Griqualand West cricket team

The Griqualand West cricket team was the first-class cricket team that represented the area of Griqualand West in Northern Cape province in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004, but Griqualand West retained its independent status as a team in the provincial three-day competition. It also competed in the provincial one-day and Twenty20 competitions, and the Africa T20 Cup. The current coach, appointed in July 2013, is JP Triegaardt, a former player.

Just before the beginning of the 2015-16 season it was announced that the team was to be renamed Northern Cape, in line with the national government directive that provincial sporting bodies should have their governance structure aligned with the geo-political structure of the country.

Honours

• Currie Cup (1) - 1890–91 ; shared (0) -
• Standard Bank Cup (1) - 1998–99
• South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (4) - 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008-09, 2011-12
• South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (0) -
• Gillette/Nissan Cup (0) -

Club history

The team was originally called Kimberley and began playing in December 1889 at the start of first-class cricket in South Africa. The first game as Griqualand West was in December 1890.

At the end of the 2014-15 season Griqualand West had played 553 first-class matches, for 117 wins, 260 losses and 176 draws.

Venues

Venues included:

• Eclectics Cricket Club Ground, Kimberley (1889–1914)
• Athletic Club Ground, Kimberley (1920–1927)
• De Beers Stadium, Kimberley (1927–1973)
• Christian Brothers College, Kimberley (Dec 1951–Jan 1952)
• De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley (1973–present)

References

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

External links

• Griqualand West records at Cricket Archive