The KwaZulu-Natal Inland women's cricket team, also known as the Hollywoodbets Tuskers, is the women's representative
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
team for part of the
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
n province of
KwaZulu-Natal, based primarily in
Pietermaritzburg. They compete in the
Women's Provincial Programme and the
CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition
The CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition is a women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition organised by Cricket South Africa. The tournament began in the 2012–13 season, and currently sees sixteen teams competing.
Western Province are the ...
.
History
KwaZulu-Natal Inland Women joined the South African domestic structure in the 2006–07 season, playing in the
Women's Provincial League, finished 5th in their group with four wins from their twelve matches. They joined a team named
KwaZulu-Natal in the league, who were later renamed KwaZulu-Natal Coastal. They have never reached the knockout stages of the one-day provincial competition.
They have also competed in the
CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition
The CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition is a women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition organised by Cricket South Africa. The tournament began in the 2012–13 season, and currently sees sixteen teams competing.
Western Province are the ...
since its inception in 2012–13. They have also never reached the knockout stages of this competition.
Players
Current squad
Based on squad announced for the 2021–22 season. Players in bold have international caps.
Notable players
Players who have played for KwaZulu-Natal Inland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
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Trisha Chetty
Trisha Chetty (born 26 June 1988) is a South African cricketer. She has played two Tests, and made one hundred and twenty limited-overs appearances for South Africa since 2007. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. On 17 March ...
(2007)
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Mary-Anne Musonda
Mary-Anne Musonda (born 4 August 1991) is a Zimbabwean cricketer and the current captain of the women's national cricket team, for which she is a right-handed batter. She also has a master's degree in Development Finance from the University of ...
(2019)
See also
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland (cricket team)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland are a South African first-class cricket team who are based in Pietermaritzburg. They form part of the Dolphins franchise and are one of five South African associate teams. Their home games are played at Pietermaritzburg Oval ...
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KwaZulu-Natal Coastal women's cricket team
References
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Women's cricket teams in South Africa
Cricket in KwaZulu-Natal