North West cricket team (formerly Western Transvaal cricket team) plays first-class cricket

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

 in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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For the purposes of the 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...

, North West has merged with Gauteng (formerly Transvaal

Transvaal cricket team

Gauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....

 to form the Highveld Lions

Highveld Lions cricket team

The Highveld Lions is the name used by the combined Gauteng and North West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues are the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and Senwes Park in Potchefstroom....

 or, more simply, "the Lions".

Honours

• Currie Cup (0) - ; shared (0) -
• Standard Bank Cup (0) -
• South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) -
• South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (0) -
• Gillette/Nissan Cup -

Club history

North West was called Western Transvaal from October 1991 until February 1996, changing its name after the Transvaal became Gauteng. It has been part of the Lions from October 2004. Richard Stroh who played for North West is currently playing for Cuckney Cricket Club, near Worksop and Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. He is coaching cricket and Cuckney have just won the Bassetlaw Division One and have been promoted to the Nottinghamshire Premier Division.

Venues

Venues have included:

• Witrand Cricket Field
  Witrand Cricket Field
  The Witrand Cricket Field is a cricket ground in Potchefstroom, South Africa. It has hosted major cricket irregularly since 1991, when Western Transvaal hosted Western Province. In 2010, it was one of three venues used for the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge....
  
  , Potchefstroom (Nov 1991 - Dec 1996)
• Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom (Nov 1994 - March 1998)
• Gert Van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville (Dec 1997 - Feb 1999)
• North West Cricket Stadium
  North West Cricket Stadium
  Senwes Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa. It has hosted one Test match, in 2002. The Highveld Lions also play some home matches here...
  
   aka Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom (main venue Oct 1999–present)