Boland (cricket team)

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Boland Cricket
Nickname(s)Rocks
One Day nameRocks
Personnel
Captain Keegan Petersen
Coach Justin Ontong
Chief executiveJames Fortuin
ManagerEdwill Jacobs
Team information
ColoursFirst-class:   
List A and T20:   
Founded1970
Home ground Boland Park, Paarl
Capacity10,000
Official website Official website
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Boland is a first-class cricket team that nominally represents the Boland region, in the South African province of Western Cape, in the CSA Provincial Competitions. The team is selected and supported by the Boland Cricket Board (BCB) and plays its home games at Boland Park in Paarl. At organisational level, the BCB is responsible for the administration and development of cricket in the region and among its primary functions are management and promotion of the Boland team. The current BCB was founded in 1992 as a merger between the Boland Cricket Union and an earlier Boland Cricket Board. [1] [2]

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Honours

Team history

Boland began playing in first-class matches in October 1980. They began in the lower (B-province) level of the first-class competitions but were raised to A-province status in 1994. [2] To take part in the SuperSport Series, the Boland side merged with Western Province to form Western Province Boland (now Cape Cobras) from October 2004. Since 2004, Boland have competed in the CSA Provincial Competitions. As of late November 2022, they have played 348 first-class matches with 82 wins, 143 losses, 120 draws and three ties. [3]

Among South African international players who have played for Boland have been the 2007 national player of the year, pace bowler Charl Langeveldt, who was with the Boland team throughout his domestic career from 1997 to 2013, and the all-rounder Justin Ontong played for Boland for nearly twenty years to 2017.[ citation needed ]

Venues

Venues used for Boland matches have included:

Squad

In August 2023, Cricket South Africa confirmed the following squad ahead of the 2023–24 season. [4]

No.NameNatBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Keegan Petersen  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Wicket-keepers
Bowlers

Coaching staff

As of October 2023
PositionName
Director of cricket
ManagerEdwill Jacobs
PositionName
Head coach Justin Ontong
Assistant coachHenry Williams
Batting coach
Bowling coach
Fielding coachEzra Pool

Jude Solomon (Strength & Conditioning), Brent Martin (Physiotherapist)[ citation needed ]

Coaching history

Players

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References

  1. "Boland Cricket". cricketboland.co.za. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 ƒBoland on the WPCA site
  3. "Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. "Gbets Rocks squad bolstered for 2023-24 season". Super Sports.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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