Northerns (cricket team)

This article is about South African domestic cricket team. For former Zimbabwean domestic cricket team, see Northerns cricket team (Zimbabwe).

Not to be confused with Limpopo (cricket team).

Northerns (formerly North Eastern Transvaal and Northern Transvaal) has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937. Its territory is the area north of Johannesburg, including Pretoria.

For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Northerns has merged with Easterns (formerly Eastern Transvaal) to form the Titans.

Honours

• Currie Cup (0) –  ; shared (0) –
• Standard Bank Cup (0) –
• South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (1) – 2005–06; shared (1) – 2014–15
• South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (1) – 2005–06

Club history

Northerns was called North Eastern Transvaal from December 1937 until April 1971, when it became Northern Transvaal until April 1997. It had removed "Transvaal" from its name after the Transvaal became Gauteng, and a new province called Northern Transvaal (later renamed Limpopo) was created, that excluded Pretoria. The team has been part of the Titans cricket team from October 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Under the name North Eastern Transvaal the team played 134 first-class matches, winning 40, losing 57 and drawing 37.^[1] Under the names North Eastern Transvaal and Northern Transvaal the team played 325 first-class matches, winning 81, losing 142 and drawing 102.^[2] Altogether, up till late January 2017, the team had played 509 first-class matches, winning 150, losing 179 and drawing 180.^[3]

Venues

Venues have included:

• Berea Park, Pretoria (Dec 1937 – Jan 1986; previously used by Transvaal)
• Olympia Park, Springs (occasional venue Dec 1937 – Nov 1994; used once by Easterns in 1994)
• Hosking Park, Brakpan (temporary venue March 1946 – Nov 1946)
• Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Jan 1948 – Nov 1968; previously used by Transvaal; Easterns venue from 1996 to present)
• Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria (Dec 1951 – Dec 1952)
• Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (occasional venue Dec 1956 – Oct 1959)
• Pietersburg Cricket Club A Ground (four matches 1983 – 1985)
• SuperSport Park, Centurion (main venue Dec 1986–present)
• Technikon Oval, Pretoria (two matches 1992 – 2003)
• Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Irene (Dec 2015)

Squad

In April 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed the following squad ahead of the 2021–22 season.^[4]

• Lizaad Williams
• Okhule Cele
• Theunis de Bruyn
• Dayyaan Galiem
• Gihahn Cloete
• Junior Dala
• Neil Brand
• Sibonelo Makhanya
• Corbin Bosch
• Aaron Phangiso
• Chris Morris
• Dewald Brevis
• Ayabulela Gqamane
• Jiveshen Pillay
• Grant Mokoena
• Simon Harmer
• Aiden Markram
• Lungi Ngidi
• Quinton de Kock
• Tabraiz Shamsi
• Dean Elgar
• Heinrich Klaasen

References

1. "Playing Record 1937–38 – 1970–71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
2. "Playing Record 1937–38 – 1996–97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
3. "Playing Record 1937–38 – 2016–17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
4. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

Sources

• South African Cricket Annual – various editions
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions

External links

• North Eastern Transvaal at CricketArchive (1937–38 to 1970–71)
• Northern Transvaal at CricketArchive (1971–72 to 1996–97)
• Northerns at CricketArchive (1997–98 to present)