Highveld Lions

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Highveld Lions
Captain: South Africa Stephen Cook
Coach: South Africa Geoffrey Toyana
Colours:

     Red      Royal Blue

     Gold
Founded: 2003
Home ground: Wanderers Stadium (main venue), Senwes Park
Capacity:

34,000 (Wanderers)

18,000 (Senwes Park)
Official website: Highveld Lions

The Highveld Lions is the name used by the combined Gauteng and North West first class cricket teams in South Africa.

The home venues are the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. The combined team plays in the Sunfoil Series first class cricket competition as well as in the Momentum 1 Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge limited over competitions. They are the current Momentum 1 Day Cup champions.[1]

Honours

Squad

Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Opening Batsmen
Stephen Cook South Africa 29 November 1982 Right-handed Right arm medium Captain
Reeza Hendricks South Africa 14 August 1989 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Rassie van der Dussen South Africa 7 February 1989 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Batsmen
Temba Bavuma South Africa 17 May 1990 Right-handed Right arm medium
Devon Conway South Africa 8 July 1991 Left-handed Right arm medium
Yassar Cook South Africa 8 April 1993 Right-handed Right arm medium
Andre Malan South Africa 29 July 1991 Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Shaylen Pillay South Africa 12 April 1994 Right-handed Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Dominic Hendricks South Africa 7 November 1990 Left-handed Right arm off break Opener
Mangaliso Mosehle South Africa 24 April 1990 Right-handed
Nicky van den Bergh South Africa 20 July 1989 Right-handed
All-rounders
Bjorn Fortuin South Africa 21 October 1994 Right-handed Left arm orthodox
Willem Mulder South Africa 19 February 1998 Right-handed Right arm medium
Dwaine Pretorius South Africa 29 March 1989 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Spin Bowlers
Eddie Leie South Africa 16 November 1986 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Aaron Phangiso South Africa 21 January 1984 Right-handed Left arm orthodox
Seam Bowlers
Sean Jamison South Africa 27 January 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast
Carmi le Roux South Africa 30 March 1993 Right-handed Left arm medium fast
Matt McGillivray South Africa 28 August 1990 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Ayavuya Myoli South Africa 8 June 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast
Nono Pongolo South Africa 18 August 1989 Right-handed Right arm medium
Kagiso Rabada South Africa 25 May 1995 Left-handed Right arm fast
Hardus Viljoen South Africa 6 March 1989 Right-handed Right arm fast

Source(s): Contracted players and second team players who have represented Lions in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 season.

References

  1. "CSA congratulates Lions on Momentum Cup triumph". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 28 February 2016.


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