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History[edit] 

See likewise: History of cricket in South Africa to 1918, History of cricket in South Africa from 1918-19 to 1945, History of cricket in South Africa from 1945-46 to 1970, History of cricket in South Africa from 1970-71 to 1990, History of cricket in South Africa from 1990–91 to 2000 and History of cricket in South Africa from 2000–01 

Cricket in South Africa was built by the British, and the first visit by a side from England occurred in 1888–89. Here South Africa played its first Test match (against visiting England at Port Elizabeth), turning into the third test country. 

In 1970, the ICC voted to suspend South Africa from universal Cricket uncertainly as a result of its administration's approach of politically-sanctioned racial segregation, an obviously bigot arrangement, which drove them to play just against the white countries (England, Australia, New Zealand), and field just white players. This choice rejected players, for example, Graeme Pollock from sharing in universal Test Cricket. It would likewise cause the displacement of future stars like Allan Lamb and Robin Smith, who both played for England, and Kepler Wessels, who at first played for Australia, before coming back to South Africa. 

The ICC reestablished South Africa as a Test country in 1991 after the deconstruction of politically-sanctioned racial segregation, and the group played its initially authorized match following 1970 (and its first ever One-Day International) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991. 

Demographics[edit] 

Cricket was customarily prominent among English-talking whites, and the Asian/Muslim group, however the last were not ready to contend in top level South African cricket in the Apartheid time. Since the end of the Apartheid time a higher extent of white players have originated from Afrikaans-talking foundations like Lance Klusener, Kepler Wessels, Hansie Cronje, Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock, Francois du Plessis, Rilee Rossouw, JP Duminy, Charl Langeveldt, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, and other top class players have been risen up out of Afrikaners. Its fame has become notably amongst different gatherings, however cricket remains the most loved game for Colored and Asian/Indian/Muslim South Africans and also individuals of English plummet. This has different reasons, since cricket is an exceptionally costly and regularly white collar class amusement, it doesn't engage blacks like football or rugby union does. 

Today, cricket is the second most famous game in South Africa, and is the main game in the nation to highlight in the main 2 games of all race bunches. This has had both triumphs -Herschelle Gibbs, a Cape Colored, is one of the sport's most commanding batsmen and the dark bowler Makhaya Ntini came to number 2 in the ICC Player Rankings in 2006 — and unintended reactions. Kevin Pietersen, who is white and was destined to a South African father and English mother, left the nation asserting that he was put off guard by the portion framework, and inside a couple of years turned into one of the world's top batsmen – as an individual from the England cricket group. 

The quantity framework has subsequent to been revoked. 

Representing body[edit] 

Fundamental article: Cricket South Africa 

Earlier known as the United Cricket Board of South Africa, Cricket South Africa is the administering body for expert and novice cricket in South Africa. 

South Africa is a full individual from the International Cricket Council and African Cricket Association with Test and One Day International status. 

Local cricket[edit] 

South Africa's three noteworthy local rivalries are the SuperSport Series (four day top notch rivalry), the MTN Domestic Championship (List An one-day rivalry) and Standard Bank Pro 20 Series (household Twenty20 rival). Amid the 1970s and 1980s, a top of the line competition for non-whites called the Howa Bowl was likewise played. 

By and large incorporating more than one commonplace partner group, six five star groups partake in the SuperSport Series, MTN Championships and Pro 20 Series rivalries. 

Cape Cobras (Boland/Western Province) 

Dolphins (KwaZulu Natal) 

Birds (Free State/Griqualand West) 

Lions (Gauteng/North West) 

Titans (Easterns/Northerns) 

Warriors (Eastern Province/Border) 

National teams[edit] 

The South African group at The Oval in August 2008. 

The South Africa national cricket group, otherwise called the Proteas is the national cricket group speaking to South Africa. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa. 

South Africa is a full individual from the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status. Through the mid 90's to the present, the Proteas have been marked as the prototype chokers in global cricket, particularly because of their not winning a Cricket World Cup even in the wake of being one of the top choices and their general failure to win the enormous matches on the huge events. 

A ladies' group additionally