Warriors (cricket team)
Personnel | |||
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Captain | JJ Smuts | ||
One Day captain | JJ Smuts | ||
Coach | Robin Peterson | ||
Team information | |||
Colours | Electric green
Dark green Black | ||
Founded | 2003 | ||
Home ground | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth ; Buffalo Park, East London | ||
Capacity | 19,000 | ||
Official website | warriorscricket.co.za | ||
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The Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. Their home venues are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London.
The combined team, previously known as the Chevrolet Warriors[1] for sponsorship purposes, play in the Sunfoil Series first-class competition, the Momentum 1 Day Cup and the Ram Slam T20 Challenge limited over competitions. They were the 2009/2010 MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 winners, as well as runners-up to the Chennai Super Kings in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 held in South Africa.
Since the 2011/2012 season, they have been participating in the Momentum 1 Day Cup. They also currently participate in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, and the Sunfoil Series, both of which came into inception in the 2012/2013 season.
During the month of October each year, the side eschews their traditional black and electric green colours in favour of a bold pink playing kit to show their support of Breast Cancer Awareness as well as their fundraising efforts for Reach for Recovery.[2]
Honours[]
- MTN Domestic One-Day Cup (1) 2009/2010
- Standard Bank Pro20 (1) - 2009/2010
- Momentum One Day Cup (1) Shared - 2017/2018
Players[]
Current squad[]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Opening Batsmen | |||||
Edward Moore | 17 March 1993 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | ||
Batsmen | |||||
Christiaan Jonker | 24 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
Marco Marais | 17 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
Lesiba Ngoepe | 14 April 1993 | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
Yaseen Vallie | 30 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Matthew Breetzke | 3 November 1998 | Right-handed | Opener | ||
Gihahn Cloete | 4 October 1992 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Opener | |
Sinethemba Qeshile | 10 February 1999 | Right-handed | |||
Rudi Second | 17 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm Off break | ||
All-rounders | |||||
Thomas Kaber | 14 June 1992 | Right-handed | Left arm unorthodox | ||
Onke Nyaku | 26 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
JJ Smuts | 21 August 1988 | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
Jade de Klerk | 24 February 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm Orthodox | ||
Seam Bowlers | |||||
Andrew Birch | 7 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
Ayabulela Gqamane | 30 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
Sithembile Langa | 9 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | ||
Sisanda Magala | 7 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
Anrich Nortje | 16 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | ||
Lutho Sipamla | 12 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | ||
Glenton Stuurman | 10 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Basheeru-Deen Walters | 16 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
The above list represents the Warriors squad for the 2019/20 season.
References[]
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
- 2003 establishments in South Africa
- South African first-class cricket teams
- Cricket clubs established in 2003
- Cricket in the Eastern Cape