Dolphins (cricket team)

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins are a franchise cricket team representing the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. They take part in the Sunfoil Series first class competition, the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge limited overs competitions. The team's home venues are Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban and the Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg.

Hollywoodbets Dolphins
Personnel
Captain Keshav Maharaj
Coach Imraan Khan
Team information
Colours  Black   Green
Founded2003
Home groundKingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Capacity25,000
Official websitehttp://www.dolphinscricket.co.za

First-class

ODI/T20 Away

ODI/T20 Home

Former Dolphins cricketers include Proteas players Shaun Pollock, Jonty Rhodes, Pat Symcox, Lance Klusener, Andrew Hudson, Errol Stewart, Dale Benkenstein, Imraan Khan, Morné van Wyk, Dane Vilas and Mthokozisi Shezi. Hashim Amla played for the Dolphins for many seasons before moving to the Cape Cobras. Kyle Abbott played for the Dolphins before moving to Hampshire on a Kolpak deal.[1]

International players to play for the Dolphins include Malcolm Marshall, Collis King, Hartley Alleyne, Nixon McLean, Eldine Baptiste, Neil Johnson, Sanath Jayasuriya,[2] Ravi Bopara, Graham Onions and Kevin Pietersen.

Current Proteas cricketers in the Hollywoodbets Dolphins squad include Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Imran Tahir, Andile Phehlukwayo, Robert Frylinck, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Khaya Zondo, Senuran Muthusamy and Daryn Dupavillon.

They are the only side in South Africa that did not merge several provincial teams to form the side when the franchise system was introduced into South African domestic cricket.

Playing kit

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins home kit consists of black shirts and black trousers with green trim during limited overs competitions. The away strip for limited overs competitions is purple shirts and purple trousers with yellow trim.

Sponsors

Hollywoodbets are the Dolphins' primary shirt sponsors until the end of the 2019/20 season,[3] with local radio station East Coast Radio (ECR 94.5FM) their associate sponsor.

Honours
  • SuperSport Series (0) – ; shared (2) – 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Ram Slam T20 Challenge Winners 2013/14
  • Momentum One Day Cup Winners 2017/18 (shared with Warriors)
  • Momentum One Day Cup Winners 2019/20

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins finished as runners-up in the 2017/18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge, after losing to the Multiply Titans in the final at Centurion.[4]

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins reached the final of the 2017/18 Momentum One Day Cup after beating the Cape Cobras in the semi-final. The Dolphins played the Warriors in the final at Kingsmead, however the match was abandoned halfway through the Dolphins first innings due to persistent rain. The rain continued on the reserve day forcing the final to be abandoned, and the trophy was shared between the two teams.[5]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Opening Batsmen
Michael Erlank (1990-07-04) 4 July 1990Left-handedRight arm off break
Sarel Erwee (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989Left-handedRight arm off break
Thamsanqa Khumalo (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999Left-handedRight arm off break
Vaughn van Jaarsveld (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985Left-handedRight arm medium
Middle order batsmen
Marques Ackerman (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996Left-handedRight arm off breakCaptain(First Class Cricket)
Cody Chetty (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991Right-handedRight arm off break
Sibonelo Makhanya (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996Right-handedRight arm medium
David Miller (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989Left-handedRight arm off breakLimited-overs Only
Khayelihle Zondo (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakCaptain
Wicket-keepers
Grant Roelofsen (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996Right-handedOpener
Jason Oakes (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995Right-handedOpener
All-rounders
Eathan Bosch (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998Right-handedRight arm fast
Robert Frylinck (1984-09-27) 27 September 1984Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Senuran Muthusamy (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994Left-handedLeft arm orthodoxOpener
Andile Phehlukwayo (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996Left-handedRight arm fast
Calvin Savage (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
Spin Bowlers
Keshav Maharaj (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
Smangaliso Nhlebela (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
Prenelan Subrayen (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993Right-handedRight arm off break
Seam Bowlers
Daryn Dupavillon (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994Right-handedRight arm fast
Keith Dudgeon (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Kerwin Mungroo (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994Right-handedRight arm fast
Lwandiswa Zuma (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996Right-handedRight arm fast
Okuhle Cele (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997Right-handedRight arm fast

The above list represents the Dolphins squad for the 2019/20 season as well as uncontracted players who have represented Dolphins during 2018/19 and 2019/20.[6][7][8][9][10]

List

A list of all the cricketers who have represented the Dolphins cricket team at List A, First Class and T20 level. The list only includes those players since the inception of the Dolphins franchise in the 2004/05 season.

List of LIST A Dolphins Players
NumberNameNatList A DebutDebut OppositionVenue
1Lance Klusener12 November 2004TitansDurban
2Imraan Khan12 November 2004TitansDurban
3Doug Watson12 November 2004TitansDurban
4Ahmed Amla12 November 2004TitansDurban
5Dale Benkenstein12 November 2004TitansDurban
6Ashraf Mall12 November 2004TitansDurban
7Jon Kent12 November 2004TitansDurban
8Duncan Brown12 November 2004TitansDurban
9Russel Symcox12 November 2004TitansDurban
10Andrew Tweedie12 November 2004TitansDurban
11Zahir Abrahim12 November 2004TitansDurban
12Tyron Pillay14 November 2004Western Province BolandCape Town
13Wade Wingfield19 November 2004LionsDurban
14Mfuneko Ngam19 November 2004LionsDurban
15Hashim Amla18 February 2005TitansCenturion
16Daryn Smit25 November 2005WarriorsDurban
17Ugasen Govender25 November 2005WarriorsDurban
18Mornantau Hayward12 December 2005WarriorsEast London
19Robert Frylinck16 December 2005Cape CobrasDurban
20Yusuf Abdulla21 December 2005EaglesDurban
21Kyle Smit6 October 2006EaglesDurban
22Johann Louw6 October 2006EaglesDurban
23Saidi Mlongo13 October 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
24Nkululeko Serame3 November 2006LionsPotchefstroom
25Andrew Hall12 November 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
26Shaun Pollock12 November 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
27Yadene Singh12 November 2006Cape CobrasCape Town
28David Miller8 February 2008TitansDurban
29Pierre de Bruyn8 February 2008TitansDurban
30Alfonso Thomas8 February 2008TitansDurban
31Quinton Friend8 February 2008TitansDurban
32Morne van Vuuren24 February 2008LionsPotchefstroom
33Rivash Gobind27 February 2008ZimbabweHarare
34Jonathan Vandiar7 March 2008EaglesDurban
35Sanath Jayasuriya14 November 2008LionsPotchefstroom
36HD Ackerman14 November 2008LionsPotchefstroom
37Grant Rowley14 November 2008LionsPotchefstroom
38Cameron Delport4 January 2009WarriorsPort Elizabeth
39Loots Bosman4 November 2009LionsPotchefstroom
40Kyle Abbott13 January 2010WarriorsEast London
41Kyle Nipper17 January 2010TitansPietermaritzburg
42Ravi Bopara29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
43Glen Addicott29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
44Devon Conway29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
45Tabraiz Shamsi29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
46Imran Tahir29 October 2010Cape CobrasDurban
47Vaughn van Jaarsveld5 November 2010TitansCenturion
48Khaya Zondo14 November 2010Cape CobrasPaarl
49Keshav Maharaj14 November 2010Cape CobrasPaarl
50Mthokozisi Shezi19 November 2010KnightsDurban
51Friedel de Wet4 November 2011Cape CobrasDurban
52Matt Hulett6 November 2011WarriorsPietermaritzburg
53Dane Paterson18 November 2011KnightsBloemfontein
54Divan van Wyk23 November 2011TitansDurban
55Cody Chetty30 November 2011Cape CobrasCape Town
56Prenelan Subrayen4 November 2012Cape CobrasPietermaritzburg
57Lonwabo Tsotsobe4 November 2012Cape CobrasPietermaritzburg
58Craig Alexander14 November 2012KnightsBloemfontein
59Calvin Savage5 December 2012WarriorsEast London
60Morné van Wyk13 October 2013LionsPotchefstroom
61Graham Onions25 October 2013Cape CobrasPaarl
62Andile Phehlukwayo10 October 2014TitansCenturion
63Sibonelo Makhanya15 October 2014LionsDurban
64Rabian Engelbrecht15 October 2014LionsDurban
65Thandi Tshabalala17 October 2014KnightsBloemfontein
66Daryn Dupavillon24 October 2014LionsPotchefstroom
67Tshepo Moreki24 October 2014LionsPotchefstroom
68Ryan McLaren10 February 2015TitansDurban
69Tshepang Dithole11 October 2015KnightsPietermaritzburg
70Ayavuya Myoli29 January 2016Cape CobrasCape Town
71Sarel Erwee13 February 2016TitansDurban
72Senuran Muthusamy1 March 2017KnightsBloemfontein
73Dane Vilas21 December 2017Cape CobrasDurban
74Attie Maposa21 December 2017Cape CobrasDurban
75Okuhle Cele2 March 2019KnightsDurban
76Kerwin Mungroo9 March 2019Cape CobrasPietermaritzburg
77Marques Ackerman15 March 2019TitansDurban
78Eathan Bosch15 March 2019TitansDurban
79Grant Roelofsen1 February 2020KnightsDurban
80Keith Dudgeon8 March 2020WarriorsEast London
81Andile Mogakane13 March 2020LionsPotchefstroom
82Lifa Ntanzi13 March 2020LionsPotchefstroom

References
  • South African Cricket Annual – various editions
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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