Western Province cricket team

Western Province is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.

Honours

• Currie Cup (18) - 1892–93, 1893–94, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1908–09, 1920–21, 1931–32, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2003–04; shared (3) - 1921–22, 1969–70, 1989–90
• One Day Cup (5) - 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2002–03
• CSA 3-Day Cup (2) - 2010–11, 2013-14
• CSA 1-Day Cup (0) -
• Africa T20 Cup (0) -
• Gillette Cup/Nissan Shield (5) - 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1988–89

Club history

Under the reorganisation of professional South African cricket in the 1990s and more recently, Western Province joined with Boland to form the side that now plays in the SuperSport Series under the name Cape Cobras and divides its time between Newlands and the Boland Park ground in Paarl. Western Province still competes under its provincial name in the UCB Provincial series.

As Western Province, the team won the SuperSport Series (under its previous names, as the Currie Cup and the Castle Cup) 18 times.

Venues

Venues have included:

• Newlands, Cape Town (main venue 1890–present)
• RJE Burt Oval, Cape Town (occasional venue Nov 1976 - Oct 1991)
• Boon Wallace Oval, Cape Town (occasional venue Dec 1985 - Jan 1992)
• PP Smit Stadium, Bellville, Cape Town (occasional venue Dec 1997 - Oct 2002)

Squad

Contracted players for the 2018/19 season.

Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Qaasim Adams		(1984-04-29) 29 April 1984	Left-handed	Right arm medium
Isaac Dikgale		(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Matthew Kleinveldt		(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989	Left-handed	Right arm off break
Jack Newby		(1993-11-20) 20 November 1993	Left-handed	Right arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Carlos Koyana		(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993	Right-handed
All-rounders
Andre Malan		(1991-07-29) 29 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Spin Bowlers
Junaid Dawood		(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
Seam Bowlers
Michael Cohen		(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium
Justin Dill		(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Mpilo Njoloza		(1988-12-20) 20 December 1988	Right-handed	Left arm medium-fast
Thando Ntini		(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000	Left-handed	Right arm Fast

References

• South African Cricket Annual – various editions
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions