KwaZulu-Natal cricket team

The KwaZulu-Natal cricket team (formerly Natal cricket team) is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) in South Africa. For the purposes of the Sunfoil Series, KwaZulu-Natal is the only team that has not merged with another and it has played in the SuperSport Series (as it was named then) as the Dolphins since October 2004.

Honours

Currie Cup (21) - 1910–11, 1912–13, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2001–02; shared (3) - 1921–22, 1937–38, 1965–66
Standard Bank Cup (4) - 1983–84, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02
South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) -
South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (1) - 2006–07
Gillette Cup/Nissan Shield (3) - 1974–75, 1976–77, 1987–88

Club history

The team was originally called Natal and began playing in December 1889 at the start of first-class cricket in South Africa. The name changed in April 1998.

Venues

Venues have included:

Albert Park, Durban (April 1895 - Jan 1906)
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg (alternative venue April 1895 - Dec 2002)
Lord's, Durban (March 1898 - April 1922)
Kingsmead, Durban (Jan 1923–present)
Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg (Feb 1959 - Dec 1995)
Settler's Park, Ladysmith (three games Jan 1971 - March 1973)
Lahee Park, Pinetown (occasional venue Jan 1974 - Dec 1979)
Alexandra Memorial Ground, Umzinto (used twice 1974 - 1977)

References

South African Cricket Annual – various editions
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions

South African cricket

Franchise cricket

Teams

Competitions

Seasons

First-class	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

List A	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Twenty20	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Provincial cricket

Teams	Boland Border Eastern Province Easterns Free State Gauteng Griqualand West KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal Inland Namibia North West Northerns South Western Districts Western Province

Competitions	Three-Day Competition One-Day Competition Pro20 Competition Africa T20 Cup

Kei, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe have also competed in major South African domestic competitions

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