46-872: First-class T20 The DP World Lions is a professional cricket team in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The home venue is the DP World Wanderers Stadium which is situated in Illovo Sandton on Corlett Drive. The team plays in the CSA 4-Day Series first class cricket competition as well as in the Momentum 1 Day Cup , CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out Competition and CSA T20 Challenge limited over competitions. The DP World Lions Cricket manages amateur cricket in Gauteng province. All games happen in
92-534: A Zimbabwean Board XI (1993–94) and Namibia cricket team (1996–97). During the 1990s, as South Africa underwent political changes, several teams changed their names to adapt: Orange Free State became Free State (1995–96); Eastern Transvaal became Easterns (1995–96); Western Transvaal became North West (1996–97); Transvaal became Gauteng (1997–98); Northern Transvaal became Northerns (1997–98); and Natal became KwaZulu-Natal (1998–99). The competition itself also changed its name for commercial reasons, becoming
138-561: A cricket team in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . CSA 4-Day Domestic Series The CSA 4-Day Domestic Series is the domestic first class cricket competition of South Africa . The tournament is contested by teams from all nine provinces of South Africa. First contested as the Currie Cup from 1889–90, the tournament has undergone many changes and modifications in its history. In 2004,
184-567: A challenge final against the previous year's winner; but in 1906–07, a round-robin league format was established, which would be unchanged until 1982–83. First class cricket recommenced after the First World War in the 1920–21 season. The series continued to be held roughly two out of every three years, being cancelled during seasons which coincided with Test tours. After the 1925–26, all seven provincial teams featured in every season. They were joined temporarily by Rhodesia (who contested
230-538: A crossover between town and county with some strong local clubs tending at times to represent a whole county. Examples are London , which often played against county teams and was in some respects almost a county club in itself; Slindon , which was for a few years in the 1740s effectively representative of Sussex as a county; Dartford , sometimes representative of Kent; and the Hambledon Club , certainly representative of Hampshire and also perhaps of Sussex. One of
276-413: A major restructuring, with the six-team franchise system, as well as the semi-professional Provincial Competition, being dissolved. A new format of 15 first-class teams playing in two separate divisions, determined by promotion and relegation (after 2023/24), has been created in its place. From 2019, provinces and cricket unions submitted bids to CSA to make a case to be considered for the top division for
322-524: A once-off basis in the 1904–05 season. The Currie Cup was not contested every year, and a total of fourteen seasons were contested between its inception and the First World War . Aside from an interruption during the Boer War , typically seasons were not held when the English team were touring. The competition took on several different formats, including a knock-out structure, and a round-robin followed by
368-473: A promotion/relegation structure linked the two tiers, with the winner of the lower division generally replacing the last placed team from the top division — although this was not adhered to every season. The top division generally consisted of four or five teams. During this time, the stronger provinces began to field a 'B' team in the lower division. Transvaal B was the first to appear (1959–60), followed by Natal B (1965–66). These B-teams were not promoted to
414-403: A season Five centuries in successive innings Five centuries in six innings Five wickets in six balls Four wickets with consecutive balls Ten wickets in an innings Fifteen wickets in a match A 100 runs and 10 wickets in a match County cricket Inter- county cricket matches have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of
460-495: Is a 50 over one-day cricket competition in county cricket. The 18 English county sides are divided randomly into two groups of nine with each team playing each other once. The top four in each group reach the quarter-finals. The competition culminates at Lord's for the final. The Royal London One Day Cup replaced the Yorkshire Bank 40 over League. The first winners of the competition were Durham in 2014. The Twenty20 Cup
506-403: Is granted first-class status. The six MCC-sponsored University (MCCU) teams, were until 2020 also afforded first-class status for some of their matches against a first-class county. They were: Most of the first-class counties play three-day games against university cricket teams in the early part of the English cricket season. This is partly because the start of the cricket season coincides with
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#1732783778988552-663: Is the name of the county followed by the words County Cricket Club, often abbreviated as CCC. The opening first-class game of an English county cricket season has traditionally been played at Lord's between the MCC and the Champion County (the club that won the County Championship the previous year). When the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) plays against one of the first-class counties, the game
598-580: Is the top Twenty20 cricket competition contested by the eighteen first-class counties. The games are limited to 20 overs per side, and the emphasis is on fast action. From 2018, the competition is called Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons. The competitions of national counties cricket are the National Counties Cricket Championship and the NCCA Knockout Trophy . The Women's County Championship
644-694: The Knights in 2010–11); Eastern Province and Border became the Warriors ; North West and Gauteng became the Lions ; Northerns and Easterns became the Titans ; and KwaZulu-Natal became the Dolphins . These changes occurred across limited overs cricket as well as first class cricket, although the round-robin format was kept. In the franchise era, the Titans (formerly North Eastern Transvaal/Northern Transvaal) were
690-640: The historic counties of England and Wales . Since the late 19th century, there have been two county championship competitions played at different levels: the County Championship , a first-class competition which involves eighteen first-class county clubs among which seventeen are English and one is from Wales; and the National Counties Championship , which involves nineteen English county clubs and one club that represents several Welsh counties. County cricket started in
736-512: The 1980s and 1990s, the weaker provincial teams began to gradually migrate back from the Bowl competition to the Currie Cup. At the same time, those provinces' B-teams began to contest the Bowl, which gradually turned the Bowl entirely into a Currie Cup second XI competition. By 1996–97, the Bowl had split into a two-tier competition (with only the top division given first-class status), and by 1999–2000, all stand-alone provincial teams had returned to
782-541: The 2023–24 season. Points System Teams are awarded points based on the result of the match as follows: In addition, teams earn bonus points based on their performance in the first 100 overs of each team's first innings: A points system of this basic structure was first introduced in 1971–72, and has been used in almost all seasons since; the current points system was introduced in the 2017–18 season . *Numbers in parentheses count outright championships only. Note: Transvaal B and South West Districts are not shown in
828-443: The 60 Currie Cups contested — the only exception being Kimberley's win in the second tournament in 1890–91, won based on the result of a single game against Transvaal. In 1988–89, Eastern Province finally broke that dominance when it beat Transvaal in the final. Orange Free State would win its first championship in the 1990s, and Easterns would also win a championship in the 2000s. In first-class domestic cricket, Transvaal/Gauteng were
874-459: The Bowl in 1980–81, and entered the Cup in 1993–94; and Eastern Transvaal and Western Transvaal , who entered the Bowl in 1991–92, and were the last two teams promoted to the top level in 1999–2000. During the same time, the Bowl competition was joined by Northern Transvaal B (1982–83), Orange Free State B (1989–90), Border B and Boland B (1993–94) and Griqualand West B (1997–98), as well as
920-647: The Cape as part of the Champion Bat Tournament . The tournament was played on five occasions, with its final edition in 1890–91. Sir Donald Currie, the founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the sponsor of the 1889 English tour, donated a trophy for the champions of the promising domestic competition. The 'Currie Cup' was first awarded to Kimberley , who had beaten Transvaal in the single match competition of 1889–90. From 1892 to 1893,
966-540: The Castle Cup in 1990–91, and then the SuperSport Series in 1996–97. During this era, the format of the competition changed several times. In 1982–83, a final was played between the top two teams; this was expanded to a four-team knock-out in 1983–84 and contracted to a three-team knock-out in 1985–86. In 1987–88, the league was split into two pools with a single final between the pool winners. In 1990–91,
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#17327837789881012-580: The Currie Cup, with the Bowl being shut down as a first-class competition. Northern Transvaal was the first team to return to the Currie Cup, in 1979–80; that same year was the final year for Rhodesia, which did not participate following the end of white-minority rule and independence. Orange Free State returned to the Currie Cup in 1985–86. Border returned permanently in 1991–92 (following an unsuccessful two-season return in 1985–86 and 1986–87). Griqualand West returned in 1996–97. In addition, three new provincial teams entered during this time: Boland , who entered
1058-574: The DP World Lions Cricket nd 50 clubs. Within these leagues, we see over 2000 cricket matches played during a season. DP World Lions is owned by Lions Cricket. Various Associations are affiliated to DP World Lions Cricket: The tertiary institutions are affiliated to the Union; Wits University, University of Johannesburg, Wits Technikon, Richfield Institute of Technology (a post-matric, distance online education learning institution) and
1104-421: The English counties have been allowed to take part in some English county cricket one-day competitions. They include: The Huntingdonshire ( [REDACTED] ) club are academy level. An important year was 1873, when player qualification rules came into force, requiring players to choose at the start of each season whether they would play for the county of their birth or their county of residence. Before this, it
1150-947: The Vaal University of Technology. Central Gauteng Lions now consist of three substructures: Johannesburg Metro, Sedibeng, and West Rand. 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup During the Momentum 1 Day Cup , and the limited-overs Twenty20 competition, the DP World Lions play in golden yellow shirts and trousers with slight royal blue accentuated patterns on the sleeves. Russell Domingo (Head Coach), Jimmy Kgamadi (Assistant Coach), Prasanna Agoram (Performance Analyst), Ziyaad Mahomed (Physiotherapist), Nandile Tyali (S & C), Dr Davina Naidoo (Doctor), Dr Nthabiseng Maesela (Doctor), Amit Bhoola (Team Manager). Shaun Pretorius (Head Coach), Tholang Hlalele, Teboho Ntsukuyane (Assistant Coaches), Inge Konig (S & C), Sheenagh Jordan (Physiotherapist), AJ Rudman (Team Manager). This article about
1196-419: The best county teams in the late 18th century was Berkshire , which no longer has first-class status. All matches prior to 1988 were scheduled for three days, normally of a nominal six hours each plus intervals, but often with the first two days lengthened by up to an hour and the final day shortened, so that teams with fixtures elsewhere on the following day could travel at sensible hours. The exception to this
1242-600: The competition began to take the familiar form of province-based competition in a champion format, inspired by the English County Cricket structure. Kimberley (who became known as Griqualand West for the 1892–93 season) and Transvaal were joined by Western Province (1892–93), Natal , Eastern Province (both 1893–94), Border (1897–98) and Orange Free State (1903–04) — although not all of these teams competed in every season after they were established. Rhodesia and South Western Districts also competed on
1288-588: The consecutive 1929–30 and 1931–32 season), and permanently by North Eastern Transvaal in 1937–38, which was the final season before World War II . In all, eleven seasons were played between the wars. During this time, cricket in South Africa began to spread outside the British settler diaspora, particularly in the Afrikaner and Indian community. However, cricket remained strictly, although not yet legally, segregated with various national bodies governing cricket for
1334-482: The different racial groups. First-class domestic continued to be white-only. After an eight-year hiatus, the Currie Cup restarted in 1946–47 with all eight provincial teams and Rhodesia (who would now feature permanently) In 1951–52, the competition adopted a two-tiered structure, which was retained in some format until 1999–2000 (except for a one-off recombination into a single division in 1960–61). From its inception, until South Africa's international isolation in 1971,
1380-479: The domestic game. Domestic cricket in South Africa reached its peak during the years of isolation in the 1970s and 1980s. With standards exceptionally high, spectators came in their thousands to watch Currie Cup cricket due to the inability to support the national team following South Africa's expulsion in 1970 by the ICC. The two-division format was retained, but promotion/relegation was abandoned, and from 1971 to 1972,
1426-520: The eighteenth century, the earliest known inter-county match being played in 1709, though an official County Championship was not instituted until 1890. Inter-county cricket was popular throughout the 18th century, although the best teams, such as Kent in the 1740s or Hampshire in the days of the famous Hambledon Club , were usually acknowledged as such by being matched against All-England . The most successful county teams were Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex , Surrey and Sussex . There was, however, often
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1472-632: The end of the university academic year, and partly because the games act as pre-season warm-ups for the county clubs. The National Counties, known prior to 2020 as the Minor Counties, are the cricketing counties of England that are not afforded first-class status. A team represents the counties of Wales other than Glamorgan. There are no representative teams carrying the names of the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland which are both covered by Cumbria . Present members are: Eastern Division Western Division Some teams outside of
1518-409: The following locations: Johannesburg North, Soweto, Kagiso, Central Johannesburg, Vaal South and surrounding areas. The DP World Lions Cricket invests in six HUBS that are township-based, as well as one RPC. Some of the organisations main focus areas are to grow blind, deaf and women’s Cricket in the province and to reach rural areas. There are 18 leagues throughout the province administered by
1564-519: The initial two seasons. The bidding process was overseen by the Independent Evaluation Committee (IEE) who took into account a range of criteria, such as cricketing and financial operations, women's and age-group development, transformation policies and stadium infrastructure. Eight teams make up the first division, with 16 contracted players each, and seven teams the second division, with 11 contracted players each, taking
1610-437: The league returned to a single pool with no final. The final returned in 1998–99. Then, with eleven teams from 1999 to 2000, the league adopted a format similar to the 1999 Cricket World Cup , with a super eight or super six round before a single final. The most notable feature of this era was the end of the dominance of Transvaal, Natal and Western Province. Prior to the 1988–89 season, the three teams had amongst them won 59 of
1656-522: The most successful team to have played, winning the competition 25 times between 1889–90 and 2004–05, as well as four shared titles. In 2004–05, the format of South African domestic cricket was changed entirely. The eleven provincial teams were rationalised into six new teams: Western Province and Boland merged to form the Cape Cobras ; Griqualand West and Free State formed the Eagles (who later became
1702-547: The most successful, winning six titles. The eleven provincial Currie Cup teams, as well as South Western Districts and KwaZulu-Natal Inland , continued to compete separately in the Provincial Three-Day Challenge , which remained a first-class competition, although on a semi-professional level and no longer the top level of red-ball cricket in South Africa. In March 2021, Cricket South Africa announced that South African domestic cricket would undergo
1748-427: The new format being seen as a return to the more traditional structure, some of South Africa's nine provinces have more than one team. Only Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North West – the least populated provinces – will have one team. Some new sides have opted to keep the name of their previous franchises to which they belonged, whilst others have decided on new branding. Division allocation as of
1794-502: The table. Each contested only one season in the top division, and neither finished in the top two. Note: Includes only Currie Cup lower division and Bowl seasons with full first-class status. Note: To minimise the size of the table, teams which contested five or fewer seasons without winning or placing second are not shown. These teams were: Orange Free State B/Free State B, Rhodesia B/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia B, Griqualand West B, Zimbabwe Board XI, Border B and Boland B. Two double centuries in
1840-603: The top division remained constant with five teams: Transvaal, Natal, Eastern Province, Western Province and Rhodesia. The second division expanded with more B-teams: Western Province B joining in 1975–76, and Eastern Province B and Rhodesia B joining in 1977–78. During the 1970s, the second division became a separate competition from the Currie Cup, known initially as the Castle Bowl (and later under different commercial names, such as UCB Bowl). In 1971–72, North Eastern Transvaal became known as Northern Transvaal . Through
1886-520: The top division when they won the lower competition. Since the 1965–66 season, the Currie Cup has been contested every year, and was no longer suspended during international tours. The introduction of apartheid (separation of racial groups by strict legal enforcement) following the 1948 General Election did not have a great impact on the domestic competition. Although previously not bound legally, first-class cricket had long been de facto white-only and international opinion had little practical effect on
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1932-413: The total to 205. CSA believes that the new format will provide more opportunities for players to compete at a high standard just below international cricket, in turn providing a wider talent pool for the national selectors. It is hoped that wider selection of teams at the highest domestic level will help increase playing opportunities of all races, particularly those currently underrepresented. Although
1978-558: The traditional province-based format was replaced, with many teams amalgamating. In its place, six entirely professional franchises were created that represented much larger population areas. The competition underwent significant restructuring once again before the start of the 2021–22 season . The six-team franchise system was disbanded, and the tournament returned to its more traditional format. Fifteen province-based teams now compete across two divisions, determined by promotion and relegation. Like many other Commonwealth nations, cricket
2024-425: Was first introduced by the British in the early 19th Century, with the sport becoming firmly established in South Africa by the 1880s. In March 1889, a touring English side played a South African XI in two matches, in what would retrospectively be designated as the first Test played in South Africa. First-class domestic cricket had slowly been developing since 1876, when local settlements and towns played each other in
2070-635: Was quite common for a player to play for both counties during the course of a single season. Three meetings were held, and at the last of these, held at The Oval on 9 June 1873, the following rules were decided on: The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. The tournament currently has a two-division format with ten counties in Division One and eight in Division Two. The Royal London One-Day Cup
2116-517: Was the 1919 season, when there was an experiment with two-day matches played over longer hours, up to nine o'clock in the evening in mid-summer. This experiment was not repeated. From 1988 to 1992 some matches were played over four days. From 1993 onward, all matches have been scheduled for four days. The eighteen first-class counties are the top league cricket teams. They are named after historic English counties and include one Welsh county . The first-class counties are: The full name of each club
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