Western Province will head to the Wanderers for a rematch of last seasons Cricket SA first-class final against the Lions with a youthful squad this week.
Province, who let slip a demanding position to eventually finish runners-up to the Lions, have lost a host of seasoned players both to national duty and injury.
Batters Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham and seam bowler Dane Paterson have all been included in the Proteas Test squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, while captain Beuran Hendricks is also unavailable after pulling up with an injury against the Warriors last week at Newlands.
The consolation for Province is that their Proteas trio only managed a cumulative of 56 runs across both innings, and they still managed to come within a whisker of victory as the Warriors hung on gamely for a draw with eight wickets down.
Its going to be a great game against the Lions. There have been some tough battles with them over the last few seasons, WP batting coach Qaasim Adams said yesterday about the Lions encounter starting at the Wanderers today 10am.
