Drakes replaced at Border

EAST LONDON: The Border Cricket Board in South Africa announced on Tuesday that they have secured fast bowler Charl Langeveldt for the 2003/2004 season, as “replacement” for West Indies pacer Vasbert Drakes.

Langeveldt moves from the Boland to strengthen the Border bowling, which endured Drakes’ absence towards the end of the last season because the 33-year-old Barbadian had international duties with the West Indies. Drakes, up for West Indies selection on tours to Zimbabwe and South Africa later this year in the middle of the South African season, had a guarded response to questions about his immediate plans.