The 14th annual Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Under-19 interprovincial cricket week takes place in and around Johannesburg over the next six days.
The week is, of course, the successor to the old Nuffield and Coca-Cola Weeks, so it has a history that goes back to 1940 when Lord Nuffield established a fund to promote the development of the game in this country following the thrashing that the MCC touring team handed to the South African side the previous year.
The name Nuffield Week stuck until 1994 when the previously whites-only tournament was opened to all and the event was named the Coca-Cola Under-19 Week until 2001 when it was renamed in honour of the late Khaya Majola, who did massive work for the development of the game in previously disadvantaged areas.
While the name of the week may have changed, one thing remains constant... its role as a nursery of cricketing talent, and its reputation as the stage on which future greats make their debut.
There are 25 players who appeared at the Coca-Cola Week since unity in 2004 who have represented South Africa at senior international level.
So, for example, JP Duminy and Vernon Philander, who represented South Africa in the T20 World Cup earlier this year, both played for the SA Schools team. The full list of internationals to graduate from the week is: Neil McKenzie, Zander de Bruyn, Mark Boucher, Nantie Hayward, Makhaya Ntini, David Terbrugge, Victor Mpitsang, Boeta Dippenaar, Johan van der Wath, Jacques Rudolph, Mfuneko Ngam, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Jon Kent, Albie Morkel, Graeme Smith, Johan Botha, Zwelembanzi Homani, Ashwell Prince, Thami Tsolekile, Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel.