Dolphins (cricket team)

Hollywoodbets Dolphins
Personnel
Captain South Africa Khaya Zondo
Coach South Africa Grant Morgan
Team information
Colours      Black      Green
Founded 2003
Home ground Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Capacity 25,000
Official website: http://www.dolphinscricket.co.za

First-class

ODI/T20 Away

ODI/T20 Home

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins are a franchise cricket team representing the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. They take part in the Sunfoil Series first class competition, the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge limited overs competitions. The team's home venues are Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban and the Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg.

Former Dolphins cricketers include Proteas players Shaun Pollock, Jonty Rhodes, Pat Symcox, Lance Klusener, Andrew Hudson, Errol Stewart, Dale Benkenstein and Imraan Khan. Hashim Amla played for the Dolphins for many seasons before moving to the Cape Cobras. Kyle Abbott played for the Dolphins before moving to Hampshire on a Kolpak deal.[1]

International players to play for the Dolphins include Malcom Marshall, Collis King, Hartley Alleyne, Nixon McLean, Eldine Baptiste, Neil Johnson, Sanath Jayasuriya[2], Ravi Bopara, Graham Onions and Kevin Pietersen.

Current Proteas cricketers in the Hollywoodbets Dolphins squad include Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Imran Tahir, Morné van Wyk, Andile Phehlukwayo, Robert Frylinck, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Dane Vilas and Mthokozisi Shezi.

They are the only side in South Africa that did not merge several provincial teams to form the side when the franchise system was introduced into South African domestic cricket.

Playing kit

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins home kit consists of black shirts and black trousers with green trim during limited overs competitions. The away strip for limited overs competitions is purple shirts and purple trousers with yellow trim.

Sponsors

Hollywoodbets are the Dolphins' primary shirt sponsors until the end of the 2019/20 season,[3] with local radio station East Coast Radio (ECR 94.5FM) their associate sponsor.

Honours

  • SuperSport Series (0) – ; shared (2) – 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Ram Slam T20 Challenge Winners 2013/14
  • Momentum One Day Cup Winners 2017/18 (shared with Warriors)

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins finished as runners-up in the 2017/18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge, after losing to the Multiply Titans in the final at Centurion.[4]

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins reached the final of the 2017/18 Momentum One Day Cup after beating the Cape Cobras in the semi-final. The Dolphins played the Warriors in the final at Kingsmead, however the match was abandoned halfway through the Dolphins first innings due to persistent rain. The rain continued on the reserve day forcing the final to be abandoned, and the trophy was shared between the two teams.[5]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Opening Batsmen
Sarel ErweeSouth Africa10 November 1989Left-handedRight arm off break
Middle order batsmen
Cody ChettySouth Africa28 June 1991Right-handedRight arm off break
Tshepang DitholeSouth Africa10 March 1993Left-handedRight arm off break
Sibonelo MakhanyaSouth Africa7 March 1996Right-handedRight arm medium
David MillerSouth Africa10 June 1989Left-handedRight arm off break
Vaughn van JaarsveldSouth Africa2 February 1985Left-handedRight arm medium
Khayelihle ZondoSouth Africa7 March 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakCaptain
Wicket-keepers
Dane VilasSouth Africa10 June 1985Right-handedRight armWicket-Keeper
Morne van WykSouth Africa20 March 1979Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxWicket-Keeper
All-rounders
Robert FrylinckSouth Africa27 September 1984Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Senuran MuthusamySouth Africa22 February 1994Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
Kyle NipperSouth Africa25 November 1987Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
Andile PhehlukwayoSouth Africa3 March 1996Left-handedRight arm fast
Calvin SavageSouth Africa4 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
Spin Bowlers
Keshav MaharajSouth Africa7 February 1990Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
Prenelan SubrayenSouth Africa23 September 1993Right-handedRight arm off break
Imran TahirSouth Africa27 March 1979Right-handedRight arm leg break
Seam Bowlers
Daryn DupavillonSouth Africa15 July 1994Right-handedRight arm fast
Rabian EngelbrechtSouth Africa4 November 1992Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Mthokozisi SheziSouth Africa9 September 1987Left-handedLeft arm medium
Eathan BoschSouth Africa27 April 1998Right-handedRight arm fast

Contracted players and second team players who have represented Dolphins in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 season.

List

A list of all the cricketers who have represented the Dolphins cricket team at List A, First Class and T20 level. The list only includes those players since the inception of the Dolphins franchise in the 2004/05 season.

List of LIST A Dolphins Players
NumberNameNatList A DebutDebut OppositionVenue
1Lance KlusenerSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
2Imraan KhanSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
3Doug WatsonSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
4Ahmed AmlaSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
5Dale BenkensteinSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
6Ashraf MallSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
7Jon KentSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
8Duncan BrownSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
9Russel SymcoxSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
10Andrew TweedieSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
11Zahir AbrahimSouth Africa12 November 2004TitansDurban
12Tyron PillaySouth Africa14 November 2004Western Province BolandCape Town
13Wade WingfieldSouth Africa19 November 2004LionsDurban
14Mfuneko NgamSouth Africa19 November 2004LionsDurban
15Hashim AmlaSouth Africa18 February 2005TitansCenturion
16Daryn SmitSouth Africa25 November 2005WarriorsDurban
17Ugasen GovenderSouth Africa25 November 2005WarriorsDurban
18Mornantau HaywardSouth Africa12 December 2005WarriorsEast London
19Robert FrylinckSouth Africa16 December 2005Cape CobrasDurban
20Yusuf AbdullaSouth Africa21 December 2005EaglesDurban
21Kyle SmitSouth Africa06 October 2006EaglesDurban
22Johann LouwSouth Africa06 October 2006EaglesDurban
23Saidi MlongoSouth Africa13 October 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
24Nkululeko SerameSouth Africa03 November 2006LionsPotchefstroom
25Andrew HallSouth Africa12 November 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
26Shaun PollockSouth Africa12 November 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
27Yadene SinghSouth Africa12 November 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
28David MillerSouth Africa08 February 2008TitansDurban
29Pierre de BruynSouth Africa08 February 2008TitansDurban
30Alfonso ThomasSouth Africa08 February 2008TitansDurban
31Quinton FriendSouth Africa08 February 2008TitansDurban
32Morne van VuurenSouth Africa24 February 2008LionsPotchefstroom
33Rivash GobindSouth Africa27 February 2008ZimbabweHarare
34Jonathan VandiarSouth Africa07 March 2008EaglesDurban
35Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka14 November 2008LionsPotchefstroom
36HD AckermanSouth Africa14 November 2008LionsPotchefstroom
37Grant RowleySouth Africa14 November 2008LionsPotchefstroom
38Cameron DelportSouth Africa04 January 2009WarriorsPort Elizabeth
39Loots BosmanSouth Africa04 November 2009LionsPotchefstroom
40Kyle AbbottSouth Africa13 January 2010WarriorsEast London
41Kyle NipperSouth Africa17 January 2010TitansPietermaritzburg
42Ravi BoparaEngland29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
43Glen AddicottSouth Africa29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
44Devon ConwaySouth Africa29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
45Tabraiz ShamsiSouth Africa29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
46Imran TahirSouth Africa29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
47Vaughn van JaarsveldSouth Africa05 November 2010TitansCenturion
48Khaya ZondoSouth Africa14 November 2010Cape CobrasPaarl
49Keshav MaharajSouth Africa14 November 2010Cape CobrasPaarl
50Mthokozisi SheziSouth Africa19 November 2010KnightsDurban
51Friedel de WetSouth Africa04 November 2011Cape CobrasDurban
52Matt HulettSouth Africa06 November 2011WarriorsPietermaritzburg
53Dane PatersonSouth Africa18 November 2011KnightsBloemfontein
54Divan van WykSouth Africa23 November 2011TitansDurban
55Cody ChettySouth Africa30 November 2011Cape CobrasCape Town
56Prenelan SubrayenSouth Africa04 November 2012Cape CobrasPietermaritzburg
57Lonwabo TsotsobeSouth Africa04 November 2012Cape CobrasPietermaritzburg
58Craig AlexanderSouth Africa14 November 2012KnightsBloemfontein
59Calvin SavageSouth Africa05 December 2012WarriorsEast London
60Morné van WykSouth Africa13 October 2013LionsPotchefstroom
61Graham OnionsEngland25 October 2013Cape CobrasPaarl
62Andile PhehlukwayoSouth Africa10 October 2014TitansCenturion
63Sibonelo MakhanyaSouth Africa15 October 2014LionsDurban
64Rabian EngelbrechtSouth Africa15 October 2014LionsDurban
65Thandi TshabalalaSouth Africa17 October 2014KnightsBloemfontein
66Daryn DupavillonSouth Africa24 October 2014LionsPotchefstroom
67Tshepo MorekiSouth Africa24 October 2014LionsPotchefstroom
68Ryan McLarenSouth Africa10 February 2015TitansDurban
69Tshepang DitholeSouth Africa11 October 2015KnightsPietermaritzburg
70Ayavuya MyoliSouth Africa29 January 2016Cape CobrasCape Town
71Sarel ErweeSouth Africa13 February 2016TitansDurban
72Senuran MuthusamySouth Africa01 March 2017KnightsBloemfontein
73Dane VilasSouth Africa21 December 2017Cape CobrasDurban
74Attie MaposaSouth Africa21 December 2017Cape CobrasDurban

References

  • South African Cricket Annual – various editions
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
  1. ↑ "Hampshire: Kyle Abbott & Rilee Rossouw content with Kolpak move decisions". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jayasuriya to play for Dolphins". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hollywoodbets signs new three year deal with Dolphins | Hollywoodbets Dolphins". dolphinscricket.co.za. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ↑ DEL CARME, LIAM. "Titans beat Dolphins by seven wickets to clinch the RAM SLAM T20". Times Live. Times Live. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dolphins, Warriors share Momentum Cup title". cricket.co.za. Cricket South Africa.
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