Personnel | |
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Captain | Leah Jones |
Coach | Claire Terblanche |
Team information | |
Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1952 |
Home ground | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Old Mutual Sports Club Ground, Cape Town |
History | |
ODC wins | 9 |
T20 wins | 7 |
Official website | Western Province Cricket |
The Western Province women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for part of the South African province of Western Cape, primarily based in Cape Town. They compete in the CSA Women's One-Day Cup and the CSA Women's T20 Challenge, and they are the most successful side in both competitions, with 9 and 7 title wins, respectively. [1]
Western Province Women first competed in the Simon Trophy between 1951–52 and 1975–76, winning the title a recorded three times. [1] They joined the Inter-Provincial One-Day Tournament for its inaugural season in 1995–96, and have competed in every season since. [1] They finished as runners-up to England Under-21s in 1997–98. [2] The side won its first title in 2005–06, beating Boland in the final, before retaining their title the following season against the same opposition. [3] [4] They next won the tournament in 2008–09, before emerging victorious four years in a row between 2012–13 and 2015–16. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] They won their eighth title in 2017–18, before finishing as runners-up to North West in the following two seasons. [11] [12] [13] In the 2020–21 season, due to COVID-19 protocols, there was no overall winner, but the side did win one of the two top tier groups, going unbeaten. [14] They won their ninth one-day title in 2022–23. [15]
Western Province Women have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, and won the inaugural tournament. [16] They went on to win the tournament four times in a row between 2014–15 and 2017–18, and then won their sixth and seventh titles in 2019–20 and 2021–22. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
In August 2023, it was announced that a new professional domestic system would be implemented for women's cricket in South Africa. As one of the six teams in the top division of the two domestic competitions, Western Province would be allowed eleven professional players from the 2023–24 season onwards. [23] [24]
Based on appearances in the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps. [25]
Name | Nationality | Notes |
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Leah Jones | South Africa | Club captain |
Kelsey Adams | South Africa | |
Jemma Botha | South Africa | |
Nadine de Klerk | South Africa | |
Babette de Leede | Netherlands | Wicket-keeper |
Lara Goodall | South Africa | |
Tatum le Roux | South Africa | |
Yandiswa Mangele | South Africa | |
Kgotatso Molefe | South Africa | |
Kayla Reyneke | South Africa | |
Saarah Smith | South Africa | |
Andrie Steyn | South Africa | |
Delmi Tucker | South Africa | |
Faye Tunnicliffe | South Africa | |
Nosipho Vezi | South Africa | |
Caitlin Wyngaard | South Africa | |
Sinelethu Yaso | South Africa |
Players who have played for Western Province and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [26]
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