Northerns cricket team

Northerns (formerly North Eastern Transvaal and Northern Transvaal) has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937. Its territory is the area north of Johannesburg, including Pretoria.

For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Northerns has merged with Easterns (formerly Eastern Transvaal) to form the Titans.

Current squad

Squad for 2026/27 Season[1]. Players in bold have played international cricket.

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Dewald Brevis  South Africa 29 April 2003 Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin National Contract
Leus du Plooy  South Africa Hungary 12 January 1995 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Aiden Markram  South Africa 4 October 1994 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin National Contract
Kagiso Ngwenya  South Africa 4 May 2002 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-Performance Contract
Keegan Petersen  South Africa 8 August 1993 Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin
Jorich van Schalkwyk  South Africa 11 August 2006 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin High-Performance Contract
Wicket-keepers
Tshepang Dithole  South Africa 10 March 1993 Left-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Keagan Lion-Cachet  South Africa 19 March 2002 Right-handed
Rivaldo Moonsamy  South Africa 13 September 1996 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Lhuan-dre Pretorius  South Africa 27 March 2006 Left-handed Player of National Interest
Sinethemba Qeshile  South Africa 10 February 1999 Right-handed Player of National Interest
Lethabo Phahlomohlaka  South Africa 7 October 2007 Left-handed Right-arm orthodox spin High-Performance Contract
All-rounders
Corbin Bosch  South Africa 10 September 1994 Right-handed Right-arm seam National Contract
Eathan Bosch  South Africa 27 April 1998 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Divan de Villiers  South Africa 4 January 2006 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-Performance Contract
Donovan Ferreira  South Africa 21 July 1998 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Dayyaan Galiem  South Africa 2 January 1997 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Duan Jansen  South Africa 1 May 2000 Right-handed Left-arm seam
Marco Jansen  South Africa 1 May 2000 Right-handed Left-arm seam National Contract
Evan Jones  South Africa 5 August 1996 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Andile Phehlukwayo  South Africa 3 March 1996 Left-handed Right-arm seam
Beyers Swanepoel  South Africa 6 May 1998 Left-handed Right-arm seam
Roelof van der Merwe  Netherlands South Africa 31 December 1984 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin High-Performance Contract
Bowlers
Esosa Aihevba  South Africa 20 February 2006 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-Performance Contract
Jarren Bacher  South Africa 22 November 2003 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin High-Performance Contract
Junior Dala  South Africa Zambia 29 December 1989 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Schalk Engelbrecht  South Africa 25 August 2003 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin High-Performance Contract
Simon Harmer  South Africa 10 February 1989 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin National Contract
Aphiwe Mnyanda  South Africa 3 May 2004 Right-handed Left-arm seam
Tsepo Ndwandwa  South Africa 16 April 1995 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Lungi Ngidi  South Africa 25 August 2003 Right-handed Right-arm seam National Contract
Janco Smit  South Africa 2 February 2001 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-Performance Contract

Honours

  • South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (1) – 2005–06; shared (1) – 2014–15
  • South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (1) – 2005–06

Club history

Northerns was called North Eastern Transvaal from December 1937 until April 1971, when it became Northern Transvaal until April 1997. It had removed "Transvaal" from its name after the Transvaal became Gauteng, and a new province called Northern Transvaal (later renamed Limpopo) was created, that excluded Pretoria. The team has been part of the Titans cricket team from October 2004.

Under the name North Eastern Transvaal the team played 134 first-class matches, winning 40, losing 57 and drawing 37.[2] Under the names North Eastern Transvaal and Northern Transvaal the team played 325 first-class matches, winning 81, losing 142 and drawing 102.[3] Altogether, up till late January 2017, the team had played 509 first-class matches, winning 150, losing 179 and drawing 180.[4]

Venues

Venues have included:

  • Berea Park, Pretoria (Dec 1937 – Jan 1986; previously used by Transvaal)
  • Olympia Park, Springs (occasional venue Dec 1937 – Nov 1994; used once by Easterns in 1994)
  • Hosking Park, Brakpan (temporary venue March 1946 – Nov 1946)
  • Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Jan 1948 – Nov 1968; previously used by Transvaal; Easterns venue from 1996 to present)
  • Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria (Dec 1951 – Dec 1952)
  • Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (occasional venue Dec 1956 – Oct 1959)
  • Pietersburg Cricket Club A Ground (four matches 1983 – 1985)
  • SuperSport Park, Centurion (main venue Dec 1986–present)
  • Technikon Oval, Pretoria (two matches 1992 – 2003)
  • Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Irene (Dec 2015)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Titans contract Leus du Plooy for 2026-27 season". Clubcricket.co.za. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Playing Record 1937–38 – 1970–71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Playing Record 1937–38 – 1996–97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Playing Record 1937–38 – 2016–17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

Sources

  • South African Cricket Annual – various editions
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions


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