Free State cricket team

The Free State cricket team (formerly Orange Free State cricket team) is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State (known as Orange Free State until 1995) in South Africa.

For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Free State has merged with Griqualand West to form the Eagles cricket team franchise.

Honours

Currie Cup (3) - 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98 ; shared (0) -
Standard Bank Cup (4) - 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) -
South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (1) - 2004–05
Gillette/Nissan Cup (2) - 1991–92, 1992–93

Club history

The team was called Orange Free State from January 1904 to April 1995; it has been part of the Eagles from October 2004.

Venues

Venues have included:

Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein (Jan 1904 - Feb 1986)
South African Railways Club Old Ground, Bloemfontein (Jan 1938 - Dec 1939)
Welkom Mines Recreation Ground (occasional venue Nov 1954 - Nov 1963)
University of Orange Free State Ground, Bloemfontein (Oct 1986 - Dec 1993)
Harmony Gold Mine Cricket Club A Ground, Virginia (four matches Nov 1986 - Sept 1991)
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein (Oct 1989–present)
Rovers Cricket Club, Welkom (two games 1981 - 1985)

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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