The Cape Cobras are a former franchise
cricket team representing the
Western Province,
Boland, and
South Western Districts regions in what was the
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
n domestic franchise era. The team's home venues were based between
Newlands Cricket Ground, (
Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...
),
Boland Park, (
Paarl
Paarl (; ; derived from ''parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a city with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest city in the Boland, Western Cape, Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni ...
) and the
Recreation Ground, (
Oudtshoorn). The playing squads were selected from each of these regions which boasted a wealth of talent. They have had the privilege of playing in the
Champions League Twenty20 which was a global league of champions from all T20 competitions around the world.
The Cobras played in the
4-Day Franchise Series,
Momentum One Day Cup and
T20 Challenge competitions. They are one of the most successful domestic sides in the
franchise era and being a strong feeder to the national team.
Playing kit
During the
Momentum 1 Day Cup and
CSA T20 Challenge, the Cobras played in the traditional royal blue kit which was complimented with yellow trim as well as the Cape Cobra which was a subtle accent inside the kits design.
Honours
* CSA 4-Day Franchise Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13; shared (0) -
* CSA One Day Cup (1) - 2006–07
*
CSA T20 Challenge (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011
Squad
Contracted players for the 2020/2021 Season:
References
External links
* official website
*
South African first-class cricket teams
2005 establishments in South Africa
Cricket clubs established in 2005
Cricket in the Western Cape
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