Kei (cricket team)

Last updated June 13, 2021

Kei were a South African first-class cricket team based in the Eastern Cape city of Mthatha.

Playing history

When Cricket South Africa decided to expand the Provincial Three-Day Challenge in 2006, Kei were one of five provincial teams (along with KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and South Western Districts) elevated to first-class status.

Kei played seven first-class matches in the 2006–07 season, losing them all by large margins, five of them by an innings. They also lost all six of their matches in the Provincial One-Day Challenge by large margins. None of their matches were played on their home ground in Mthatha.

Their most successful batsman in the first-class matches was Sivuyile Duda,^[1] who scored 265 runs at an average of 18.92 including the team's only century, 102 against KwaZulu-Natal Inland.^[2] Keeping wicket, Duda also made four catches and a stumping in that match, and finished the season with 12 catches and two stumpings. He played one match for KwaZulu-Natal Inland in 2007–08.

In a competition that was itself of borderline first-class status, Cricket South Africa considered Kei's performance (and those of Limpopo and Mpumalanga) too weak to justify their place, and after one season, all three teams were omitted.^[3] They have played no further first-class cricket.

Since 2010–11 Kei have competed in the Cricket South Africa Rural League, coastal division, a 50-over competition.^[4]

Lists of players

First-class

Kei played seven matches at first-class level, all during the 2006–07 season of the South African Airways Provincial Challenge.^[5] The team used 18 players during this period, three of whom (Sivuyile Duda, Mdngezi Nabe, and Junior Yoli) played in each match.^[6]

Key:

‡ – served as captain
† – served as wicket-keeper
No. – order of appearance
M – total numbers of matches for Kei

Batting

Runs – total runs scored
HS – highest score
100 – centuries scored
50 – half-centuries scored
Avg – batting average (runs scored per dismissal)
* – denotes not out innings

Bowling

W – total wickets taken
BB – best bowling in an innings
Ave – bowling average (average runs per wicket)
5/i – total five-wicket hauls in an innings
10/m – total ten-wicket hauls in a match

Fielding

C – catches taken
St – stumpings effected

No.	Name	First	Last	M	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	W	BB	Ave	5/i	10/m	C	St	Ref
1	Khabele Moerane ‡	5 Oct. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	6	209	41	17.41	0	0	4	2/50	63.50	0	0	2	0	^[7]
2	Junior Yoli	5 Oct. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	7	165	47	11.78	0	0	8	3/47	47.00	0	0	2	0	^[8]
3	Sivuyile Duda †	5 Oct. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	7	265	102	18.92	1	0	0	0/12	–	0	0	12	2	^[9]
4	Andile Hlahleni	5 Oct. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	6	124	29	10.33	0	0	6	2/56	37.33	0	0	1	0	^[10]
5	Madoda Ntsekwa	5 Oct. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	3	67	42*	13.40	0	0	2	2/64	44.00	0	0	1	0	^[11]
6	Thulani Kraai †	5 Oct. 2006	2 Nov. 2006	3	104	57	17.33	0	1	2	2/18	9.00	0	0	3	0	^[12]
7	Clement Mvovo ‡	5 Oct. 2006	25 Jan. 2007	5	179	38	19.88	0	0	3	1/22	77.66	0	0	2	0	^[13]
8	Mdngezi Nabe	5 Oct. 2006	25 Jan. 2007	7	172	47*	15.63	0	0	7	1/43	74.00	0	0	1	0	^[14]
9	Terry Ngqolo	5 Oct. 2006	2 Nov. 2006	3	88	38	14.66	0	0	5	2/57	45.40	0	0	2	0	^[15]
10	Manzini Tshomela	5 Oct. 2006	22 Feb. 2007	4	44	13*	11.00	0	0	3	2/46	78.66	0	0	1	0	^[16]
11	Nkululeko Badi	5 Oct. 2006	2 Nov. 2006	3	84	26*	21.00	0	0	3	1/57	71.33	0	0	2	0	^[17]
12	Bonelela Mgudiwa	26 Oct. 2006	26 Oct. 2006	1	33	24	16.50	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	^[18]
13	Vuyisile Ngqolo	26 Oct. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	5	85	34	8.50	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	^[19]
14	Dumane Rashe	26 Oct. 2006	2 Nov. 2006	2	31	22	15.50	0	0	2	1/22	71.00	0	0	0	0	^[20]
15	Andile Blom	2 Nov. 2006	1 Mar. 2007	5	109	55	10.90	0	1	1	1/14	39.00	0	0	2	0	^[21]
16	Makabongwe Dunjwa	18 Jan. 2007	1 Mar. 2007	4	59	32	8.42	0	0	2	2/39	42.00	0	0	1	0	^[22]
17	Mziwamaxolo Songca	18 Jan. 2007	1 Mar. 2007	3	72	43	12.00	0	0	4	2/28	43.75	0	0	0	0	^[23]
18	Sonnyboy Nontshinga	18 Jan. 2007	1 Mar. 2007	3	38	15	7.60	0	0	0	0/13	–	0	0	1	0	^[24]

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References

↑ Sivuyile Duda at Cricket Archive
↑ KwaZulu-Natal Inland v Kei 2006-07
↑ Colin Bryden, "Cricket in South Africa, 2006-07", Wisden 2008, p. 1338.
↑ "Other matches played by Kei". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
↑ First-class matches played by Kei – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Players who have played for Kei – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Khabele Moerane - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Junior Yoli - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Sivuyile Duda - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Andile Hlahleni - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Madoda Ntsekwa - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Thulani Kraai - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Clement Mvovo - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Mdngezi Nabe - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Terry Ngqolo - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Manzini Tshomela - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Nkululeko Badi - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Bonelela Mgudiwa - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Vuyisile Ngqolo - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Dumane Rashe - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Andile Blom - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Makabongwe Dunjwa - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Mziwamaxolo Songca - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Sonnyboy Nontshinga - CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

External links

Lists of matches played by Kei at CricketArchive