Cape Cobras

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Cape Cobras
Personnel
Captain Zubayr Hamza
Coach Ashwell Prince
Team information
ColoursHome   Blue   Yellow Away   Orange   Blue
Founded2005;18 years ago (2005)
Home groundNewlands
Capacity22,500
Official website Cape Cobras
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T20

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.

Contents

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

Squad

Contracted players for the 2020/2021 Season: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

NameNatBirth dateBatting styleBowling style
Opening batsmen
Janneman Malan Flag of South Africa.svg 18 April 1996 (age 27)Right-handed
Pieter Malan Flag of South Africa.svg 12 August 1989 (age 34)Right-handed
Batsmen
Tony de Zorzi Flag of South Africa.svg 28 August 1997 (age 26)Left-handed
Isma-eel Gafieldien Flag of South Africa.svg 5 June 1996 (age 27)Left-handed
Zubayr Hamza Flag of South Africa.svg 19 June 1995 (age 28)Right-handed
Aviwe Mgijima Flag of South Africa.svg 10 August 1988 (age 35)Right-handed
Jonathan Bird Flag of South Africa.svg 11 April 2001 (age 22)Left-handed
Wicket-keepers
Kyle Verreynne Flag of South Africa.svg 12 May 1997 (age 26)Right-handed
All-rounders
Onke Nyaku Flag of South Africa.svg 26 September 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
George Linde Flag of South Africa.svg 4 December 1991 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Corbin Bosch Flag of South Africa.svg 10 September 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast
Jason Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 11 October 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Calvin Savage Flag of South Africa.svg 4 January 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Spin bowlers
Imran Manack Flag of South Africa.svg 23 December 1991 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm orthodox
Seam bowlers
Tshepo Moreki Flag of South Africa.svg 7 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast
Nandre Burger Flag of South Africa.svg 11 August 1995 (age 28)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Ziyaad Abrahams Flag of South Africa.svg 27 March 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Akhona Mnyaka Flag of South Africa.svg 22 June 1999 (age 24)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

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References

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