christ College as a cricket coach and returned to South Africa in 2011 where he joined the TuksCricket Academy for two years. While he was at the Academy, Curtly played reserve and premier league cricket for the Club and starting coaching at TuksCricket towards the end of 2013.
 
Curtly is a BSportSci student and coaches while completing his studies. He is an assistant coach to the elite squad, the rest of the club and the academies.
 
 

Matt Matomela

CSA Level 2 Coach
Junior Division & Acceleration Programme Head Coach 
 
 
 

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