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The representative teams of South Western Districts will in future be known as the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers. This exciting brand name was adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the company that was held at Oudtshoorn on Saturday July 30th 2022.
“In the professional era of sport a strong and unique brand is an essential part in our strives to increase our commercial capacity and we are excited that this step will enhance this specific strategic pillar “, said SWD Cricket CEO, Albertus Kennedy. In the adopted brand strategy, the key differentiators were identified to be small, but resourceful and the ability to create more from less. We are driven to achieve excellence across all facets of the union’s responsibility. SWD Cricket has proven structures across administration and governance, team performance, talent nurturing and talent identification. The brand positioning statement is to be resourceful, play relentlessly and stay ambitious!
In his response to this announcement, Mr John Morris the MD of the Crown Foods Group of which Six Gun Grill – the team sponsor of the Badgers – is a product congratulated the union with this step. “This is an awesome brand, and we are so proud that Six Gun can be associated with the Garden Routh Badgers”, he said.
“We are very proud to conclude this historic milestone in our history and we as a cricket fraternity is excited that that SWD Cricket will reach new heights as the Garden Route Badgers” said SWD Cricket President, Mr Rudy Claassen.
Name of Author: Cricket South Africa
Cricket South Africa (CSA) governs cricket in South Africa. Formed in 2002, it succeeded the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) and became the sole governing body in 2008. CSA oversees all levels of cricket, including national teams for men and women, and is a full ICC member and SASCOC affiliate.
