South Africa A
Personnel
CaptainTony de Zorzi
CoachShukri Conrad
Team information
Founded1992
History
First-class debutEngland A
in January 1994
Official websiteOfficial Website

The South Africa A cricket team is a national cricket team representing South Africa. It is the second-tier of international South African cricket, below the full South Africa national cricket team. Matches played by South Africa A are not Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively. Tony de Zorzi is the current captain of the side, while they are being coached by Shukri Conrad.[1]

History

South Africa A played their first match in January 1994, a five-day first-class contest against the touring England A cricket team.

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 in 199495, when they played three first-class matches and three one-day matches, including one match against Zimbabwe A. They played their first Twenty20 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.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms Note
Batsmen
Khaya Zondo33Right-handedRight-arm off spinDolphinsFC, LA
Pieter Malan34Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCape CobrasFC, LA
Zubayr Hamza28Right-handedRight-arm leg spinCape CobrasFC
Sarel Erwee34Left-handedRight-arm off spinDolphinsFC, LA
Theunis de Bruyn31Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastTitansFC, LA
Reeza Hendricks34Right-handedRight-arm off spinLionsLA
Temba Bavuma33Right-handedRight-arm mediumLionsLAList A Captain
Farhaan Behardien40Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumTitansLA
Janneman Malan27Right-handedRight-arm leg spinCape CobrasLA
All-rounders
Senuran Muthusamy29Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxDolphinsFC, LA
Wiaan Mulder25Right-handedRight-arm mediumLionsFC
Shaun von Berg37Right-handedRight-arm leg spinKnightsFC, LA
Marco Jansen23Right-handedLeft-arm fastKnightsFC, LA
Wicket-keepers
Heinrich Klaasen32Right-handedWicket KeeperTitansFC, LA
Rudi Second34Right-handedWicket KeeperWarriorsFC, LA
Gihahn Cloete31Left-handedWicket KeeperWarriorsLA
Spin bowler
Dane Piedt33Right-handedRight-arm off spinCape CobrasFCFirst-class Captain
George Linde32Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCape CobrasLA
Bjorn Fortuin29Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxLionsLA
Pace bowlers
Beuran Hendricks33Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumLionsFC, LA
Malusi Siboto36Left-handedRight-arm mediumLionsFC, LA
Lutho Sipamla25Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWarriorsFC, LA
Anrich Nortje30Right-handedRight-arm fastCape CobrasFC, LA
Sisanda Magala32Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWarriorsLA
Junior Dala34Right-handedRight-arm mediumTitansLA

Captains

South Africa A cricket captains
Number Name Year Opposition Location Matches
1 Jimmy Cook 199394England A South Africa1
2 Mark Rushmere 199495Various Zimbabwe6
3 Dale Benkenstein 199596Zimbabwe A South Africa1
199798West Indies A South Africa6
1998Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka7
19992000Sri Lanka A South Africa5
2000Various West Indies8
200102Australians South Africa1
200203Sri Lankans Sri Lanka1
4 John Commins 199596England XI South Africa1
1996Various England10
199697Indians South Africa1
5 Gerhardus Liebenberg 199596Essex England1
6 Nic Pothas 199899West Indies South Africa1
7 Gerald Dros 2000Windward Islands West Indies1
200102India A South Africa2
200203Australia A Australia5
8 Hylton Ackerman 200102Indians South Africa1
200102Kenya South Africa1
200102India A South Africa2
9 Daryll Cullinan 200102Australians South Africa1
200203Pakistanis South Africa1
10 Neil McKenzie 200203Australia A South Africa6
200203Bangladeshis South Africa1
200203Sri Lankans South Africa1
200203The Rest South Africa5
200304West Indians South Africa1
200708West Indians South Africa1
11 Gary Kirsten 200203Pakistanis South Africa1
12 Graeme Smith 200203Zimbabwe Zimbabwe3
13 Nicky Boje 200203Australia A Australia5
14 Ashwell Prince 200304Australia A South Africa5
2004Zimbabwe A Zimbabwe5
200405New Zealand A South Africa6
200405England XI South Africa1
15 Boeta Dippenaar 200405England XI South Africa1
200607Zimbabwe Select XI Zimbabwe2
200708India A India3
200708New Zealanders South Africa1
16 Jacques Rudolph 200506Various Sri Lanka4
200506Triangular A Team Tournament Sri Lanka5
200506New Zealanders South Africa2
17 Robin Peterson 200607Zimbabwe Zimbabwe3
18 Ahmed Amla 200809Sri Lanka A South Africa3
19 Alviro Petersen 200809Sri Lanka A South Africa5
20 Justin Ontong 200910England XI South Africa1
21 Stephen Cook 201516Zimbabwe Zimbabwe2
22 Zubayr Hamza 2021 Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe 1

See also

References

  1. Lambley, Garrin (25 April 2023). "South Africa 'A' squad packed with Proteas for Sri Lanka tour". The South African. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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