Free State women's cricket team

The Free State women's cricket team, previously known as Orange Free State women's cricket team, is the women's representative cricket team for the South African province of Free State. They compete in the Women's Provincial Programme and the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition.[1]

Free State Women
Personnel
CaptainYolandi Potgieter
CoachRuan Dercksen
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1996
Home groundMangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
History
WPP wins0
WPT20 wins0
Official websiteKnights Cricket

History

The side first played as Orange Free State in the 1952–53 season of the Simon Trophy, losing in the final of the competition.[2] As Free State, they first appeared in the 1996–97 season of the Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament, although the full results for the tournament are unrecorded.[3] They have competed in every season of the tournament since.[1] They reached the quarter-finals of the competition in 2004–05, as well as finishing 4th in both 2007–08 and 2018–19.[4][5][6]

They have also competed in the CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition since its inception in 2012–13, including finishing 4th in the first competition.[7] They have also finished third in the Top 6 league of the competition twice, in 2016–17 and 2019–20.[8][9]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2021–22 season. Players in bold have international caps.[10]

Name Nationality Notes
Yolandi Potgieter South AfricaClub captain
Envrique Cornellissen South Africa
Annerie Dercksen South Africa
Delmari Hoffman South AfricaWicket-keeper
Nonzwakazi John South Africa
Zintle Kula South Africa
Tlaleng Masekula South Africa
Bonolo Mokoena South AfricaWicket-keeper
Rene Nel South Africa
April Ntabiseng South Africa
Mampe Ntsane South Africa
Miane Smit South Africa
Gizelle Janse van Rensburg South Africa
Christen van Wyk South Africa
Christelize Vos South Africa

Notable players

Players who have played for Free State and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[11]

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Free State Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Simon Trophy 1952/53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. "Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Women's Provincial League 2004/05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. "Women's Provincial League 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. "CSA Women's Provincial League 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. "Free State Women's Squad 2021/22". Knights Cricket. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. "Free State Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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