The Northerns women's cricket team, also known as Fidelity Titans and previously known as Northern Transvaal women's cricket team, is the women's representative cricket team for the South African region of Tshwane. They compete in the CSA Women's One-Day Cup, which they have won three times, and the CSA Women's T20 Challenge.[1]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Robyn Searle |
| Coach | Bryon Fraser |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1960 |
| Home ground | Centurion Park, Centurion |
| History | |
| ODC wins | 3 |
| T20 wins | 0 |
| Official website | Titans Cricket |
History edit
The side first appeared in the Simon Trophy, as Northern Transvaal, in the 1951–52 season and played in the tournament until 1959–60.[2] As Northerns, they next competed in the Inter-Provincial Tournament in 1995–96, and have competed in the tournament ever since.[1] They first won the tournament in 1998–99, beating North West in the final.[3] They next won the tournament in 2010–11, finishing second in their group to qualify for the knockout stages before beating Boland in the semi-final and KwaZulu-Natal in the final.[4] They retained their title the following season, going unbeaten in the group stages before beating KwaZulu-Natal in the semi-final.[5] They then beat Western Province in the final by 161 runs, with Marizanne Kapp making 106.[6]
They have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13.[1] They have finished as runners-up in the competition twice, in 2013–14 and 2015–16.[7][8]
In August 2023, it was announced that a new professional domestic system would be implemented for women's cricket in South Africa. As one of the six teams in the top division of the two domestic competitions, Northerns would be allowed eleven professional players from the 2023–24 season onwards.[9][10]
Players edit
Current squad edit
Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[11]
| Name | Nationality | Notes |
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| Robyn Searle |  South Africa |
Club captain; wicket-keeper |
| Anneke Bosch | South Africa |
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| Ricea Coetzer | South Africa |
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| Rode de Nysschen | South Africa |
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| Gandhi Jafta | South Africa |
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| Nicolien Janse van Rensburg | South Africa |
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| Aabha Joshi | South Africa |
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| Masabata Klaas | South Africa |
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| Monalisa Legodi | South Africa |
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| Simone Lourens | South Africa |
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| Suné Luus | South Africa |
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| Lesedi Madisha | South Africa |
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| Amogelang Maphangula | South Africa |
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| Eliz-Mari Marx | South Africa |
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| Paulina Mashishi | South Africa |
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| Josephine Maswangane | South Africa |
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| Lebogang Nkadimeng | South Africa |
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| Katherine Prior | South Africa |
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| Jenna Searle | South Africa |
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| Kay-Leigh Tapp | South Africa |
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| Tiani van den Heuvel | South Africa |
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| Christelle van der Schyff | South Africa |
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| Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa |
Notable players edit
Players who have played for Northerns and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[12]
Patricia Klesser (1960)- Anina Burger (1997)
- Cindy Eksteen (1997)
- Linda Olivier (1997)
- Karin Swart (1997)
- Yulandi van der Merwe (2000)
- Sunette Viljoen (2000)
- Rozelle Scheepers (2000)
- Hanri Strydom (2000)
- Cri-Zelda Brits (2002)
- Tamara Reeves (2002)
- Charlize van der Westhuizen (2003)
- Lonell de Beer (2005)
- Marcia Letsoalo (2007)
- Mignon du Preez (2007)
- Kirsten Blair (2007)
- Dane van Niekerk (2009)
- Marizanne Kapp (2009)
- Masabata Klaas (2010)
- Melissa Smook (2011)
- Suné Luus (2012)
- Andrie Steyn (2014)
- Odine Kirsten (2016)
- Anneke Bosch (2016)
- Nadine de Klerk (2017)
- Robyn Searle (2018)
- Delmi Tucker (2022)
- Eliz-Mari Marx (2023)
Honours edit
- CSA Women's Provincial Programme:
- Winners (3): 1998–99, 2010–11 & 2011–12
- CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition:
- Winners (0):
- Best finish: Runners-up (2013–14 & 2015–16)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Northerns Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Simon Trophy 1951/52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Caltrate Inter-Provincial Tournament 1998/99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2010/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Northerns Women v Western Province Women, 7 April 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Celebrates Landmark Moment in Women's Cricket with the Launch of Professional Domestic Women's League". Cricket South Africa. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "South Africa's women's team to get equal match fees as the men". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Fidelity Titans Assemble a Strong Team for the 2023/2024 Season". CricketWorld. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Northerns Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.