Cape cobras

Cape Cobras

The Cape Cobras (known as the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras for sponsorship purposes) are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province andBoland areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's dual home venues arePPC Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park,Paarl.
Cape Cobras
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Personnel
CaptainSouth Africa JP Duminy
CoachSouth Africa Ashwell Prince
Team information
Colours
Home      Blue     Yellow
Away      Orange     Blue
Founded2005
Home groundPPC Newlands
Capacity25,000
Official website:Cape Cobras
First-class
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T20
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 kitEdit

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

HonoursEdit

  • SuperSport Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
  • MTN Championship (1) - 2006–07
  • Pro20 Series (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011"

SquadEdit

Players with international caps are listed inbold.
NameNatBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Opening Batsmen
Matthew KleinveldtSouth Africa10 August 1989(age 28)Left-handedRight arm off break
Andrew PuttickSouth Africa11 December 1980(age 37)Left-handedRight arm leg breakOccasional wicket-keeper
Omphile RamelaSouth Africa14 March 1988(age 30)Left-handedLeft arm orthodoxFirst-class captain
Cebo TshikiSouth Africa21 March 1990(age 28)Left-handedLeft arm medium
Stiaan van ZylSouth Africa19 September 1987(age 30)Left-handedRight armmedium
Batsmen
Hashim AmlaSouth Africa31 March 1983(age 35)Right-handedRight armmediumOne-day opener
JP DuminySouth Africa14 April 1984(age 34)Left-handedRight arm off break
Sybrand EngelbrechtSouth Africa15 September 1988(age 29)Right-handedRight arm off break
Zubayr HamzaSouth Africa19 June 1995(age 22)Right-handedRight arm leg break
Simon KhomariSouth Africa10 October 1991(age 26)Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
Richard LeviSouth Africa14 January 1988(age 30)Right-handedRight armmediumOne-day opener
Pieter MalanSouth Africa12 August 1989(age 28)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Justin OntongSouth Africa4 January 1980(age 38)Right-handedRight-arm off breakLimited-overs and T20 Captain
Keegan PetersenSouth Africa8 August 1993(age 24)Right-handedRight arm leg breakOccasional wicket-keeper
Wicket-keepers
Dane VilasSouth Africa10 June 1985(age 32)Right-handed
All-rounders
Dayyaan GaliemSouth Africa2 January 1997(age 21)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Aviwe MgijimaSouth Africa10 August 1988(age 29)Right-handedRight armfast-medium
Wayne ParnellSouth Africa30 July 1989(age 28)Left-handedLeft armfast-medium
Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa24 June 1985(age 32)Right-handedRight armmedium-fast
Kieron PollardTrinidad and Tobago12 May 1987(age 31)Right-handedRight armmedium-fastT20 only
Jason SmithSouth Africa11 October 1994(age 23)Right handedRight armmedium-fast
Spin Bowlers
George LindeSouth Africa4 December 1991(age 26)Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
Dane PiedtSouth Africa6 March 1990(age 28)Right-handedRight arm off break
Nkululeko SerameSouth Africa26 January 1987(age 31)Right-handedRight arm off break
Siya SimetuSouth Africa22 August 1991(age 26)Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
Seam Bowlers
Ferisco AdamsSouth Africa12 July 1989(age 28)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Beuran HendricksSouth Africa8 June 1990(age 27)Left-handedLeft armfast-medium
Rory KleinveldtSouth Africa15 March 1983(age 35)Right-handedRight armmedium-fast
Tshepo MorekiSouth Africa7 October 1993(age 24)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Dane PatersonSouth Africa4 April 1989(age 29)Right-handedRight arm fast
Zakhele QwabeSouth Africa25 May 1988(age 30)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Dale SteynSouth Africa27 June 1983(age 34)Right-handedRight arm fast
Lizaad WilliamsSouth Africa1 October 1993(age 24)Right-handedRight armmedium-fast
Brendan YoungSouth Africa5 May 1992(age 26)Right-handedRight arm fast
Contracted players and second team players who have represented Cobras in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 season.

Noted playersEdit

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