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| Personnel | |||
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| Captain |  Zubayr Hamza | ||
| Coach | Ashwell Prince | ||
| Team information | |||
| Colours | Home Blue Yellow Away Orange Blue | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Home ground | Newlands | ||
| Capacity | 22,500 | ||
| Official website | Cape Cobras | ||
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The Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras[1] are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province, Boland, and South Western Districts areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's home venues are Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, Boland Park, Paarl, and the Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn. They have had the privilege of playing in the Champions League Twenty20.
The Cobras play in the 4-Day Franchise Series, Momentum One Day Cup and T20 Challenge competitions. They are one of the most successful domestic sides in the franchise era.
Playing kit
During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and 2016–17 CSA T20 Challenge, the Cobras played in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents as well as orange and blue kits to represent their sponsor's corporate colours.
Honours
- CSA 4-Day Franchise Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
- CSA One Day Cup (1) - 2006–07
- CSA T20 Challenge (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011
Squad
Contracted players for the 2020/2021 Season:[2][3][4][5][6]
| Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Batsmen | ||||||
| Janneman Malan | | 18 April 1996 | Right-handed | |||
| Pieter Malan | | 12 August 1989 | Right-handed | |||
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Tony de Zorzi | | 28 August 1997 | Left-handed | |||
| Isma-eel Gafieldien | | 5 June 1996 | Left-handed | |||
| Zubayr Hamza | | 19 June 1995 | Right-handed | |||
| Aviwe Mgijima | | 10 August 1988 | Right-handed | |||
| Jonathan Bird | | 11 April 2001 | Left-handed | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Kyle Verreynne | | 12 May 1997 | Right-handed | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Onke Nyaku | | 26 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| George Linde | | 4 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
| Corbin Bosch | | 10 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| Jason Smith | | 11 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Calvin Savage | | 4 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Imran Manack | | 23 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm orthodox | ||
| Seam Bowlers | ||||||
| Tshepo Moreki | | 7 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| Nandre Burger | | 11 August 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
| Ziyaad Abrahams | | 27 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Akhona Mnyaka | | 22 June 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
References
- ^ "Cricket South Africa - Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras".
- ^ https://capecobras.co.za/meet-the-team/
- ^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12624;team=3411;type=tournament
- ^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12594;team=3411;type=tournament
- ^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12625;team=3411;type=tournament
- ^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13189;team=3411;type=tournament
External links
- Cape Cobras official website
- Cape Cobras at ESPNcricinfo