The South Western Districts women's cricket team is the women's representative

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team for part of the

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. They compete in the Women's Provincial Programme and the

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History

South Western Districts Women joined the South African domestic system ahead of the 2005–06 season, playing in the Women's Provincial League, in which they finished 6th in their group of 7 with one win from their twelve matches. They have competed in the tournament ever since, but have never reached the knockout stages. In the 2008–09 season, they won the B Section Group, but lost the promotion/relegation play-off to Eastern Province. In 2021–22, the side topped Pool A before beating Free State in a play-off to gain promotion to the Top 6 for the first time. They have also competed in the

since its inception in 2012–13, but again have never made it to the knockout rounds.

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 South Western Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): *

Rebecca Grundy Rebecca Louise Grundy (born 12 July 1990) is an English cricketer and coach, who played for her national cricket team and is now head coach of the Western Australia team. Grundy is a left-arm spin bowler. Playing career Grundy has played f ...

(2014) *

Bernadine Bezuidenhout Bernadine Michelle Bezuidenhout (born 14 September 1993) is a South-African born New Zealand international cricketer who currently plays for Northern Districts. She played for South Africa national women's cricket team between 2014 and 2015 befo ...

(2014) * Annerie Dercksen (2023)

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