Dolphins cricket team
Encyclopedia
The Sunfoil Dolphins is the name used by the KwaZulu Natal cricket team
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
Batsmen
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...

 
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...

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....

 
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...

 
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...

 
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...

 
?? 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....

 
?? 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...

 
?? 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...

 
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...

 
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...

 
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...

 
?? 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...

 
?? 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...

 
?? 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...

 
?? 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...

 
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...

 
?? 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
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK