''The cancellation of this weekend’s VRA-ACC-game meant the postponement of the Topklasse debut of ACC’s third player-coach of the season – surely a new record.'' Schrijft Rod Lyall met enige ironie op CricketEurope. ‘’He is 24-year-old South African allrounder Francois Le Clus (KLIK op foto om te vergroten, red.). Like his predecessors Heino Kuhn and Francois du Plessis he is a product of the Northerns-Titans system, and he played nine first-class matches and eight one-dayers for Northerns in the 2009-10 season, hitting a century against Boland in only his second first-class match.
‘’He was also named as Player of the Tournament at last season’s South African Universities championship, where he played for the University of Pretoria. Although Le Clus is a good deal less experienced than either Kuhn or Du Plessis, ACC will not only be looking to the left-hander to play a key role in the top order, but also hoping that his left-arm spin is a replacement for that of the injured Graeme van Buuren.
''The abandonment of Sunday’s rescheduled match between VRA Amsterdam and ACC without a ball being bowled has brought the second phase of the Topklasse competition to an end, with leaders VRA now gaining home advantage in two of the best-of-three match final series as a result.
''With VRA hosting the annual India Day on Saturday, 3 September, the sides will meet at Het Loopveld West on that day, and at VRA's ground in the Amsterdamse Bos on the following day. Should the third match be necessary, VRA will again be the home side on Sunday, 11 September, the day after the scheduled conclusion of the Netherlands’ home Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya in Deventer.’’