The South Africa A cricket team is a national
cricket
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team representing
South Africa
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. It is the second-tier of international South African cricket, below the full
South Africa national cricket team
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. Matches played by South Africa A are not
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or
One Day International
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s, instead receiving
first-class and
List A
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classification respectively.
Tony de Zorzi
Tony de Zorzi (born 28 August 1997) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Northerns squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Northerns against Kenya on 16 September 2016. Prior to his T20 debut, he ...
is the current captain of the side, while they are being coached by
Shukri Conrad
Shukri Conrad (born 2 April 1967) is a South African cricket coach and former player who was appointed Test coach of the South Africa national cricket team in 2023. He led the team to victory in the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final.
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
The England Lions (formerly England A) cricket team is England and Wales' "second-tier" team, below the full England cricket team. It is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience in international cricket.
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.
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
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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
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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.
Captains
See also
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South African Fezela XI
The South African Fezela XI (often known simply as the Fezelas) was a team of young South African cricketers who toured England in 1961 under the captaincy of the Test player Roy McLean. Several of the team later went on to play leading parts in t ...
References
External links
South Africa Aat CricketArchive
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South Africa in international cricket
National 'A' cricket teams
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