Cape Cobras
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| Personnel | |||
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| Captain |
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| Coach |
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| Colours |
Home Blue Yellow Away Orange Blue | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Home ground | PPC Newlands | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Official website: | Cape Cobras | ||
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The Cape Cobras (known as the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras for sponsorship purposes) are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province and Boland areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's dual home venues are PPC Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.
The Cobras play in the Sunfoil Cup, Momentum 1 Day Cup and Domestic T20 Challenge competitions, and are one of the most successful domestic sides in the modern era.
Playing kit
During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and CSA T20 Challenge, the Cobras will play in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents as well as orange and blue kits to represent their sponsor's corporate colours. Their current kit provider is BAS. Their associate sponsor is local radio station Heart FM
Honours
- SuperSport Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
- MTN Championship (1) - 2006–07
- Pro20 Series (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011"
Squad
Contracted players for the 2018/19 season. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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| Opening Batsmen | ||||||
| Janneman Malan | | 18 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
| Pieter Malan | | 12 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Hashim Amla | | 31 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | National contract | |
| David Bedingham | | 22 April 1994 | Right-handed | |||
| JP Duminy | | 14 April 1984 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Captain - (T20 cricket)
National contract | |
| Zubayr Hamza | | 19 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
| Simon Khomari | | 10 October 1991 | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
| Aviwe Mgijima | | 10 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Kyle Verreynne | | 12 May 1997 | Right-handed | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Dayyaan Galiem | | 2 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Vernon Philander | | 24 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | National contract | |
| Jason Smith | | 11 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| George Linde | | 4 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
| Dane Piedt | | 6 March 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Captain - (First class and List A cricket) | |
| Seam Bowlers | ||||||
| Ferisco Adams | | 12 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
| Tladi Bokako | | 21 April 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | ||
| Mthiwekhaya Nabe | | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |||
| Rory Kleinveldt | | 15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Dane Paterson | | 4 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | ||
| Lizaad Williams | | 1 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
Noted players
External sources
References
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
- World Sports Betting – betting site