The South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) today congratulated this season’s SACA MVP (Most Valuable Player) winner, Nashua Titans all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe. Van der Merwe’s exceptional performances in the domestic competitions with bat, ball and in the field across all formats, saw him hold off stiff competition to finish at the top of the 2012 / 2013 SACA MVP ranking.
The SACA MVP is a measure of a Franchise player’s value to his Franchise team, and is based on his performances in Cricket South Africa’s three domestic competition formats – Sunfoil Series, Momentum One Day Cup and the RAMSLAMT20 Challenge.
The Proteas player’s generally don’t feature in the SACA MVP as they play an insufficient amount of franchise cricket.
The SACA MVP is calculated using an internationally recognised formula which takes into account every discipline in the game of cricket. Batting, bowling, fielding, captaining and winning statistics are all considered within the context of each individual match. Individual player performances in pressure situations for example carry more weight, thus players who deliver when their team needs them most, earn more points.
Financial incentives are paid by SACA to the overall top 30 players in the SACA MVP, while those finishing in the top 10 for each domestic competition are also rewarded.
“This year, domestic cricket has been injected with new talent, and competition between franchises has been tougher as a result. Based on the performances in all three competitions, the likes of Van der Merwe, Chevrolet fast-medium bowler Andrew Birch, Highveld Lions pace-man Hardus Viljoen and new Proteas T20 opening batsman Quinton de Kock emerged as the main contenders for the award” said SACA’s Communications Manager, Zoli Xhola.
Van der Merwe came out as the overall winner, and will take home a cheque for R110, 000. Andrew Birch’s impressive displays in the Sunfoil Series and Momentum One Day Cup saw him receive a total of R66, 000 and finish second behind van der Merwe, while De Kock’s explosive displays in the RAM SLAM T20 Challenge helped him secure third place and a payment of R50, 000.
For more details and the full SACA MVP ranking, visit