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Cape Cobras

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Overseas player:
  
Kieron Pollard

Capacity:
  
25,000

Home ground
  
Newlands Cricket Ground

Date founded
  
2005

Colours:
  
Blue      Yellow

Official website:
  
Cape Cobras

Coach
  
Paul Adams


Captains
  
Omphile Ramela (First-class), Justin Ontong (Limited overs)

Profiles

The Cape Cobras (known as the BuildNat Cape Cobras for sponsorship purposes) are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province and Boland areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's dual home venues are PPC Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.

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The Cobras play in the Sunfoil Cup, Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge competitions, and are one of the most successful domestic sides in the modern era.

Cape cobras season decimated by injuries


Playing kit

During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and T20 Challenge, the Cobras play in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents. Their current kit provider is BAS. Their associate sponsor is local radio station KFM.

Honours

  • SuperSport Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
  • MTN Championship (1) - 2006–07
  • Pro20 Series (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011"
  • Squad

    Players with international caps are listed in bold.

    Contracted players and second team players who have represented Cobras in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 season.

    Noted players

  • Hashim Amla Best Player of the Year 2004 - 2013
  • Paul Adams
  • Jean Paul Duminy
  • Herschelle Gibbs
  • Jacques Kallis
  • Ashwell Prince
  • Andrew Puttick
  • Graeme Smith
  • Charl Willoughby
  • Monde Zondeki
  • Mark Boucher
  • Gary Kirsten
  • Richard Levi
  • References

    Cape Cobras Wikipedia