- KwaZulu Natal cricket team
The KwaZulu Natal cricket team (formerly Natal cricket team) is the
first-class cricket team that represents the province ofKwaZulu Natal (formerly Natal) inSouth Africa . For the purposes of theSuperSport Series , KwaZulu Natal is the only team that has not merged with another and it has played in the series as the Dolphins from October 2004.Honours
* Currie Cup (21) - 1910-11, 1912-13, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1980-81, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2001-02; shared (3) - 1921-22, 1937-38, 1965-66
* Standard Bank Cup (4) - 1983-84, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02
* South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) -
* South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (0) -
* Gillette/Nissan Cup (3) - 1974-75, 1976-77, 1987-88Club history
The team was originally called Natal and began playing in December 1889 at the start of first-class cricket in South Africa. The name changed in April 1998.
Venues
Venues have included:
*Albert Park ,Durban (April 1895 - Jan 1906)
*City Oval ,Pietermaritzburg (alternative venue April 1895 - Dec 2002)
*Lord's, Durban (March 1898 - April 1922)
*Kingsmead , Durban (Jan 1923 - present)
*Jan Smuts Stadium , Pietermaritzburg (Feb 1959 - Dec 1995)
* Settler's Park,Ladysmith (three games Jan 1971 - March 1973)
* Lahee Park,Pinetown (occasional venue Jan 1974 - Dec 1979)
* Alexandra Memorial Ground,Umzinto (used twice 1974 - 1977)References
* "South African Cricket Annual" – various editions
* "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" – various editions
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