The South Africa national cricket team,also known as the Proteas,represent South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa (CSA). South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC),Its nickname derives from South Africa's national flower,Protea cynaroides,commonly known as the "King Protea".
The ICC Champions Trophy is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. The 2013 tournament was intended to be the final edition of the Champions Trophy,but it was extended to 2017 due to its widespread popularity. In 2018,the ICC decided to replace the tournament with the World Twenty20 championship to be held every two years,and no Champions Trophy was contested in 2021. However,as part of the 2021 Future Tour Programme,the event was reinstated for the 2025 cycle onwards. In November 2021,the ICC confirmed the tournament would next take place in 2025 in Pakistan,with India hosting the tournament in 2029.
Shaun Maclean Pollock OIS is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer,who was captain in all formats of the game. A genuine bowling all-rounder,Pollock along with Allan Donald formed a bowling partnership for many years. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team,and also played for Africa XI,World XI,Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2003. Pollock was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy,the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.
Lance Klusener is an international cricket coach and former cricketer of South Africa. He was known for his aggressive batting and fast-medium swing bowling. Klusener was one of the best all-rounders in the world during 1990s and early 2000s and one of the pioneers of power batting as a finisher. He was popular for his ferocious batting,ability to hit the deck hard and ability to take wickets on crunch situations and break partnerships.
The Kenya national cricket team represents the Republic of Kenya in international cricket. Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all of their members.
Michael John Procter is a South African former cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman,he proved himself a colossal competitor in English first class cricket. He was denied the international stage by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970 and South African cricketer of the year in 1967.
Richard Keith Illingworth is an English former cricketer,who is currently an umpire. The bulk of his domestic cricketing career occurred with Worcestershire,although he had a spell with Derbyshire,and overseas with Natal. He played in nine Tests and twenty five ODIs for England,including participating in the 1992 and 1996 Cricket World Cups. Several websites,mistakenly,report that he is Ray Illingworth's son but the two are not related.
The Netherlands national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
Patrick Leonard Symcox is a former South African international cricketer. He played 20 Test matches and 80 One Day Internationals in the 1990s. Symcox was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy,the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.
Neil Clarkson Johnson is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer who played 13 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals between 1998 and 2000. An all-rounder,he bowled right-arm fast-medium and played in the middle order in test matches as an aggressive left-handed batsman. He usually opened the batting in one-day cricket.
Dale Martin Benkenstein is a former South African cricketer who was an all-rounder. He is currently first-team coach at Gloucestershire,having previously held the same role at Hampshire. Benkenstein was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy,the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.
Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes is a South African professional cricket commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the first South African cricketer to take 100 ODI catches. He played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003. He is currently assistant coach of Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League. He is the fielding coach of Durban's Super Giants. Rhodes was a member of the South Africa cricket team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy,the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.
The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. It was the fifth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. The tournament venue was not confirmed until mid-2005 when the Indian government agreed that tournament revenues would be free from tax. Australia won the tournament,their first Champions Trophy victory. They were the only team to get one loss in the tournament,as all other teams lost at least two matches. West Indies,their final opponents,beat Australia in the group stage but were bowled out for 138 in the final and lost by eight wickets on the Duckworth–Lewis method. West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle was named Player of the Tournament.
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. It was the third edition of the ICC Champions Trophy –the first two having been known as the ICC Knock Out Tournaments. The tournament was due to be held in India,but was switched to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted. Fifteen matches were to be played in the tournament including two semi-finals and a final match. It was the first time that the teams of all International Cricket Council (ICC) member nations visited Sri Lanka to participate in a cricket tournament.
The Sharks are a South Africa rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The Sharks are the current representative team of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union and they draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. For most of their history,the team was known simply as 'Natal',with a nickname of 'The Banana Boys' or Piesangboere in Afrikaans,until the mid-1990s when they were re-branded as the Sharks.
Norman Oswald Curry was a Namibian cricketer.
The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya. New Zealand were crowned champions and cashed the winner's cheque of US$250 000. It was their first win in a major ICC tournament. Zaheer Khan,Yuvraj Singh and Marlon Samuels made their ODI debuts during the competition.
The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy was the seventh ICC Champions Trophy,a One Day International cricket tournament held in England and Wales between 6 and 23 June 2013.
The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was the eighth ICC Champions Trophy,a cricket tournament for the eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) teams in the world. It was held in England and Wales from 1 to 18 June 2017. Pakistan won the competition for the first time with a 180-run victory over India in the final at The Oval. The margin of victory was the largest by any team in the final of an ICC ODI tournament in terms of runs.
Norman Samuel Crookes is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1962 to 1970.
