Boland Cricket
Encyclopedia
The Boland cricket team is based in the Boland
region of Western Cape
province in South Africa
.
, Boland merged with Western Province
to form Western Province Boland (now Cape Cobras
) from October 2004.
Boland
Boland is a Irish surname . It may refer to:-People:Boland is a surname of Irish origin. The name refers to:*Adam Boland , Australian television personality...
region of Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Club history
The team began as Boland in October 1980. To take part in the SuperSport SeriesSuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title...
, Boland merged with Western Province
Western Province cricket team
Western Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
to form Western Province Boland (now Cape Cobras
Cape Cobras
The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...
) from October 2004.
Venues
Boland's venues have included:- Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Ground, Stellenbosch (Oct 1980 - Feb 1991)
- Brackenfell Sports Fields (Sept 1989 - Jan 1995)
- Callie de Wet Sportsground, Robertson (used once in Sept 1990)
- Boland Park, Worcester (Oct 1990 - Sept 1993)
- Bredasdorp Cricket Club Ground (used once Sept 1992)
- Stellenbosch University Ground, Coetzenburg (Oct 1993 - Feb 1999; used earlier by SA Universities 1978)
- Paarl Cricket Club GroundPaarl Cricket Club GroundPaarl Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Boland, South Africa. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1960, when Western Province Combined XI Women hosted the touring England women. Boland used the ground on four occasions during the 1994–95 Castle Cup.-External links:* at...
(Nov 1994 - Feb 1995) - Boland ParkBoland ParkBoland Bank Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Paarl, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted three matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Boland cricket team and the Cape Cobras both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000...
, PaarlPaarlPaarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
(main venue Dec 1994 - 2005)