Cape Cobras

The Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras[1] are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province, Boland, and South Western Districts areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's home venues are Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, Boland Park, Paarl, and the Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn. They have had the privilege of playing in the Champions League Twenty20.

Cape Cobras
Personnel
Captain Zubayr Hamza
Coach Ashwell Prince
Team information
ColoursHome   Blue   Yellow Away   Orange   Blue
Founded2005
Home groundNewlands
Capacity22,500
Official websiteCape Cobras

First-class

T20

The Cobras play in the 4-Day Franchise Series, Momentum One Day Cup and T20 Challenge competitions. They are one of the most successful domestic sides in the franchise era.

Playing kit

During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and 2016–17 CSA T20 Challenge, the Cobras played in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents as well as orange and blue kits to represent their sponsor's corporate colours.

Honours
  • CSA 4-Day Franchise Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
  • CSA One Day Cup (1) - 2006–07
  • CSA T20 Challenge (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011

Squad

Contracted players for the 2020/2021 Season:[2][3][4][5][6]

Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style
Opening Batsmen
Janneman Malan (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996Right-handed
Pieter Malan (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989Right-handed
Batsmen
Tony de Zorzi (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997Left-handed
Isma-eel Gafieldien (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996Left-handed
Zubayr Hamza (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995Right-handed
Aviwe Mgijima (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988Right-handed
Jonathan Bird (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001Left-handed
Wicket-keepers
Kyle Verreynne (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997Right-handed
All-rounders
Onke Nyaku (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
George Linde (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Corbin Bosch (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast
Jason Smith (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Calvin Savage (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Spin Bowlers
Imran Manack (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm orthodox
Seam Bowlers
Tshepo Moreki (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
Nandre Burger (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Ziyaad Abrahams (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Akhona Mnyaka (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

References
  1. "Cricket South Africa - Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras".
  2. https://capecobras.co.za/meet-the-team/
  3. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12624;team=3411;type=tournament
  4. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12594;team=3411;type=tournament
  5. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12625;team=3411;type=tournament
  6. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13189;team=3411;type=tournament
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