Titans (cricket team)
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| Captain: |
 Henry Davids, Albie Morkel |
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| Coach: |
Rob Walter |
| Colors: | Light Blue Royal Blue |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Home ground: | SuperSport Park |
| Capacity: | 22,000 |
| Official website: | www.titans.co.za |
The Titans (known as The Unlimited Titans for sponsorship reasons) is a northernmost top-level cricket franchise in South Africa. Its member unions are the Easterns Cricket Union and Northerns Cricket Union. The home venues of the Titans are SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
The Titans play in the Sunfoil Series first class competition (where they are the current 2015/16 champions[1]), the Momentum One Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge. They have been Supersport Series and MiWay T20 Challenge champions in the past, and had qualified to take part in the Champions League Twenty20 where they narrowly lost to the Sydney Sixers at SuperSport Park.
The Titans were also crowned Momentum One Day Cup champions in the 2014/15 season, beating the Cape Cobras in the final.
Champions League T20
Titans played very well in their first CLT20 and qualified for the semi-finals, where the Sydney Sixers nailed a win of the last ball in front of a massive crowd at SuperSport Park, Centurion. In the 2013 edition,they played well in the group stage, winning 2 matches and facing defeat in 2, but failed to qualify at the expense of T&T and the Chennai Super Kings.
Honours
- SuperSport Series (3) - 2006–07; 2008–09; 2011-2012 shared (1) - 2005–06
- Momentum One Day Cup (4)- 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013-14 (shared), 2014-15.
- Ram Slam T20 Challenge (4) - 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011-12, 2015-16.
- Sunfoil Series (1) - 2015-16.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Batsmen | ||||||
| 81 | Henry Davids | | 19 January 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Theunis de Bruyn | | 8 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| 64 | Dean Elgar | | 11 June 1987 | Left-handed | Left arm slow | |
| Kyllin Vardhan | | 31 July 1989 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 09 | Qaasim Adams | | 29 April 1984 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 24 | Farhaan Behardien | | 9 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 13 | Francois du Plessis | | 13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Quinton de Kock | | 17 December 1992 | Left-handed | — | Opener | |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | | 17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Heinrich Klaasen | | 30 July 1991 | Right-handed | — | Opener | |
| 20 | Heino Kuhn | | 1 April 1984 | Right-handed | — | Opener |
| Mangaliso Mosehle | | 24 April 1990 | Right-handed | — | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 81 | Albie Morkel | | 10 June 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 18 | Chris Morris | | 30 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Cobus Pienaar | | 23 October 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Grant Thomson | | 18 March 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Graeme van Buuren | | 22 August 1990 | Right-handed | Slow-left arm | ||
| Hendrik Steyn | | 6 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| 96 | David Wiese | | 18 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| 68 | Eden Links | | 25 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | | 18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm chinaman | ||
| Seam Bowlers | ||||||
| Corbin Bosch | | 10 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 3 | Junior Dala |  | 31 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 90 | Marchant de Lange | | 13 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Juan de Villiers | | 5 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 80 | Ethy Mbhalati | | 18 November 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Sammy Mofokeng | | 5 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 65 | Morné Morkel | | 6 October 1984 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 8 | Rowan Richards | | 8 July 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | |
Source(s): 2015 Squad per Cricinfo (plus amateurs who have played in 2014/15 and 15/16 seasons)
References
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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