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Western Province Women
Personnel
CaptainLeah Jones
CoachClaire Terblanche
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1952
Home groundNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Old Mutual Sports Club Ground, Cape Town
History
ODC wins9
T20 wins7
Official websiteWestern Province Cricket

The Western Province women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for part of the South African province of Western Cape, primarily based in Cape Town. They compete in the CSA Women's One-Day Cup and the CSA Women's T20 Challenge, and they are the most successful side in both competitions, with 9 and 7 title wins, respectively.[1]

History

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Western Province Women first competed in the Simon Trophy between 1951–52 and 1975–76, winning the title a recorded three times.[1] They joined the Inter-Provincial One-Day Tournament for its inaugural season in 1995–96, and have competed in every season since.[1] They finished as runners-up to England Under-21s in 1997–98.[2] The side won its first title in 2005–06, beating Boland in the final, before retaining their title the following season against the same opposition.[3][4] They next won the tournament in 2008–09, before emerging victorious four years in a row between 2012–13 and 2015–16.[5][6][7][8][9][10] They won their eighth title in 2017–18, before finishing as runners-up to North West in the following two seasons.[11][12][13] In the 2020–21 season, due to COVID-19 protocols, there was no overall winner, but the side did win one of the two top tier groups, going unbeaten.[14] They won their ninth one-day title in 2022–23.[15]

Western Province Women have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, and won the inaugural tournament.[16] They went on to win the tournament four times in a row between 2014–15 and 2017–18, and then won their sixth and seventh titles in 2019–20 and 2021–22.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

In August 2023, it was announced that a new professional domestic system would be implemented for women's cricket in South Africa. As one of the six teams in the top division of the two domestic competitions, Western Province would be allowed eleven professional players from the 2023–24 season onwards.[23][24]

Current squad

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Squad for 2026/27 Season[25]. Players in bold have played international cricket.

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Lara Goodall BERJAYA South Africa 26 April 1996 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm seam
Yandiswa Mangele BERJAYA South Africa 12 December 2001 (age 24) Right-handed
Oluhle Siyo BERJAYA South Africa 31 January 2004 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm seam
Faye Tunnicliffe BERJAYA South Africa 9 December 1998 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Dané van Niekerk BERJAYA South Africa 14 May 1993 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin
Keepers
Jae-Leigh Filander BERJAYA South Africa 16 September 2007 (age 18) Right-handed
All-Rounders
Jemma Botha BERJAYA South Africa 27 May 2007 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Nadine de Klerk BERJAYA South Africa 16 January 2000 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm seam National Contract
Marizanne Kapp BERJAYA South Africa 4 January 1990 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm seam National Contract
Kayla Reyneke BERJAYA South Africa 21 October 2005 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Delmi Tucker BERJAYA South Africa 5 March 1997 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Bowlers
Rifqah Esau BERJAYA South Africa Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Leah Jones BERJAYA South Africa 7 March 2002 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm seam
Nosipho Vezi BERJAYA South Africa 18 February 2001 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm seam

Notable players

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Players who have played for Western Province and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[26]

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Bezuidenhout represented both South Africa and New Zealand in international cricket.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Western Province Women (South Africa)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 1997/98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's Provincial League 2005/06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's Provincial League 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Women's Provincial League 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial Programme 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial Programme 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  21. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "CSA Celebrates Landmark Moment in Women's Cricket with the Launch of Professional Domestic Women's League". Cricket South Africa. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "South Africa's women's team to get equal match fees as the men". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "WPCA Announces Western Province Women's Contracted Squad for 2026/27 Season". Newlandscricket.com. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Western Province Women (South Africa) Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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