Titans cricket team

Titans cricket team
Nashua Titans
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Coach: South Africa Chris van Noordwyk
Captain: South Africa Jacques Rudolph
Colours:      Light Blue      Dark Blue
Founded: 2004
Home ground: SuperSport Park
Capacity: 20,000
Official website: Nashua Titans

The Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni

The combined team plays in the SuperSport Series first class competition and in the MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 limited over competitions.

Contents

Honours

  • SuperSport Series (2) - 2006–07; 2008–09 shared (1) - 2005–06
  • MTN Championship (2) - 2007–08, 2008–09
  • Pro20 Series (2) - 2004–05, 2007–08,

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
1 Jacques Rudolph South Africa 4 May 1981 (1981-05-04) (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Captain
34 Martin van Jaarsveld South Africa 18 June 1974 (1974-06-18) (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
13 Francois du Plessis South Africa 13 July 1984 (1984-07-13) (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
17 AB de Villiers South Africa 17 February 1984 (1984-02-17) (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
19 Henry Davids South Africa 19 January 1980 (1980-01-19) (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
24 Farhaan Behardien South Africa 9 October 1983 (1983-10-09) (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
25 Blake Snijman South Africa 28 October 1985 (1985-10-28) (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
87 Pieter Malan South Africa 12 August 1989 (1989-08-12) (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
7 Pierre Joubert South Africa 2 May 1978 (1978-05-02) (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
52 Roelof van der Merwe South Africa 31 December 1984 (1984-12-31) (age 26) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
81 Albie Morkel South Africa 10 June 1981 (1981-06-10) (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
96 David Wiese South Africa 18 May 1985 (1985-05-18) (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
? Cobus Pienaar South Africa 23 October 1985 (1985-10-23) (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
20 Heino Kuhn South Africa 1 April 1984 (1984-04-01) (age 27) Right-handed
? Josh Richards South Africa 5 December 1990 (1990-12-05) (age 20) Right-handed
? Mangaliso Mosehle South Africa 24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) (age 21) Right-handed
Bowlers
10 CJ de Villiers South Africa 16 March 1986 (1986-03-16) (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
65 Morné Morkel South Africa 6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm fast
80 Ethy Mbhalati South Africa 18 November 1981 (1981-11-18) (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
? Mario Olivier South Africa 3 November 1982 (1982-11-03) (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
? Shaun von Berg South Africa 16 September 1986 (1986-09-16) (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
? Clayton August South Africa 16 February 1990 (1990-02-16) (age 21) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium

Source(s): Cricinfo , Nashua Titans Squad

External sources

References

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