Dolphins cricket team
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The Sunfoil Dolphins is the name used by the KwaZulu Natal cricket team
when it plays in the South African SuperSport Series
first class competition; also in the MTN Domestic Championship
and Standard Bank Twenty20
limited over competitions. The team's home venue is Kingsmead cricket ground, Durban.
KwaZulu Natal is the only team that has not merged with another for the SuperSport Series.
Source: Cricinfo
KwaZulu Natal cricket team
The KwaZulu-Natal cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa...
when it plays in the South African SuperSport Series
SuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title...
first class competition; also in the MTN Domestic Championship
MTN Domestic Championship
The 1 Day Cup is the premier domestic one-day cricket competition of South Africa, its matches having List A status...
and Standard Bank Twenty20
Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
The Standard Bank Pro20 Series is the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in the 2003–04 season. The Knights, the Titans and the Cape Cobras have each won the title twice and are the most successful teams....
limited over competitions. The team's home venue is Kingsmead cricket ground, Durban.
KwaZulu Natal is the only team that has not merged with another for the SuperSport Series.
Honours
- SuperSport Series (0) - ; shared (2) - 2004–05, 2005–06
- MTN Championship (0) -
- Pro20 Series (0) -
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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1 | Hashim Amla Hashim Amla Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No... |
31 March 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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11 | Imraan Khan Imraan Khan Imraan Khan is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket and captains the Dolphins. He has previously captained his country at under 19 level.... |
27 April 1984 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
Captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
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12 | David Miller | 10 June 1988 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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14 | Loots Bosman Loots Bosman Lungile Edgar Bosman is a South African international cricketer. He is a top order right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He plays domestic cricket for Dolphins, and has appeared for South Africa in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals... |
14 April 1977 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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60 | Vaughn van Jaarsveld Vaughn van Jaarsveld Vaughn Bernard van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who plays for the Dolphins as a left-handed batsman and occasional Wicket-keeper... |
2 February 1985 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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99 | Ahmed Amla Ahmed Amla Ahmed Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins. A right-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut as a teenager in 1997/98. His brother, Hashim Amla plays Test and ODI cricket for South Africa.-External links:... |
15 September 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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?? | Matt Hulett | 1 August 1991 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
Rookie | |
?? | Cody Chetty | 28 June 1991 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
Rookie | |
?? | Khayelihle Zondo | 7 March 1990 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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?? | Devon Conway | 8 July 1991 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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?? | Cameron Delport | 12 May 1989 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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All-rounders | ||||||
23 | Jon Kent Jon Kent Jon Carter Kent is a South African cricketer. He has played two One Day Internationals in 2002.-References:*... |
7 May 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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42 | Ravi Bopara | 4 May 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Overseas player | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
18 | Bradley Barnes | 20 October 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | ||
28 | Daryn Smit | 28 January 1984 (age 28) | Right-handed | — | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
10 | Imran Tahir Imran Tahir Mohammad Imran Tahir is a Pakistan born South African cricketer. Tahir is a right-handed batsman who is a leg break bowler... |
27 March 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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24 | Yusuf Abdulla | 17 January 1983 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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?? | Mthokozisi Shezi Mthokozisi Shezi Mthokozisi Shezi, born 9 September 1987 in Pietermaritzburg, is a South African cricketer who played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. His first-class and List A cricket has been for KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins.-References:... |
9 September 1987 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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?? | Quinton Friend Quinton Friend Quinton Friend is a South African domestic cricketer who played for Western Province and now plays for the Dolphins.-Career:... |
16 February 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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?? | Byron Whatmore | 11 May 1990 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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?? | Kyle Abbott | 18 June 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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16 | Keshav Maharaj | 7 February 1990 (age 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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?? | Tabraiz Shamsi | 18 February 1990 (age 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm chinaman Left-arm unorthodox spin Left-arm unorthodox spin, or chinaman, is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket using the hand wrist. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use a wrist hand action to spin the ball which turns from off to leg side of the cricket pitch... |
Source: Cricinfo