The Northern Cape women's cricket team, previously known as Griqualand West women's cricket team, is the women's representative cricket team for the South African province of Northern Cape. They compete in the CSA Women's One-Day Cup and the CSA Women's T20 Challenge.[1]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Susan Benade |
| Coach | Mark Arthur |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1952 |
| Home ground | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley |
| History | |
| ODC wins | 0 |
| T20 wins | 0 |
History
editThe side first competed in the South African domestic system in 1951–52, playing in the Simon Trophy as Griqualand West.[2] They competed in that tournament for two seasons, before not playing until they joined the Caltrate Inter-Provincial Tournament in 1997–98.[3] They have competed in the tournament ever since, but have never made it to the knockout stages.[1] In 2015, the side was renamed Northern Cape, bringing the name into line with the name of the province.[4] In the 2022–23, they finished top of Division 2 Pool B of the 50-over tournament, qualifying for a promotion play-off.[5] However, they lost to Free State by 188 runs in the play-off.[6]
They have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, but have again never qualified for the knockout stages.[1]
Players
editNotable players
editPlayers who have played for Northern Cape and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[7]
Susan Benade (2005)- Annelie Minny (2007)
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Bernadine Bezuidenhout (2014)[a]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Bezuidenhout represented both South Africa and New Zealand in international cricket.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Northern Cape Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Simon Trophy 1951/52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Caltrate Inter-Provincial Tournament 1997/98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Northern Cape Cricket comes into being". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial Programme 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Pristine Potgieter Guides Free State to Promotion Into Division One". Cricket South Africa. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Northern Cape Women or Associated Teams Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.