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So I am doing a series of online interviews with sports stars from Gelvandale to find out what they all have in common and why a small coloured township in Port Elizabeth produced so many peeps that represented South Africa at the highest level.
Here is @ashyp_5 speaking fondly about the place that gave him the tools
Former Proteas and now Bangladesh coach @RussellDomingo
Bafana Bafana and Sundowns Goalkeeper @ronwen30
Former Proteas Opening batsman and soon to be lawyer @AlviroPetersen
. @Banyana_Banyana Goalkeeper @Kaylin194 . She could have been playing for the Proteas Woman’s Cricket team as well but chose soccer.
Here is the impressive and multi league winner from @BidvestWits and @orlandopirates and super awesome guy @Klatey7
West Indian legend Eldine Baptiste speaking about his time in Gelvandale @ESPNcricinfo
Here is hockey player Denzil Dollie
What a lovely chat I had with @robbie13flair . So very insightful.
There might not be a player that was more overlooked than Andre Peters. Was told he will go to India in 1991 with the 1st “unified” SA cricket team and the 1992 WC. Listen to his story. Also from Gelvandale.
Here is legendary South African Hockey player @jody_paul10 he speaks about the olympics and all Africa games. Another bra from Gelvan
Very few people can say the played cricket with Basil D’Oliveira, Graeme Pollock and Barry Richards. Played soccer against Jomo Sono and Zane Moosa. Professionally. It’s a complex story. Here is Desmond “Bravo” Jacobs. From PE.
