The Boland is a

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team that nominally represents the Boland region, in the South African province of

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, in the

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. The team is selected and supported by the Boland Cricket Board (BCB) and plays its home games at

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. At organisational level, the BCB is responsible for the administration and development of cricket in the region and among its primary functions are management and promotion of the Boland team. The current BCB was founded in 1992 as a merger between the Boland Cricket Union and an earlier Boland Cricket Board.The Boland on the WPCA site
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Honours

* Standard Bank Cup (1) – 1999–2000

Team history

The Boland began playing in first-class matches in October 1980. They began in the lower (B-province) level of the first-class competitions but were raised to A-province status in 1994. To take part in the SuperSport Series, the Boland merged with

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to form Western Province Boland (now

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) from October 2004. Since 2004, the Boland have competed in the CSA Provincial Competitions. As of late November 2022, they have played 348 first-class matches with 82 wins, 143 losses, 120 draws and three ties. Among South African international players who have played for the Boland have been the 2007 national player of the year, pace bowler Charl Langeveldt, who was with the Boland team throughout his domestic career from 1997 to 2013, and the all-rounder

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played for the Boland for nearly twenty years to 2017.

Venues

The Boland's venues have included: * Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Ground, Stellenbosch (October 1980 – February 1991) * Brackenfell Sports Fields (September 1989 – January 1995) * Callie de Wet Sportsground, Robertson (used once in September 1990) * Boland Park, Worcester (October 1990 – September 1993) * Bredasdorp Cricket Club Ground (used once in September 1992) * Stellenbosch University Ground,

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(October 1993 – February 1999; used earlier by SA Universities in 1978) * Paarl Cricket Club Ground (November 1994 – February 1995) *

(main venue from December 1994)

Squad

In April 2021,

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confirmed the following squad ahead of the 2021–22 season. *

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* Pieter Malan *

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* Is-maeel Gafieldien * Ferisco Adams *

Siyabonga Mahima Siyabonga Mahima (born 9 May 1996) is a South African cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Mpumalanga in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019. He made his List A debut on 22 January 2021, for Cape Cobras, in the 20 ...

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* Ruan Terblanche * Imraan Manack *

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* Mickey Copeland *

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* Clyde Fortuin * Achille Cloete * Stiaan van Zyl * Ziyaad Abrahams * Kyle Abbott

Players

References

Sources

* ''South African Cricket Annual'' – various editions * ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' – various editions {{South African cricket season South African first-class cricket teams Cricket in the Western Cape