The Northern Cape women's cricket team, previously known as Griqualand West women's cricket team, is the women's representative
cricket
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team for the
South Africa
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n province of
Northern Cape
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. They compete in the
CSA Women's One-Day Cup
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and the
CSA Women's T20 Challenge
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.
History
The side first competed in the South African domestic system in 1951–52, playing in the
Simon Trophy as Griqualand West. They competed in that tournament for two seasons, before not playing until they joined the
Caltrate Inter-Provincial Tournament in 1997–98. They have competed in the tournament ever since, but have never made it to the knockout stages.
In 2015, the side was renamed Northern Cape, bringing the name into line with the name of the
province
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. In the 2022–23, they finished top of Division 2 Pool B of the
50-over tournament, qualifying for a promotion play-off. However, they lost to
Free State by 188 runs in the play-off.
They have also competed in the
CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, but have again never qualified for the knockout stages.
Players
Notable players
Players who have played for Northern Cape and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
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Susan Benade (2005)
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Annelie Minny (2007)
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Bernadine Bezuidenhout (2014)
See also
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Northern Cape (cricket team)
Northern Cape (formerly Griqualand West) is a first-class cricket team that nominally represents the South African province of Northern Cape in the CSA Provincial Competitions. The team is selected and supported by Northern Cape Cricket and play ...
Notes
References
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Women's cricket teams in South Africa
Cricket in the Northern Cape