Dolphins (cricket team)

Sunfoil Dolphins
Captain: South Africa Morne van Wyk
Coach: South Africa Grant Morgan
Overseas player:

England Kevin Pietersen,

Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo
Colours:      Black      Green
Founded: 2003
Home ground: Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Capacity: 25,000
Official website: http://www.dolphinscricket.co.za

The Sunfoil Dolphins are a franchise cricket team representing the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. They take part in the Sunfoil Series first class competition, the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge limited overs competitions. The team's home venues are Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban and the Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg.

They are the only side in South Africa that did not merge several provincial teams together to form the side when the franchise system was introduced into South African domestic cricket..

Playing kit

The Dolphins play in black shirts and black trousers with green trim during limited overs competitions.

Sponsors

Sunfoil are the Dolphins' primary shirt sponsors, with local radio station ECR 94.5FM their associate sponsor.

Honours

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Opening Batsmen
Cameron Delport South Africa 12 May 1989 Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
Sarel Erwee South Africa 10 November 1989 Left-handed Right arm off break
Imraan Khan South Africa 27 April 1984 Left-handed Right arm off break
Batsmen
Cody Chetty South Africa 28 June 1991 Right-handed Right arm off break
Tshepang Dithole South Africa 10 March 1993 Left-handed Right arm off break
Sibonelo Makhanya South Africa 7 March 1996 Right-handed Right arm medium
Kevin Pietersen England South Africa 27 June 1980 Right-handed Right arm off break T-20 only
Vaughn van Jaarsveld South Africa 2 February 1985 Left-handed Right arm medium
Khayelihle Zondo South Africa 7 March 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Mbasa GqadusheSouth Africa 24 March 1986 Left-handed Right arm off break
Daryn Smit South Africa 28 January 1984 Right-handed Right arm leg break All-rounder
Divan van Wyk South Africa 25 February 1985 Left-handed Right arm off break Opener
Morne van Wyk South Africa 20 March 1979 Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain, One-day opener
All-rounders
Robert Frylinck South Africa 27 September 1984 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Senuran Muthusamy South Africa 22 February 1994 Left-handed Left arm orthodox
Kyle Nipper South Africa 25 November 1987 Left-handed Left arm orthodox
Andile Phehlukwayo South Africa 3 March 1996 Left-handed Right arm fast
Calvin Savage South Africa 4 January 1993 Right-handed Right-arm fast
Spin Bowlers
Keshav Maharaj South Africa 7 February 1990 Right-handed Left arm orthodox
Prenelan Subrayen South Africa 23 September 1993 Right-handed Right arm off break
Imran Tahir South Africa 27 March 1979 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Seam Bowlers
Craig Alexander South Africa 18 February 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Daryn Dupavillon South Africa 15 July 1994 Right-handed Right arm fast
Rabian Engelbrecht South Africa 4 November 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Mthokozisi Shezi South Africa 9 September 1987 Left-handed Left arm medium

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

References

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