Warriors (cricket team)

Warriors (cricket team)
Chevrolet Warriors
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Coach: South Africa Russell Domingo
Captain: South Africa Davey Jacobs
Founded: 2003
Home ground: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Capacity: 16,000
Official website: Chevrolet Warriors

The Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London.

The combined team plays in the SuperSport Series first-class competition and also in the MTN Domestic Championship and the Standard Bank Twenty20 limited over competitions. The Chevrolet Warriors are the 2009/2010 MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 winners. They finished as runners-up to the Chennai Super Kings in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Honours

  • SuperSport Series (0) -  ; shared (0) -
  • MTN40 Championship (1) 2009/2010
  • Pro20 Series (1) - 2009/2010

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
5 Ashwell Prince South Africa 28 May 1977 (1977-05-28) (age 34) Left-handed Right arm off break
10 Craig Thyssen South Africa 25 March 1984 (1984-03-25) (age 27) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
21 Jon-Jon Smuts South Africa 21 August 1988 (1988-08-21) (age 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
41 Colin Ingram South Africa 3 July 1985 (1985-07-03) (age 26) Left-handed
?? Kelly Smuts South Africa 22 January 1990 (1990-01-22) (age 21) Left-handed Right arm medium
?? Michael Smith South Africa 5 May 1980 (1980-05-05) (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium
?? Darryl Brown South Africa 25 March 1983 (1983-03-25) (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
?? Bevan Bennett South Africa 9 September 1981 (1981-09-09) (age 30) Left-handed Right arm leg break
?? Jerry Nqolo South Africa 23 July 1991 (1991-07-23) (age 20) Right-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
3 Jacques Kallis South Africa 16 October 1975 (1975-10-16) (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
22 Johan Botha South Africa 2 May 1982 (1982-05-02) (age 29) Right-handed Right arm off break
34 Nicky Boje South Africa 20 March 1973 (1973-03-20) (age 38) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
36 Wayne Parnell South Africa 30 July 1989 (1989-07-30) (age 22) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast
77 Justin Kreusch South Africa 27 September 1979 (1979-09-27) (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
9 Mark Boucher South Africa 3 December 1976 (1976-12-03) (age 34) Right-handed
13 Arno Jacobs South Africa 13 March 1977 (1977-03-13) (age 34) Left-handed
82 Davey Jacobs South Africa 4 November 1982 (1982-11-04) (age 29) Right-handed Captain
Bowlers
16 Makhaya Ntini South Africa 6 July 1977 (1977-07-06) (age 34) Right-handed Right arm fast
23 Juan Theron South Africa 24 July 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
40 Garnett Kruger South Africa 5 January 1977 (1977-01-05) (age 34) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
64 Lonwabo Tsotsobe South Africa 7 March 1984 (1984-03-07) (age 27) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
?? Lyall Meyer South Africa 23 March 1982 (1982-03-23) (age 29) Left-handed Right arm fast
?? Andrew Birch South Africa 7 June 1985 (1985-06-07) (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
?? Corbyn Dolley South Africa 26 November 1987 (1987-11-26) (age 23) Right-handed Right arm off break
?? Reece Williams South Africa 16 November 1988 (1988-11-16) (age 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
?? Basheeru-Deen Walters South Africa 16 September 1986 (1986-09-16) (age 25) Right-handed Right arm fast
?? Sinethemba Mjekula South Africa 16 October 1983 (1983-10-16) (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
?? Siyamthanda Ntshona South Africa 31 August 1990 (1990-08-31) (age 21) Right-handed Right arm fast

Source: Cricinfo

References

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