Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Anglo-Boer war. British businessmen Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley, and Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town.
The CSA 4-Day Domestic Series is the domestic first class cricket competition of South Africa. The tournament is contested by teams from all nine provinces of South Africa.
The Cheetahs, is a South African professional rugby union team based at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. They have played Super Rugby between 2006 and 2017, then the Pro14 from 2017 to 2020, and currently the EPCR Challenge Cup since 2022.
Charles Edward Finlason played a single match of Test cricket for the South African national side, against England in March 1889.
Albert "Bertie" William Powell was a South African sportsman who played both international cricket and rugby union for South Africa.
William Victor Stone Ling was a South African cricketer who played in six Test matches from 1921 to 1923.
Lungile Edgar Bosman is a former South African international cricketer. He was a top order right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He played domestic cricket for Dolphins, and appeared for South Africa in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He scored the first century in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series in the 2004–05 season.
Griquas are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. Their home ground is Griqua Park in Kimberley and they draw their players mostly from Northern Cape Province. They have won the Currie Cup three times – in 1899, 1911 and 1970 – and the Vodacom Cup a joint-record five times.
The De Beers Diamond Oval is a cricket stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 11,000. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and is the home venue of both the VKB Knights, in the Sunfoil Series, and Northern Cape, in the CSA Provincial Competitions. Griqualand West left the old De Beers Stadium ahead of the 1973–74 season and have been resident at the Diamond Oval since then.
This article describes the history of South African cricket from its known beginnings until the end of the First World War in 1918.
Northern Cape is a first-class cricket team that nominally represents the South African province of Northern Cape in the CSA Provincial Competitions. The team is selected and supported by Northern Cape Cricket and plays its home games at the De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley.
This article describes the history of South African cricket from the 2000–01 season. Noted South African players in the 21st century have included Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini, Mark Boucher, Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs.
Marshall William Davies was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup.
Alberto Mazzoncini is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Griqualand West. Between 2009 and 2012, Mazzoncini played six times in First-class cricket, 16 in List A cricket matches and five Twenty20 games.
Alfred Edward Cooper was a South African cricketer who played at first-class level for Griqualand West and Transvaal).
The Champion Bat Tournament was a cricket tournament played in the late 1800s in present-day South Africa. Rather than a cup, the winner of the tournament was presented with the "Champion Bat" – a cricket bat emblazoned with a silver crest.
Russell Alexander Hugh Pitchers is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in March 2013, aged 19.
Basil Arthur Helfrich was a South African cricketer who showed great promise as a teenager but died at the age of 18. He was one of four brothers who played first-class cricket in South Africa.
Desmond John Schonegevel was a South African cricketer who played 100 matches of first-class cricket in South Africa between 1954 and 1977.
Reunert Sidney Bauser (1928-2017) was a South African involved in all the aspects of the provincial rugby team, Griquas, and a Grand Master of The Freemasons in South Africa.
