Malibongwe Maketa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 October 1980 Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2001 | Border |
| Source: CricketArchive, 25 November 2015 | |
Malibongwe "Mali" Maketa (born 6 October 1980) is a former South African cricketer who represented Border in South African domestic cricket. He is the current head coach of the Warriors franchise.
Maketa was born in Port Elizabeth,[1] and raised in King William's Town,[2] where he attended Dale College. A former South Africa under-15s representative,[3] he made his sole first-class appearance for Border in October 2001, in a Supersport Series match against Free State.[4] Maketa played a further two seasons for Border B, but never returned to the senior line-up.[3] After the conclusion of his playing career, Maketa began coaching at school level, with his first position being at Western Province Preparatory School. Entering the domestic set-up, he was appointed assistant coach to the Titans franchise for the 2006–07 season (under head coach Richard Pybus), and in May 2008 was named head coach of the Northerns provincial team.[5] During his tenure as coach, Northerns won two CSA Provincial titles, winning the one-day competition during the 2010–11 season and the Twenty20 competition the following season.[6] In May 2012, Maketa returned to the Titans franchise as an assistant coach to Matthew Maynard.[5] He switched to the Warriors franchise in 2013, as assistant to Piet Botha, and on Botha's resignation in December 2014 was appointed acting head coach.[7] He was permanently appointed to the position in February 2015,[8] becoming only the third black head coach of a franchise team, after Geoffrey Toyana and Paul Adams.[9] In September 2015, Maketa gained his level-four coaching certificate from Cricket South Africa, the highest qualification available in the country.[10]
References
- ↑ South Africa / Players / Malibongwe Maketa – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Warriors start new chapter under Maketa" – Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- 1 2 Miscellaneous matches played by Malibongwe Maketa – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ First-class matches played by Malibongwe Maketa – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- 1 2 (12 April 2012). "Maketa returns to Titans staff" – sport24. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ (3 September 2015). "EP coaches reach new heights" – Grocott's Mail. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda (10 December 2014). "Piet Botha quits as Warriors coach" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ (25 February 2015). "Malibongwe Maketa appointed head coach" – RNews. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Chumani Bambani (23 February 2016). "Three black coaches blazing colourful trail" – Times Live. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ (3 September 2015). "EP coaches reach new heights" – Grocott's Mail. Retrieved 27 April 2016.