Dolphins (cricket team)

Sunfoil Dolphins
Captain: South Africa Morne van Wyk
Coach: South Africa Yashin Ebrahim
Overseas player:

England Kevin Pietersen,

Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo
Colours:      Black      Green
Founded: 2003
Home ground: Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Capacity: 25,000
Official website: http://www.dolphinscricket.co.za

The Sunfoil Dolphins are a franchise cricket team representing the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. They take part in the Sunfoil Series first class competition, the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge limited overs competitions. The team's home venues are Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban and the Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg.

They are the only side in South Africa that did not merge several provincial teams together to form the side when the franchise system was introduced into South African domestic cricket..

Playing kit

The Dolphins play in black shirts and black trousers with green trim during limited overs competitions.

Sponsors

Sunfoil are the Dolphins' primary shirt sponsors, with local radio station ECR 94.5FM their associate sponsor.

Honours

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Opening Batsmen
11 Imraan Khan South Africa 27 April 1984 Left-handed Right arm off break
Batsmen
10 Cody Chetty South Africa 28 June 1991 Right-handed Right arm off break
12 Cameron Delport South Africa 12 May 1989 Left-handed Right arm medium-fast One-day opener
15 Tshepang Dithole South Africa 10 March 1993 Left-handed Right arm off-break
10 David Miller South Africa 10 June 1989 Left-handed Right arm off break
60 Vaughn van Jaarsveld South Africa 2 February 1985 Left-handed Right arm medium
Jonathan Vandiar South Africa 25 April 1990 Left-handed Right arm leg break
Khayelihle Zondo South Africa 7 March 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Daniel Sincuba South Africa 3 May 1992 Right-handed -
28 Daryn Smit South Africa 28 January 1984 Right-handed Right-arm leg break All-rounder
Divan van Wyk South Africa 25 February 1985 Left-handed Right-arm off break Opener
14 Morne van Wyk South Africa 20 March 1979 Right-handed Slow left arm Captain, One-day opener
All-rounders
42 Robert Frylinck South Africa 27 September 1984 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
16 Keshav Maharaj South Africa 7 February 1990 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Sibonelo Makhanya South Africa 7 March 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium
23 Ryan McLaren (on loan to Knights)[1] South Africa 9 February 1983 Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
Kyle Nipper South Africa 25 November 1987 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
69 Andile Phehlukwayo South Africa 3 March 1996 Left-handed Right-arm fast
Calvin Savage South Africa 4 January 1993 Right-handed Right-arm fast
Spin Bowlers
Prenelan Subrayen South Africa 23 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Imran Tahir South Africa 27 March 1979 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Thandi Tshabalala South Africa 19 November 1984 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Seam Bowlers
Kyle Abbott South Africa 18 June 1987 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
31 Craig Alexander South Africa 18 February 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Daryn Dupavillon South Africa 15 July 1994 Right-handed Right arm fast
Rabian Engelbrecht South Africa 4 November 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Graham Hume South Africa 23 November 1990 Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
Craig Kirsten South Africa 6 January 1994 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Matthew Pillans South Africa 4 July 1991 Right-handed Right arm fast

2015 Squad per Cricinfo (plus amateurs who have played in 2014/15 and 15/16 seasons)

References

  1. ↑ https://cricket.co.za/news/9158/Knights-happy-to-make-a-fresh-start
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