From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
South Africa A cricket team
Second-tier national team
Second-tier national team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | South Africa A |
| image | Flag of South Africa.svg |
| coach | Shukri Conrad |
| captain | Tony de Zorzi |
| founded | 1992 |
| first_fc | England A |
| first_fc_year | January 1994 |
| website | Official Website |
The South Africa A cricket team is a national cricket team representing South Africa. It is the second-tier of international South African cricket, below the full South Africa national cricket team. Matches played by South Africa A are not Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively. Tony de Zorzi is the current captain of the side, while they are being coached by Shukri Conrad.
History
South Africa A played their first match in January 1994, a five-day first-class contest against the touring England A cricket team.
South Africa A have played a number of series, both home and away against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition. Their first tour was to Zimbabwe in 1994–95, when they played three first-class matches and three one-day matches, including one match against Zimbabwe A. They played their first Twenty20 in November 2009, facing an England XI as part of the English tour of South Africa.
Current squad
This is a list of players who have played at least 2 First-Class matches or 3 List A matches for South Africa A team since 2018. International cap players are marked in Bold.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | Forms | Note | Batsmen | All-rounders | Wicket-keepers | Spin bowler | Pace bowlers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaya Zondo | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Dolphins | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Pieter Malan | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Cape Cobras | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Zubayr Hamza | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Cape Cobras | FC | ||||||||
| Sarel Erwee | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | Dolphins | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Theunis de Bruyn | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Titans | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Reeza Hendricks | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Lions | LA | ||||||||
| Temba Bavuma | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Lions | LA | List A Captain | |||||||
| Farhaan Behardien | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Titans | LA | ||||||||
| Janneman Malan | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Cape Cobras | LA | ||||||||
| Senuran Muthusamy | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Dolphins | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Lions | FC | ||||||||
| Shaun von Berg | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Knights | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Marco Jansen | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | Knights | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Heinrich Klaasen | Right-handed | Wicket Keeper | Titans | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Rudi Second | Right-handed | Wicket Keeper | Warriors | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Gihahn Cloete | Left-handed | Wicket Keeper | Warriors | LA | ||||||||
| Dane Piedt | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Cape Cobras | FC | First-class Captain | |||||||
| George Linde | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Cape Cobras | LA | ||||||||
| Bjorn Fortuin | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Lions | LA | ||||||||
| Beuran Hendricks | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Lions | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Malusi Siboto | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Lions | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Lutho Sipamla | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Warriors | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Anrich Nortje | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Cape Cobras | FC, LA | ||||||||
| Sisanda Magala | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Warriors | LA | ||||||||
| Junior Dala | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Titans | LA |
Captains
| South Africa A cricket captains | Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Cook | 1993–94 | England A | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 2 | Mark Rushmere | 1994–95 | Various | Zimbabwe | 6 | ||
| 3 | Dale Benkenstein | 1995–96 | Zimbabwe A | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | West Indies A | South Africa | 6 | ||||
| 1998 | Sri Lanka A | Sri Lanka | 7 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Sri Lanka A | South Africa | 5 | ||||
| 2000 | Various | West Indies | 8 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Australians | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Sri Lankans | Sri Lanka | 1 | ||||
| 4 | John Commins | 1995–96 | England XI | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 1996 | Various | England | 10 | ||||
| 1996–97 | Indians | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Gerhardus Liebenberg | 1995–96 | Essex | England | 1 | ||
| 6 | Nic Pothas | 1998–99 | West Indies | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 7 | Gerald Dros | 2000 | Windward Islands | West Indies | 1 | ||
| 2001–02 | India A | South Africa | 2 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Australia A | Australia | 5 | ||||
| 8 | Hylton Ackerman | 2001–02 | Indians | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kenya | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 2001–02 | India A | South Africa | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Daryll Cullinan | 2001–02 | Australians | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | Pakistanis | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Neil McKenzie | 2002–03 | Australia A | South Africa | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bangladeshis | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Sri Lankans | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | The Rest | South Africa | 5 | ||||
| 2003–04 | West Indians | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 2007–08 | West Indians | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 11 | Gary Kirsten | 2002–03 | Pakistanis | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 12 | Graeme Smith | 2002–03 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | ||
| 13 | Nicky Boje | 2002–03 | Australia A | Australia | 5 | ||
| 14 | Ashwell Prince | 2003–04 | Australia A | South Africa | 5 | ||
| 2004 | Zimbabwe A | Zimbabwe | 5 | ||||
| 2004–05 | New Zealand A | South Africa | 6 | ||||
| 2004–05 | England XI | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 15 | Boeta Dippenaar | 2004–05 | England XI | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | Zimbabwe Select XI | Zimbabwe | 2 | ||||
| 2007–08 | India A | India | 3 | ||||
| 2007–08 | New Zealanders | South Africa | 1 | ||||
| 16 | Jacques Rudolph | 2005–06 | Various | Sri Lanka | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Triangular A Team Tournament | Sri Lanka | 5 | ||||
| 2005–06 | New Zealanders | South Africa | 2 | ||||
| 17 | Robin Peterson | 2006–07 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | ||
| 18 | Ahmed Amla | 2008–09 | Sri Lanka A | South Africa | 3 | ||
| 19 | Alviro Petersen | 2008–09 | Sri Lanka A | South Africa | 5 | ||
| 20 | Justin Ontong | 2009–10 | England XI | South Africa | 1 | ||
| 21 | Stephen Cook | 2015–16 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | ||
| 22 | Zubayr Hamza | 2021 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 |
References
References
- Lambley, Garrin. (2023-04-25). "South Africa 'A' squad packed with Proteas for Sri Lanka tour".
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about South Africa A cricket team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report