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The Limpopo women's cricket team, also known as the Limpopo Impalas, is the women's representative
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team for the
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. They compete in the
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and the
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History

Limpopo Women joined the South African domestic system in the 2004–05 season, competing in the Women's Provincial League. In their first season, they finished third in their group of four, winning one of their six matches. They have competed in the tournament ever since, but have never made it out of the initial group stage. The side has also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, but have again never made it out of the initial group stages.


Players


Notable players

Players who have played for Limpopo and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Alta Kotze (1997) *
Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen-Louw (born 6 October 1983) is a South African sportswoman who has represented her country in both cricket and athletics. In athletics, she competes as a javelin thrower and has won an Olympic silver medal ( in 2016) and t ...
(2000) * Hanri Strydom (2000)


See also

* Limpopo (cricket team)


References

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