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The first-ever recorded cricket match in South Africa took place in 1808, in Cape Town between two service teams for a prize of one thousand rix-dollars. [11] The oldest cricket club in South Africa is the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, founded in 1843.
English cricket team in South Africa in 1956–57: 2: 36 Bert Vogler: English cricket team in South Africa in 1909–10: 3: 33 Allan Donald: South African cricket team in England in 1998: 4: 30 Hugh Tayfield: South African cricket team in Australia in 1952–53: 5: 29 Shaun Pollock: West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1998–99: Sid ...
Despite being the oldest form of women’s cricket in South Africa, the Proteas have played just 14 Test matches, with the most recent being in 2024 and winning only one against the Netherlands in 2007. T20 has taken on a far more prominent and financially rewarding role, almost ending women's Test cricket as a viable entity. [21]
South Africa, Transvaal: 6 August 1911 2 September 2014 103 years, 27 days South Africa: 5 Rupert de Smidt: Western Province: 23 November 1883 3 August 1986 102 years, 253 days South Africa: 6 Edward English: Hampshire: 1 January 1864 5 September 1966 102 years, 247 days England: 7 Cyril Perkins: Northamptonshire, Minor Counties: 4 June 1911 21 ...
This article describes the history of South African cricket from its known beginnings until the end of the First World War in 1918. [1]Test and first-class cricket were both introduced retrospectively to South Africa in the 1888–89 season by the elevation in status of two matches played by an English touring team against a South African national team.
South Africa was a founder member of the International Cricket Council in 1909. However, the South African team did not play official Test cricket from 1970 to 1991, having been suspended from membership by the ICC as a result of controversy over apartheid (most particularly the reaction to the Basil d'Oliveira affair).
This is a list of South Africa Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the South African cricket team. South Africa played their first ever T20I in 2005.
South Africa are more aware than most at the allure of greener pastures elsewhere given the number of players that took up Kolpak deals in country cricket, and it is a grand shame that Quinton de ...