The Free State women's cricket team, previously known as Orange Free State women's cricket team, is the women's representative cricket team for the South African province of Free State. They compete in the Women's Provincial Programme and the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition.[1]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Yolandi Potgieter |
| Coach | Ruan Dercksen |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1996 |
| Home ground | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| History | |
| WPP wins | 0 |
| WPT20 wins | 0 |
| Official website | Knights Cricket |
HistoryEdit
The side first played as Orange Free State in the 1952–53 season of the Simon Trophy, losing in the final of the competition.[2] As Free State, they first appeared in the 1996–97 season of the Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament, although the full results for the tournament are unrecorded.[3] They have competed in every season of the tournament since.[1] They reached the quarter-finals of the competition in 2004–05, as well as finishing 4th in both 2007–08 and 2018–19.[4][5][6]
They have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, including finishing 4th in the first competition.[7] They have also finished third in the Top 6 league of the competition twice, in 2016–17 and 2019–20.[8][9]
PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
Based on squad announced for the 2021–22 season. Players in bold have international caps.[10]
| Name | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yolandi Potgieter |  South Africa |
Club captain |
| Envrique Cornellissen | South Africa |
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| Annerie Dercksen | South Africa |
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| Delmari Hoffman | South Africa |
Wicket-keeper |
| Nonzwakazi John | South Africa |
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| Zintle Kula | South Africa |
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| Tlaleng Masekula | South Africa |
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| Bonolo Mokoena | South Africa |
Wicket-keeper |
| Rene Nel | South Africa |
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| April Ntabiseng | South Africa |
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| Mampe Ntsane | South Africa |
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| Miane Smit | South Africa |
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| Gizelle Janse van Rensburg | South Africa |
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| Christen van Wyk | South Africa |
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| Christelize Vos | South Africa |
Notable playersEdit
Players who have played for Free State and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[11]
Cindy Eksteen (1997)- Leslie Korkie (1997)
- Cri-Zelda Brits (2002)
- Susan Benade (2005)
- Annelie Minny (2007)
- Masabata Klaas (2010)
- Yolandi Potgieter (2013)
- Anneke Bosch (2016)
- Annerie Dercksen (2023)
HonoursEdit
- CSA Women's Provincial Programme:
- Winners (0):
- Best finish: 4th (2007–08 & 2018–19)
- CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition:
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Free State Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Simon Trophy 1952/53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's Provincial League 2004/05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's Provincial League 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Free State Women's Squad 2021/22". Knights Cricket. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Free State Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.