Cape Cobras

Cape Cobras
Captain:

South Africa Justin Ontong (T20),

South Africa Omphile Ramela (List A)
Coach: South Africa Paul Adams
Overseas player: Trinidad and Tobago Kieron Pollard
Colours:      Blue      Yellow
Founded: 2005
Home ground: PPC Newlands
Capacity: 25,000
Official website: Cape Cobras

The Cape Cobras are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province and Boland areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's dual home venues are PPC Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.

The Cobras play in the Sunfoil Cup, Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge competitions, and are one of the most successful domestic sides in the modern era.

Playing kit

During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge, the Cobras play in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents. Their current kit provider is BAS. Without a title sponsor this season, the Cobras are wearing the Nelson Mandela Foundation logo on their shirts instead.[1] Their associate sponsor is KFM.

Honours

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Opening Batsmen
Matthew Kleinveldt South Africa England 10 August 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off-break
4 Andrew Puttick South Africa 11 December 1980 Left-handed Right-arm leg break
Omphile Ramela South Africa 14 March 1988 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
74 Stiaan van Zyl South Africa 19 September 1987 Left-handed Right-arm medium
Batsmen
1Hashim Amla South Africa 31 March 1983 Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day opener
21 JP Duminy South Africa 14 April 1984 Left-handed Right-arm off break
88 Richard Levi South Africa 14 January 1988 Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day Opener
Pieter Malan South Africa 12 August 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
50 Lesiba Ngoepe South Africa 14 April 1993 Left-handed Slow left-arm
28 Justin Ontong South Africa 4 January 1980 Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Keegan Petersen South Africa 8 August 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
44 Dane Vilas South Africa 10 June 1985 Right-handed —
All-rounders
Sybrand Engelbrecht South Africa 15 September 1988 Right-handed Right-arm off-spin
34 Justin Kemp South Africa 2 October 1977 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Shaheen Khan South Africa 28 June 1987 Right-handed Right Armmedium-fast
Wayne Parnell South Africa 30 July 1989 Left-handed Left arm fast-medium
5 Robin Peterson South Africa 4 August 1979 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
24 Vernon Philander South Africa 24 June 1985 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Spin Bowlers
George Linde South Africa 12 April 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm
Dane Piedt South Africa 6 March 1990 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Seam Bowlers
Ferisco Adams South Africa 12 July 1989 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Beuran Hendricks South Africa 8 June 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
9 Rory Kleinveldt South Africa 15 March 1983 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Aviwe Mgijima South Africa 10 August 1988 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Tshepo Moreki South Africa 10 July 1993 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Travis Muller South Africa 4 March 1993 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Mpilo Njoloza South Africa 20 December 1988 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
44 Dane Paterson South Africa 4 April 1989 Right-handed Right arm fast
Zakhele Qwabe South Africa 25 May 1988 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
10 Mthokozisi Shezi South Africa 9 September 1987 Left-handed Left arm medium
8 Dale Steyn South Africa 27 June 1983 Right-handed Right-arm fast
Lizaad Williams South Africa 1 October 1993 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

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

Noted players

External sources

References

  1. ↑ http://news.media.co.za/cobras-to-display-nelson-mandela-foundation-logo-in-momentum-cup-campaign/
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