South Africa women's national cricket team
The first report of women's cricket in an African country is from 1888, once
Harry Cadwallader, later the primary secretary of African country Cricket Association
discovered "a variety of the honest sex gratification in apply... and that they showed they're possessed of not insignificant talent...".[8] the subsequent year, students from the South African faculty compete against 'a team of ladies', with the male students forced to bat, bowl and field left-handed, and bat mistreatment pick-handles. The women won the match by an innings. There area unit different references to similar conditions being placed on male competitors in matches against ladies at the time, a practice carried over from England.[8] Women's cricket was competed in African country fairly often throughout the start of the twentieth century,[9] and in 1922, saint Kingswell set-up, and became the first president of, the Peninsula Girls' School Games Union. Ten years later, she helped found the dry land women Cricket Club (PLCC), that with thirty members, played regular matches against men's sides on level terms. They compete for thirty-three matches in 2 seasons with restricted success, winning 9 of them. In 1934, the PLCC related to the Women's Cricket Association in England, that ruled international cricket at the time. The intention was to organize women's cricket in the African country, and eventually send groups to play in England, European nation and Australia. Little progress was reported, though regular women's cricket continuing till the Second warfare.[8] it had been revived in 1947 by a bunch of enthusiasts,[10] and in 1951 Netta Rheinberg, on behalf of the Women's Cricket Association, advised that an African country Women's Cricket Association be shaped, and inspired the chance that a series of matches can compete between the two associations.[11] The South African Women's Cricket Association (SA&RWCA) was formally shaped in 1952.[12] At their annual general meeting in Gregorian calendar month 1955, the SA&RWCA accepted missive of invitation from the Women's Cricket Association to hitch a world Women's Cricket Council that, additionally to the African country, enclosed England, Australia, and New Zealand.[9] They additionally in agreement that international matches would compete between the four nations.[9] In 1959, arrangements were created for the primary international women's cricket tour of an African country, as they might play host to the land team in 1960.[9]
1.First international women's tours of South Africa
The touring English side played nine tour matches in addition to the scheduled four Test matches, beginning with a one-day contest against a Western Province Combined XI.[13] South Africa began their 1st women's match on a pair of Gregorian calendar month 1960 at St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth — constant venue as used for the primary restroom match within the country in 1889 — and led to a draw.[14][15] After another draw in the second Test, England claimed victory in the third by eight wickets, and a draw in the final Test gave the road facet a 1–0 series conclusion.[16] The series saw South Africa become the fourth women's Test-playing nation, after England and Australia who contested the first ever women's Test match in 1934, and New Zealand who played their first women's Test in 1935.[17]
Due to South African social policy laws, which introduced legal racial segregation to the
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| Nickname(s) | Proteas | |||||||||
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| Association | Cricket South Africa | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Dane van Niekerk | |||||||||
| Coach | Hilton Moreeng | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Full member (1909) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| Women's Tests | ||||||||||
| First WTest | v  England at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth; 2–5 December 1960 | |||||||||
| Last WTest | v  India at Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore; 16–19 November 2014 | |||||||||
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| Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WODI | v  Ireland at Stormont, Belfast; 5 August 1997 | |||||||||
| Last WODI | v England at the Bristol County Ground, Bristol; 18 July 2017 | |||||||||
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| Women's World Cupappearances | 6 (first in 1997) | |||||||||
| Best result | Semi finalists (2000, 2017) | |||||||||
| Women's World Cup Qualifierappearances | 3 (first in 2008) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2008) | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v  New Zealand at the County Ground, Taunton; 10 August 2007 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v Ireland at Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin; 3 August 2016 | |||||||||
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| Women's T20 World Cupappearances | 5 (first in 2009) | |||||||||
| Best result | Semi finalists (2014) | |||||||||
| As of 8 January 2018 | ||||||||||
The country in 1948, no non-white (defined under the legislation as either "black", "colored" or "Indian") player was eligible to play Test cricket for South Africa. In fact, overseas groups wish to tour South Africa were conjointly restricted by these rules.[18] These laws led to Basil D'Oliveira, a 'Cape Coloured' South African emigrating to England, where he began to play Test cricket. He was after named as a late replacement as a part of the Britain team to tour South African in 1968–69, but South African Prime Minister John Vorster refused to allow D'Oliveira into the country as a part of the road facet, declaring: "We are not prepared to receive a team thrust upon us by people whose interests are not in the game however to achieve bound political objectives that they are doing not even decide to hide. The MCC team isn't the team of the MCC however of the anti-apartheid movement."[19] A week later, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) called off the tour.[19] South Africa's cricket team toured Australia the following winter, but a tour of England in 1970, and of Australia in 1971–72 were both canceled after anti-apartheid protests.[20] Despite this growing sporting isolation, a New Zealand women's team toured South Africa within the 1971–72 season. Only 3 members of the 1960 South Africa team came back to vie against New Zealand: Jennifer Gove, Lorna Ward, and Maureen Payne. New Zealand competes for six tour matches and 3 take a look at matches during a tour lasting simply over a month spanning February and March 1972.[21] New Zealand won the series 1–0, with each the primary and therefore the last Tests being drawn.[22]
Exclusion from international cricket
Although the D'Oliveira affair had drawn international condemnation, cricket directors in the European nation and Australia were reluctant to sever their enjoying links with South Africa.[23] alternative international sports had already cut their ties with the country, exclusion from the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games was followed by expulsion from the Olympic Movement in 1970. Later within the same year, South African athletes were suspended from international competition by the International Amateur Athletics Federation.[23] The invite for the South African washroom tour of European nation was ab initio maintained, however threats of physical disruption to matches from anti-apartheid militants saw British government underpants to cancel the tour. In might 1970, the Cricket Council created the choice that there ought to be no more tours to and from South Africa till cricket at intervals the country vied on a multi-racial basis, and therefore the national team was designated strictly on the advantage.[23] In 1976, three different organizations; the South Africa Cricket Association (SACA), South African Board of Cricket Control (SACBOC) and the South African African Cricket Board (SAACB) agreed to establish one single board to govern South African cricket, and that all future cricket in the country would be played on associate integrated basis notwithstanding race or color. The new governing body; the South African Cricket Union formally took over the running of cricket within the republic in Sept 1977. However, a gaggle at intervals the SACBOC didn't recognize this body and discovered a rival organization, the South African Cricket Board, led by Hassan Howa, who claimed that there may be "no traditional sport in an
Return to international cricket
In June 1991, the Africa|Republic of South Africa|African country|African nation}n Cricket Union and therefore the South African Cricket Board united to make the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB). The unification all over implemented racial separation, and solely a month later, on ten Gregorian calendar month 1991, South Africa was re-admitted as a full member of the ICC.[33] South Africa's men played their 1st match since their implemented absence in Gregorian calendar month 1991, a One Day International against India.[34] Just under six years later, and twenty-five years after their home series against New island, South Africa returned to international women's cricket with a tour of Ireland and England in 1997.[35] In addition to marking their return, the three-match women's One Day International (ODI) series against are additionally depicted South Africa's 1st style of ODI cricket, as the first women's ODI had been played in 1973, during their exclusion.[36] Despite their inexperience in the format, and the lack of international experience of their players—none of the team from the 1971–72 series remained—South Africa whitewashed Ireland 3–0.[37] South Africa fared less well as they progressed onto English section of their tour. After narrowly beating England Under-23s girls in a very 50-over tune-up match,[38] they fell to a 79-run loss in the first ODI. They improved in the second ODI to beat the hosts by two wickets, but a seven-wicket defeat in the third, followed by rain abandonments in the final two matches saw South Africa lose the series 2–1.[39]Later therein year, South Africa women competed in their first Women's Cricket World Cup.[40] South Africa qualified from the group stage courtesy of their third-place finish—behind Australia and England—and met hosts India in the quarter-finals. Batting 1st, South Africa only managed to make 80, with Daleen Terblanche and Cindy Eksteen the sole South Africans to make a double-figure score. India reached their target in twenty-eight overs and progressed to the semi-finals at South Africa's expense.[41]Series losses in Australia, New Zealand and England
After a 1998 season with none international cricket for African country girls, they toured Australia and New Seeland in 1998–99. A three-match ODI series against the world champions, Australia, resulted in a 2–0 defeat; the third match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. South Africa struggled to compete in either match, suffering a 92-run loss followed by a 100-run loss.[42] The subsequent series in New Zealand brought further defeat; after losing both 50-over warm-up matches to New Zealand women's 'A' sides, South Africa was whitewashed in the ODI series, only managing scores of 82, 101 and 96 when batting.[43]
South Africa was again on tour in 2000, returning once more to England, this time contesting a five-match ODI series. Two prolusion matches against England girls 'A' resulted in an exceedingly slim success followed by a tie, not an auspicious start. However, in contrast to their previous 2 ODI series, African country managed to win 2 matches, winning each the third and therefore the fifth ODIs. Despite these victories, England won the series 3–2, subjecting South Africa to their fourth straight series defeat.
Raising the profile of South African women's cricket
The 2000 Women's tourney saw AN improvement in kind, as the Republic of South Africa finished previous European country within the cluster stage,[44] courtesy of a five-wicket triumph over them.[45] Their end saw them qualify for the semi-finals, wherever they were overwhelmed by Australia,[46] UN agency had remained triumphant within the cluster stage of the competition.[44] The accomplishment of South Africa's ladies raised publicity of the game in their own country, wherever South African Women's Cricket Association president girl Roberts delineated the exposure of the women's game as "pathetic".[32] Roberts explained that one of the most issues close the promotion of the game was the shortage of groups road Republic of South Africa, because of women's cricket within the country has no sponsor.[32] The Republic of South Africa did manage to attract a team to tour in 2001–02, with India traveling to the country to contest four ODIs and a Test match. After winning the ODI series 2–1, Republic of South Africa were defeated by ten wickets in their 1st take a look at since their readmittance to international cricket.[47
South Africa then played three consecutive series against England women, touring the country in 2003, and then hosting series in both 2003–04 and 2004–05. The 2003 series saw 2|the 2} nations vie in two check matches additionally to 3 ODIs. After a series of tour matches against the county and representative sides in which South Africa mustered only one win in four attempts, the first Test match was drawn. The ODI series was scheduled before the second Test, and South Africa won the second of the limited over contests but suffered big defeats in both of the matches either side. The tour finished with another serious loss within the second check, European country winning by associate degree innings and ninety-six runs as the African nation solely managed to attain one hundred thirty and 229. In 2003–04, African nation began the series with a final-ball triumph within the 1st ODI, however, lost all the remaining ODIs to lose the series 4–1. In 2004–05 the sides played two ODIs in the weeks leading up to the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup which was being held in South Africa, two years after they had hosted the men's
competition. South Africa lost each match, and went on to have an unsuccessful tournament; in seven matches (of which one was abandoned and one had no result) South Africa only managed one victory; against West Indies. They finished the globe Cup in seventh and were eliminated. Following their elimination, they hastily arranged a three-match ODI series against the West Indies, who had also been knocked out of the competition.[48]
Late 2000
Pakistan toured South Africa in 2007, a series that South Africa won 4–0, with no result. They then toured England and Netherlands. They won all their matches within the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, beating Pakistan by eight wickets within the final, and securing their place within the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Governing body
Before 1952, women's cricket in South Africa was for the most part ungoverned. In 1952, following advice from the Women's Cricket Association, the South Africa & Rhodesian Women's Cricket Association (SA& RWCA) was formed to administrate and organize the running of women's cricket in the country.[9] During the years of isolation in the 1970s and 1980s, women's cricket was strong in South Africa, but with a lack of international competition, the game and governing body became defunct.[49] the sport was rejuvenated by the United Cricket Board of the African nation in 1995 once they ran a fortunate Women's/Girls' Tournament, and therefore the African nation Women's Cricket Association was formed.[49]
