North West cricket team

For the Irish team and association, see North West of Ireland Cricket Union.

North West cricket team (formerly Western Transvaal cricket team) plays first-class cricket in South Africa.

For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, North West has merged with Gauteng (formerly Transvaal) to form the Highveld Lions or, more simply, "the Lions".

Honours

Currie Cup (0) - ; shared (0) -
Standard Bank Cup (0) -
South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) -
South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (0) -
Gillette/Nissan Cup () -

Club history

North West was called Western Transvaal from October 1991 until February 1996, changing its name after the Transvaal became Gauteng. It has been part of the Lions from October 2004.

Venues

Venues have included:

Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom (Nov 1991 - Dec 1996)
Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom (Nov 1994 - March 1998)
Gert Van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville (Dec 1997 - Feb 1999)
North West Cricket Stadium aka Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom (main venue Oct 1999–present)

References

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

South African cricket

Franchise cricket

Teams

Competitions

Seasons

First-class	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

List A	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Twenty20	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Provincial cricket

Teams	Boland Border Eastern Province Easterns Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal Inland Namibia Northern Cape Northerns North West South Western Districts Western Province

Competitions	Three-Day Competition 2016–17 One-Day Competition 2016–17 Pro20 Competition Africa T20 Cup 2015 2016

Kei, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe have also competed in major South African domestic competitions

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