Cape Cobras
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| Captain: |  Justin Ontong |
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| Coach: | Paul Adams |
| Overseas player: |  Kieron Pollard |
| Colors: | Blue Yellow |
| Founded: | 2005 |
| Home ground: | PPC Newlands |
| Capacity: | 25,000 |
| Official website: | Cape Cobras |
The Cape Cobras are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province and Boland areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's dual home venues are PPC Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.
The Cobras play in the Sunfoil Cup, Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge competitions, and are one of the most successful domestic sides in the modern era.
Playing kit
During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge, the Cobras play in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents. Their current kit provider is BAS. Without a title sponsor this season, the Cobras are wearing the Nelson Mandela Foundation logo on their shirts instead.[1] Their associate sponsor is KFM.
Honours
- SuperSport Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
- MTN Championship (1) - 2006–07
- Pro20 Series (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011"
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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| Opening Batsmen | ||||||
| Matthew Kleinveldt |  |
10 August 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| 4 | Andrew Puttick | |
11 December 1980 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Omphile Ramela | |
14 March 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| 74 | Stiaan van Zyl | |
19 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 1 | Hashim Amla | |
31 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day opener |
| 21 | JP Duminy | |
14 April 1984 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 88 | Richard Levi | |
14 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day Opener |
| Pieter Malan | |
12 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 50 | Lesiba Ngoepe | |
14 April 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm | |
| 28 | Justin Ontong | |
4 January 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Keegan Petersen | |
8 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 44 | Dane Vilas | |
10 June 1985 | Right-handed | — | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Sybrand Engelbrecht | |
15 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | ||
| 34 | Justin Kemp | |
2 October 1977 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shaheen Khan | |
28 June 1987 | Right-handed | Right Armmedium-fast | ||
| Wayne Parnell | |
30 July 1989 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | ||
| 5 | Robin Peterson | |
4 August 1979 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 24 | Vernon Philander | |
24 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| George Linde | |
12 April 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm | ||
| Dane Piedt | |
6 March 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Seam Bowlers | ||||||
| Ferisco Adams | |
12 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Beuran Hendricks | |
8 June 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | ||
| 9 | Rory Kleinveldt | |
15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Aviwe Mgijima | |
10 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Tshepo Moreki | |
10 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
| Travis Muller | |
4 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Mpilo Njoloza | |
20 December 1988 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
| 44 | Dane Paterson | |
4 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
| Zakhele Qwabe | |
25 May 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| 10 | Mthokozisi Shezi | |
9 September 1987 | Left-handed | Left arm medium | |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | |
27 June 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Lizaad Williams | |
1 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
2015 Squad per Cricinfo (plus amateurs who have played in 2014/15 and 15/16 seasons)
Noted players
- Hashim Amla Best Player of the Year 2004 - 2013
- Paul Adams
- Jean Paul Duminy
- Herschelle Gibbs
- Jacques Kallis
- Ashwell Prince
- Andrew Puttick
- Graeme Smith
- Charl Willoughby
- Monde Zondeki
- Mark Boucher
- Gary Kirsten
- Richard Levi
External sources
References
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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