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Orange Free State Cricket Team
Free State (formerly Orange Free State) is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State (known as Orange Free State until 1995) in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Free State merged with Griqualand West and formed the Eagles cricket team franchise. The team was called Orange Free State from January 1904 to April 1995; it has been part of the Eagles from October 2004. Honours * Currie Cup (3) – 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98 ; shared (0) – * Standard Bank Cup (4) – 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 * South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) – * South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (1) – 2004–05 * Gillette/Nissan Cup (2) – 1991–92, 1992–93 Venues Venues have included: * Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein (Jan 1904 – Feb 1986) * South African Railways Club Old Ground, Bloemfontein (Jan 1938 – Dec 1939) * Welkom Mines Recreation Ground (occasional venue Nov 1954 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-class Cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although in practice a team might play only one innings or none at all. The etymology of "first-class cricket" is unknown, but it was used loosely before it acquired official status in 1895, following a meeting of leading English clubs. At a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) in 1947, it was formally defined on a global basis. A significant omission of the ICC ruling was any attempt to define first-class cricket retrospectively. That has left historians, and especially statisticians, with the problem of how to categorise earlier matches, especially those played in Great Britain be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee (born 2 October 2000) is a South African cricketer. In December 2017, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In January 2019, he was named in the South Africa national under-19 cricket team's squad, ahead of their tour to India. Career Coetzee made his List A debut for Free State in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 14 October 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Knights in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge on 12 April 2019. He made his first-class debut for Knights in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series on 7 October 2019. In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. On 1 May 2021, he was signed by the Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for Liam Livingstone, during the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL). In June 2023, Coetzee was added to the Texas Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilivio Ridgaard
Dilivio Ridgaard (born 16 November 1997) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut for Free State in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 February 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ... debut for Free State in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 11 October 2018. In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. References External links * 1997 births Living people South African cricketers Free State cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Mothoa
Alfred Mothoa (born 16 December 1989) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Northerns cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. 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. The following month, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Titans in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series The 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 26 September 2018 to 31 January 2019. It was the first edition not to be sponsored by Sunfoil, after they decided not to renew t ..., with 21 dismissals in eight matches. In September 2019, he was named in Limpopo's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangaliso Mosehle
Mangaliso Mosehle (born 24 April 1990) is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. U19 career Mosehle was part of the South African side for the 2008 Under-19s World Cup in Malaysia, playing two games in the competition, though he did not get the chance either to bat or bowl. Mosehle has played two Youth Test matches and one Youth One Day International for the South African Under-19s team. Mosehle has represented his country on a number of occasions in 2009 Hong Kong sixes and again in 2014 SA'A touring squad to Australia. Domestic career Mosehle made his first-class debut for Easterns in October 2008. He has been contracted with the Titans Cricket team in South Africa on a 2-year contract. He was included in the Easterns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Stellenbosch Monarchs' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Mohlokwana
Gregory Nkale Mahlokwana (born 14 December 1994) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 12 February 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 1 September 2017. He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 14 December 2017. In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. He was the leading wicket-taker for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 18 dismissals in eight matches. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League The 2019 Mzansi Super League, also known as the MSL 2.0, was the second edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament in South Africa. It started on 8 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Kleinveldt
Matthew Caleb Kleinveldt (born 10 August 1989) is an English-born South African professional cricketer. Though born and bred in England, Kleinveldt rejected an offer to play for Hampshire due to England's new stern sporting visa requirements. He duly moved back to South Africa to start a cricketing career there. Kleinveldt is also cousin of ex-Protea cricketer Rory Kleinveldt. Domestic career Though born in England, Kleinveldt made his professional cricketing debuts all in South Africa. A tall, elegant left-handed batsman, Kleinveldt had a respectable first-class debut scoring 41 in the first innings and 13 in the second, against Eastern Province in 2010. He made his debut for the Cape Cobras in early 2012 scoring 9 runs against the Dolphins before being dismissed. He then made another debut for the Cape Cobras in 2015 in their Four-day Test against the Dolphins where he scored 99 runs. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Western Province, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Botha
Patrick Botha (born 23 January 1990) is a South African first-class cricketer. He was included in the Free State cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Free State, with 276 runs in nine matches. He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Free State, with 716 runs in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Free State in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 544 runs in ten matches. He was the leading wicket-taker for Free State in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a List A cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 7 October 2018 to 7 April 2019. The tournament was played in parallel with the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, a first-cla ..., with eleven dismissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhaan Behardien
Farhaan Behardien (born 9 October 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who played ODIs and T20Is. On 10 January 2017, Behardien was appointed as the T20I captain for the Sri Lanka tour. Early and domestic career He also plays for Nashua Titans. He made both his first-class and List-A cricket debuts in the 2004–05 season. Behardien is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a useful bowler, as well as an athletic fielder. In July 2009, Behardien travelled to Australia for a three-week tour with the South African emerging squad. He also represented South Africa at the 2009 Hong Kong Sixes tournament, where he hit a six of the final ball to lead South Africa to victory in the final against Hong Kong. In the first half of the 2009 season Behardian played as an overseas player for Bovey Tracey. He had a role as coach of their under-13 side. In May 2017, he was named T20 Challenge Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards. In June 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynard Van Tonder
Raynard van Tonder (born 26 September 1998) is a South African cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016. He made his List A debut for Free State in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 9 October 2016. He made his Twenty20 debut for Free State in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 8 September 2017. In December 2017, Van Tonder was named as the captain of South Africa's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for South Africa in the tournament, with 348 runs. Following South Africa's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named van Tonder as the rising star of the squad. In July 2018, Van Tonder was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad. In October 2018, van Tonder scored 250 not out against Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pite Van Biljon
Pite van Biljon (born 15 April 1986) is a South African cricketer who plays for Free State. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2020. His sister, Suzaan, competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the breaststroke swimming events. Career In August 2017, Van Biljon 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 July 2018, Van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights team, ahead of the 2018/2019 season. 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 Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In February 2020, Van Biljon was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Snyman
Gerrit Jacques Snyman (born 10 May 1994) is a South African cricketer. A batting all-rounder, he bats right-handed and bowls off spin. He made his South Africa debut in a Twenty20 International (T20I) against Pakistan in February 2021. Career Snyman was included in the Northern Cape squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Northern Cape against South Western Districts on 16 September 2016. He made his first-class debut for Northern Cape on 1 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup. He made his List A debut for Northern Cape on 17 December 2016 in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge. Snyman was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Northern Cape, with 695 runs in seven matches. In September 2018, he was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Northern Cape in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 381 runs in four matches. In September 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |