The Northerns women's cricket team, also known as Fidelity Titans and previously known as Northern Transvaal women's cricket team, is the women's representative

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team for the

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. They compete in the

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, which they have won three times, and the

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History

The side first appeared in the Simon Trophy, as Northern Transvaal, in the 1951–52 season and played in the tournament until 1959–60. As Northerns, they next competed in the Inter-Provincial Tournament in 1995–96, and have competed in the tournament ever since. They first won the tournament in 1998–99, beating North West in the final. They next won the tournament in 2010–11, finishing second in their group to qualify for the knockout stages before beating Boland in the semi-final and

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in the final. They retained their title the following season, going unbeaten in the group stages before beating KwaZulu-Natal in the semi-final. They then beat

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in the final by 161 runs, with

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making 106. They have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13. They have finished as runners-up in the competition twice, in 2013–14 and 2015–16. In August 2023, it was announced that a new professional domestic system would be implemented for women's cricket in South Africa. As one of the six teams in the top division of the two domestic competitions, Northerns would be allowed eleven professional players from the 2023–24 season onwards.

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for Northerns and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Patricia Klesser (1960) * Anina Burger (1997) *

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(1997) *

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(1997) * Karin Swart (1997) * Yulandi van der Merwe (2000) *

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(2000) * Rozelle Scheepers (2000) * Hanri Strydom (2000) *

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(2002) * Tamara Reeves (2002) * Charlize van der Westhuizen (2003) * Lonell de Beer (2005) * Marcia Letsoalo (2007) *

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(2007) * Kirsten Blair (2007) *

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(2009) *

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(2010) * Melissa Smook (2011) *

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(2012) *

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(2014) * Odine Kirsten (2016) *

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(2016) *

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(2017) * Robyn Searle (2018) *

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(2022) *

Eliz-Mari Marx Eliz-Mari Marx (born 20 January 2003) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Northerns. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She made her international debut in December 2023, in a Twenty20 Internation ...

(2023) * Michelle Botha (2025)

Honours

* CSA Women's Provincial Programme: ** Winners (3): 1998–99, 2010–11 & 2011–12 * CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' Runners-up (2013–14 & 2015–16)

References