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Cricket team
The bizhub Highveld Lions is the name used by the combined Central Gauteng Lions cricket team and North West first class cricket teams in South Africa.
The home venues are the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. The combined team plays in the 4-Day Franchise Series first class cricket competition as well as in the Momentum 1 Day Cup and CSA T20 Challenge limited over competitions. They are the current Momentum 1 Day Cup champions.[1]
Honours
- Sunfoil Series (1) - 2014–15
- Momentum 1 Day Cup (1) - ; shared (1) - 2012-13 shared with Nashua Cape Cobras
- Ram Slam T20 Challenge (2) - 2006–07, 2012–13
- Champions League Twenty20 (0) - ; Runners up (1) - 2011-2012
Squad
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- Bold denotes players with international caps.
| Name
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Nat
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Birth date
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Batting Style
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Bowling Style
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Notes
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| Lions Captain
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| Temba Bavuma |
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(1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium |
Captain
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| Opening Batsmen
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| Stephen Cook |
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(1982-11-29) 29 November 1982 (age 41) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium |
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| Reeza Hendricks |
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(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium-fast |
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| Rassie van der Dussen |
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(1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
Right arm leg break |
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| Batsmen
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| Yassar Cook |
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(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium |
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| Andre Malan |
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(1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33) |
Right-handed |
Right arm fast medium |
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| Shaylen Pillay |
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(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium |
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| Wicket-keepers
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| Dominic Hendricks |
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(1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) |
Left-handed |
Right arm off break |
Opener
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| Mangaliso Mosehle |
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(1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 34) |
Right-handed |
|
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| Nicky van den Bergh |
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(1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
|
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| All-rounders
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| Bjorn Fortuin |
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(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30) |
Right-handed |
Left arm orthodox |
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| Willem Mulder |
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(1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 26) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium |
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| Dwaine Pretorius |
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(1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium-fast |
|
| Hendrik Steyn |
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(1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
Right arm leg break |
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| Spin Bowlers
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| Eddie Leie |
|
(1986-11-16) 16 November 1986 (age 37) |
Right-handed |
Right arm leg break |
|
| Aaron Phangiso |
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(1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 40) |
Right-handed |
Left arm orthodox |
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| Seam Bowlers
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| Sean Jamison |
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(1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 34) |
Right-handed |
Right arm fast |
|
| Carmi le Roux |
|
(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31) |
Right-handed |
Left arm medium fast |
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| Matt McGillivray |
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(1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 (age 34) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium-fast |
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| Ayavuya Myoli |
|
(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34) |
Right-handed |
Right arm fast |
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| Nono Pongolo |
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(1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium |
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| Kagiso Rabada |
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(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) |
Left-handed |
Right arm fast |
|
| Hardus Viljoen |
|
(1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) |
Right-handed |
Right arm fast |
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Source(s): Contracted players and second team players who have represented Lions in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 season.
References
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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Temba Bavuma
