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The Free State women's cricket team, also known as Recon Tactical Free State and previously known as Orange Free State women's cricket team, is the women's representative
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team for the
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n province of Free State. They compete in the CSA Women's One-Day Cup and the
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History

The side first played as Orange Free State in the 1952–53 season of the Simon Trophy, losing in the final of the competition. As Free State, they first appeared in the 1996–97 season of the Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament, although the full results for the tournament are unrecorded. They have competed in every season of the tournament since. They reached the quarter-finals of the competition in 2004–05, as well as finishing 4th in both 2007–08 and 2018–19. They have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, including finishing 4th in the first competition. They have also finished third in the Top 6 league of the competition twice, in 2016–17 and 2019–20. In the 2022–23 season, Free State topped Division 2 Pool A in the Women's Provincial Programme before defeating
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in the subsequent play-off to gain promotion. In August 2023, it was announced that a new professional domestic system would be implemented for women's cricket in South Africa. Therefore, as one of the six teams in the top division of the two domestic competitions, Free State would be allowed eleven professional players from the 2023–24 season onwards.


Players


Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.


Notable players

Players who have played for Free State and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): *
Cindy Eksteen Cindy Elizabeth Eksteen (born 21 November 1977) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium Bowling (cricket), bowler. She appeared in one Women's Test cricket ...
(1997) * Leslie Korkie (1997) *
Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits (), also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits (born 20 November 1983) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa national wom ...
(2002) * Susan Benade (2005) * Annelie Minny (2007) *
Masabata Klaas Masabata Marie Klaas (alternatively Mazabatha Klaas; born 3 February 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She made her debut for South Africa in 2010. Career In March 2018, Klaas was one of 14 players to b ...
(2010) * Yolandi Potgieter (2013) *
Anneke Bosch Anneke Elizabeth Bosch (born 17 August 1993) is a South African cricketer. Career Bosch made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against Australia on 18 November 2016. In September 2019, she was named in the Terblanche XI ...
(2016) * Annerie Dercksen (2023) * Michelle Botha (2025) * Miane Smit (2025)


Honours

* CSA Women's One-Day Cup: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' 4th (2007–08 & 2018–19) *
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: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' 3rd ( 2016–17 & 2019–20)


See also

* Free State (cricket team)


References

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