North West cricket team

North West (formerly Western Transvaal) plays first-class cricket in South Africa.

North West Dragons was called Western Transvaal in 1989–90 when it began playing List A cricket in the Nissan Shield, and in 1991–92 when it began playing in the second tier of the South African first-class cricket competition. It changed its name to North West in 1996, after the creation of North West province from parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province.

Under the name Western Transvaal it won no matches at all in its five first-class seasons. In its first season as North West it had its first first-class victory when it beat Western Province B by 27 runs in January 1997.[1]

In October 2004, CSA merged various unions to create six major franchises for domestic competition.

During the franchise era (2004/05 to 2020/21), North West has merged with Gauteng (formerly Transvaal) to form the Highveld Lions or, more simply, "the Lions" for First Class cricket and Men's Limited Overs competitions.

The union continued to exist for purposes of women's, youth and development teams and minor competitions. In April 2017 the province's administration, North West Cricket, re-branded all the province's teams as the "North-West Dragons".[2]

During the 2018 Africa T20 Cup, North West scored 262 runs against Limpopo, recording the second-highest total in T20 cricket at the time.[3]

After CSA disbanded the franchise system and returned to a provincial cricket structure in 2020, the team competed as the North West Dragons in Division 1 of the two-division system in four day, one day and T20 cricket.[4]

Current squad

Squad for 2026/27 Season[5]. Players in bold have played international cricket.

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Paul James  South Africa 18 January 2007 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-Performance Contract
Lesiba Ngoepe  South Africa 14 April 1993 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Diego Rosier  South Africa 5 February 1994 Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin
Ludwich Schuld  South Africa 18 July 2005[6] Left-handed
Raynard van Tonder  South Africa 26 September 1998 Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin
Wicket-keepers
Rubin Hermann  South Africa 27 January 1997 Left-handed Player of National Interest
Meeka-eel Prince  South Africa 5 April 2004 Right-handed
All-rounders
Jade de Klerk  South Africa 24 February 1999 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Ruan de Swardt  South Africa 21 January 1998 Left-handed Right-arm seam
Dian Forrester  South Africa 7 June 2000 Left-handed Right-arm seam Player of National Interest
Juan James  South Africa 7 October 2004 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Wihan Lubbe  South Africa 7 October 2004 Left-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Onke Nyaku  South Africa 26 September 1994 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Bowlers
Daryn Dupavillon  South Africa 15 July 1994 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Callie Fryer  South Africa 15 April 2008 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-performance Contract
Alfred Mothoa  South Africa 16 December 1989 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Mthiwekhaya Nabe  South Africa 31 October 1995 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Caleb Seleka  South Africa 22 November 2002 Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin
Lutendo Tsanwani  South Africa 26 July 2004 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-performance Contract
Nealan van Heerden  South Africa 31 October 1995 Left-handed Right-arm seam High-performance Contract

Venues

Venues have included:

References

  1. ↑ "Western Province B v North West 1996–97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "North West Cricket ready to fire with new Dragons identity". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lubbe hits century but Northern Cape edge towards semi". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Franchise system dissolved in major SA domestic cricket restructure". News24. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Paul James gets high performance contract at North West". Clubcricket.co.za. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Cricket South Africa (2022), Khaya Majola Boys U19 2022

Sources

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


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