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2015–16 Sunfoil Series
The 2015–16 Sunfoil Series was a first-class cricket competition held in South Africa from 17 December 2015 to 10 April 2016. Titans won the tournament following a 10-run victory against Cape Cobras in the final round of the competition. Squads Points table Group stage : Fixtures Round 1 ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- Round 3 ---- ---- ---- Round 4 ---- ---- ---- Round 5 ---- ---- ---- Round 6 ---- ---- ---- Round 7 ---- ---- ---- Round 8 ---- ---- ---- Round 9 ---- ---- ---- Round 10 ---- ---- Statistics Most runs Most wickets References External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Sunfoil Series South African domestic cricket competitions Sunfoil Series The CSA 4-Day Domestic Series is the domestic first class cricket competition of South Africa. The tournament is contested by teams from all nine provinces of South Africa. First contested as the Currie Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket South Africa
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is the governing body for both professional and amateur cricket in South Africa. In 1991, the separate South African Cricket Union and the South African Cricket Board merged to form the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB), ending enforced racial separation governance in South African cricket. Cricket South Africa was formed in 2002, and initially ran parallel to the UCB, before becoming the sole governing body in 2008. As an affiliate of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), and a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), CSA administers all levels of cricket in South Africa, including the national teams in all three formats for both men and women. History Background Organised cricket has been taking place in South Africa since the British first introduced the sport in the 1880s. England were the first side to tour South Africa in 1888-89, playing their first Test match at Port Elizabeth and bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tshepo Moreki
Tshepo Moreki (born 7 October 1993) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Boland cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In October 2019, in the opening round of fixtures of the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, Moreki took a hat-trick for Titans against Dolphins. In April 2021, he was named in Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: * Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Keny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Vilas
Dane James Vilas (born 10 June 1985) is a South African cricketer. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal. Previously, he played for South Africa's national side and made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 30 July 2015. Domestic career After four successful seasons at the Lions, Vilas moved to the Cape Cobras in search of more opportunity due to the emergence of Thami Tsolekile and Quinton de Kock at his former club. On 27 January 2017, he signed a Kolpak deal with Lancashire, thus ruling him out of selection for South Africa. In August 2017, he was named in Pretoria Mavericks' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stiaan Van Zyl
Stiaan van Zyl (born 19 September 1987) is a South African cricketer who most recently played for Sussex County Cricket Club as a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. Previously, he represented his national side before ending his career by signing Kolpak deal. He made his debut for Boland in the SAA Provincial Challenge against Kei. He usually opened in limited overs games when Graeme Smith or Robin Peterson were absent. He made his Test match debut for South Africa against the West Indies on 17 December 2014 at SuperSport Park in Centurion, scoring a century. He became the 100th batsman to score a century on debut in Test cricket. In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. See also *List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut For a cricketer to score a century (100 runs or more) on his Test match debut is considered a notable achievement, and as of December 2022, it has been accomplished 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Steyn
Dale Willem Steyn (; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African Cricket Team. He is often regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time and the best Test bowler of his generation. During the 2007–08 season, Steyn achieved a tally of 78 wickets at an average of 16.24, and was subsequently rewarded with the ICC 2008 Test Cricketer of the Year Award. He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013, and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2013 in 2014's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was featured in Wisden Cricketers of the Decade at the end of 2019. He also was included in the ICC Test Team of the Decade at the end of 2020. Steyn dominated the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings during the peak of his career, for a record 263 weeks between 2008 and 2014. Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan sits next on the list with 214 weeks. In terms of days, Steyn has spent 2,356 days at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mthokozisi Shezi
Mthokozisi Shezi, born 9 September 1987 in Pietermaritzburg, is a South African cricket umpire and former cricketer who played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. His first-class and List A cricket has been for KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins. He made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in August 2014. He was included in the South Western Districts cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the |
Omphile Ramela
Omphile Abel Ramela (born 14 March 1988) is a South African cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Gauteng cricket team, Gauteng in December 2007 before joining Boland cricket team, Boland the following month. He also represented the Cape Cobras on several occasions between 2009 and 2010. The 2014–15 season was his breakthrough year. He finished as the Cobras' top run-scorer in the first-class competition with 724 runs at 48.26, which included a double hundred. He was included in the Western Province cricket team (South Africa), Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. In September 2017, he played his 100th first-class match, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Puttick
Andrew George Puttick (born 11 December 1980) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. He is the current batting coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team. International career A left-handed opening batsman, Puttick represented South Africa at the 1996 Lombard Under-15 Challenge Cup in England and the 2000 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. Puttick toured Sri Lanka with South Africa A in 2003 and returned there in 2004 but this time with the national squad. Replacing Herschelle Gibbs, he remained on the sidelines all tour and had to wait until the following year for his international debut. He eventually made his ODI debut for the Proteas against New Zealand in Cape Town on 28 October 2005. Domestic career After making his first class debut in 2000–01, he immediately made an impact with a century in his third game, against Easterns at Newlands. He played for Western Province and Cape Cobras in domestic cricket and had a highest score of 250 not out. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Piedt
Dane Leeroy Piedt (born 6 March 1990) is a South African former cricketer. He played for the Cape Cobras. He made his Test cricket debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe in August 2014. In March 2020, Piedt announced his retirement from cricket in South Africa, and later moved to the United States. Career Piedt, like many of his other Cape Cobras' team-mates, made his first-class debut for the Western Province cricket team. Primarily an off-spin bowler, Piedt is also a useful lower-order batsman. Piedt signed with the Cape Cobras in 2011. In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season. In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Philander
Vernon Darryl Philander (born 24 June 1985) is a South African former international cricketer. He was a right-handed bowling all-rounder; he had previously represented his country at under 19 level. He played for the South Africa national cricket team and Cape Cobras in South African domestic cricket. In December 2019, ahead of a Test series against England, Philander announced that the series would be his last series before retiring from international cricket. Domestic career Philander was chosen for the emerging players tournament in Australia, and took 3 for 30, as well as hitting 59 off 50 balls in the final against New Zealand A. South Africa would go on to win the tournament. Philander has played English county cricket, firstly for Middlesex in April & May 2008, Somerset in April & May 2012, and Kent in July 2013. In October 2018, Philander was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In September 2019, he was named in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Peterson
Robin John Peterson (born 4 August 1979) is a former South African cricketer who bowls left arm spin and is a capable batsman. He has played 14 Tests and over 70 ODIs for South Africa. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 9 November 2016. Domestic career In December 2009, it was revealed that he had signed a contract to play for Derbyshire on a Kolpak contract. He attended Alexander Road High School in Port Elizabeth and matriculated in 1997. He was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2012 Indian Premier League players auction for $100,000. International career He holds the dubious accolade of being the bowler from whom Brian Lara scored a tally of 28 runs in a single Test match over, a world record at the time. He was the last bowler to dismiss Ricky Ponting in Test cricket, having him caught at slip by Jacques Kallis Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keegan Petersen
Keegan Darryl Petersen (born 8 August 1993) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and occasional leg break bowler, he has played for Boland, Cape Cobras, Knights and Northern Cape in South African domestic cricket, having made his debut for Boland in February 2012. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in June 2021. Career Domestic career In September 2018, Petersen was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, with 923 runs in nine matches. In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. International career In December 2019, Petersen was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against England. In December 2020, Petersen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. However, he was later withdrawn from South Africa's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
