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Western Province women's cricket team

The Western Province women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for part of the South African province of Western Cape, primarily based in Cape Town. They compete in the CSA Women's One-Day Cup and the CSA Women's T20 Challenge, and they are the most successful side in both competitions, with 9 and 7 title wins, respectively.[1]

Western Province Women
Personnel
CaptainLeah Jones
CoachClaire Terblanche
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1952
Home groundNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Old Mutual Sports Club Ground, Cape Town
History
ODC wins9
T20 wins7
Official websiteWestern Province Cricket

History

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Western Province Women first competed in the Simon Trophy between 1951–52 and 1975–76, winning the title a recorded three times.[1] They joined the Inter-Provincial One-Day Tournament for its inaugural season in 1995–96, and have competed in every season since.[1] They finished as runners-up to England Under-21s in 1997–98.[2] The side won its first title in 2005–06, beating Boland in the final, before retaining their title the following season against the same opposition.[3][4] They next won the tournament in 2008–09, before emerging victorious four years in a row between 2012–13 and 2015–16.[5][6][7][8][9][10] They won their eighth title in 2017–18, before finishing as runners-up to North West in the following two seasons.[11][12][13] In the 2020–21 season, due to COVID-19 protocols, there was no overall winner, but the side did win one of the two top tier groups, going unbeaten.[14] They won their ninth one-day title in 2022–23.[15]

Western Province Women have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, and won the inaugural tournament.[16] They went on to win the tournament four times in a row between 2014–15 and 2017–18, and then won their sixth and seventh titles in 2019–20 and 2021–22.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

In August 2023, it was announced that a new professional domestic system would be implemented for women's cricket in South Africa. As one of the six teams in the top division of the two domestic competitions, Western Province would be allowed eleven professional players from the 2023–24 season onwards.[23][24]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[25]

Name Nationality Notes
Leah Jones   South Africa Club captain
Kelsey Adams   South Africa
Jemma Botha   South Africa
Nadine de Klerk   South Africa
Babette de Leede   Netherlands Wicket-keeper
Lara Goodall   South Africa
Tatum le Roux   South Africa
Yandiswa Mangele   South Africa
Kgotatso Molefe   South Africa
Kayla Reyneke   South Africa
Saarah Smith   South Africa
Andrie Steyn   South Africa
Delmi Tucker   South Africa
Faye Tunnicliffe   South Africa
Nosipho Vezi   South Africa
Caitlin Wyngaard   South Africa
Sinelethu Yaso   South Africa

Notable players

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Players who have played for Western Province and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[26]

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bezuidenhout represented both South Africa and New Zealand in international cricket.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Western Province Women (South Africa)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 1997/98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Provincial League 2005/06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Provincial League 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's Provincial League 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  14. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial Programme 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  15. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial Programme 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  16. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  17. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  18. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  19. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  20. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  21. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  22. ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  23. ^ "CSA Celebrates Landmark Moment in Women's Cricket with the Launch of Professional Domestic Women's League". Cricket South Africa. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  24. ^ "South Africa's women's team to get equal match fees as the men". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Western Province Women/CSA Women's Professional League 2023/24". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Western Province Women (South Africa) Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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