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The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West
first class cricket teams in South Africa
. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles. The home venue is OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
.
The combined team plays in the SuperSport Series
and also in the MTN Domestic Championship
and Standard Bank Twenty20
limited over competitions.
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Diamond Eagles finished 2nd in the 2009 Standard Bank Pro20 and became eligible to play in the 2009 Champions League Twenty20
. The team was placed in Group B with
Australia New South Wales Blues
and
England Sussex Sharks. The team lost their first match against the New South Wales Blues
and was not able to make even 100 runs and stayed on 91/9 but the second match went for a tied with Sussex Sharks in which the scores were tied at 119/7 (Sussex) and 119/4(Eagles). Eagles managed to clinch the Super Over
. in the Super Over Eagles scored 9/1 while Sussex were knocked of the first two balls by Cornelius de Villiers and the Man of the Match
was awarded to Rilee Rossouw
.
2nd Round
----
After some twists and turns Eagles somehow made it to the next round where they were placed in League A with Australia New South Wales Blues
, England Somerset Sabres
and . they were counted as a lost to blues as their previous result and won against the Somerset Sabres but lost against the Trinidad side in a must win match. CJ de Villiers again performed well in the game against Somerset CCC. They were unable to qualify for the semis but gained respect and earned themselves 7th out of 12 teams.
The Chevrolet Knights is the most successful cricket team since South Africa decided to use a franchise system for all domestic competitions.
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
first class cricket teams in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles. The home venue is OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
.
The combined team plays in the SuperSport Series
SuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title...
and also in the MTN Domestic Championship
MTN Domestic Championship
The 1 Day Cup is the premier domestic one-day cricket competition of South Africa, its matches having List A status...
and Standard Bank Twenty20
Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
The Standard Bank Pro20 Series is the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in the 2003–04 season. The Knights, the Titans and the Cape Cobras have each won the title twice and are the most successful teams....
limited over competitions.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 7 | Ryan Bailey Ryan Bailey (cricketer) Ryan Tyrone Bailey is a South African first class cricketer for North West. A right-handed batsman, Bailey has previously represented South Africa Under-19s.-References:... |
 |
7 September 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| 9 | Rilee Rossouw Rilee Rossouw Rilee Roscoe Rossouw is a South African cricketer who plays for the Eagles and Free State... |
|
9 October 1989 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 17 | Reeza Hendricks | |
14 August 1989 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 64 | Dean Elgar Dean Elgar Dean Elgar, born 11 June 1987 in Welkom, is a South African cricketer. He captained the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006. He now plays for Free State and Eagles in the major South African cricket competitions.-References:... |
|
11 June 1987 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left arm slow | |
| 77 | Boeta Dippenaar Boeta Dippenaar Hendrik Human Dippenaar , known as Boeta Dippenaar, is a cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa and the ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist batsman in most of his matches, and has played Test cricket in all batting positions from one through seven... |
|
14 June 1977 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | Ryan McLaren Ryan McLaren Ryan McLaren is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.... |
|
9 February 1983 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
|
| 16 | Shadley van Schalkwyk Shadley van Schalkwyk Shadley van Schalkwyk is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for The Eagles... |
|
5 August 1988 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 24 | Johan van der Wath | |
10 January 1978 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 25 | Alan Kruger | |
16 February 1981 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
|
| 26 | Dillon du Preez Dillon du Preez Dillon du Preez is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Eagles and the Bangalore Royal Challengers... |
|
8 November 1981 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
|
| ?? | Charl Pietersen Charl Pietersen Charl Pietersen in Kimberley is a South African cricketer who plays for the Eagles cricket team. Despite being South African Pietersen played in England under the Kolpak regulations for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.... |
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6 January 1983 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
|
| ?? | Obus Pienaar | |
12 December 1989 (age 22) | Right-handed | Left arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
|
| ?? | Con de Lange | |
11 February 1981 (age 30) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 21 | Adrian McLaren Adrian McLaren Adrian Peter McLaren is a South African first class cricketer who plays for Griqualand West. A right-handed batsman, McLaren was the second highest runs scorer in the SAA Provincial Challenge for 2006-07 with 807 runs at 62.07, including 4 hundreds. His cousin Ryan McLaren also plays domestic... |
|
21 April 1980 (age 31) | Right-hand bat | — | |
| 44 | Morne van Wyk Morne van Wyk Morne Nico van Wyk is a South African cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals. He made his ODI debut at Lords in 2003 scoring 17 in a very low scoring game. He is also the brother of fellow Eagles player Divan van Wyk. On the 9th of January 2011 in a Twenty20 International match... |
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20 March 1979 (age 32) | Right-hand bat | — | Captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 0 | Thandi Tshabalala Thandi Tshabalala Thandi Tshabalala is a South African cricketer who plays first-class cricket for the Eagles as a specialist off spinner. He was first called up to the South African team in February 2006, as he made the squad for their Twenty20 International against Australia, but did not play... |
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19 November 1984 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 60 | Victor Mpitsang Victor Mpitsang Phenyo Victor Mpitsang is a fast bowler who has played two One Day Internationals for South Africa in 1999. He has represented Free State and subsequently the Eagles franchise since 1998.-Early years:... |
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28 March 1980 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| ?? | Gino Vries | |
10 April 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
|
Champions League Twenty20
Qualification and 1st Round----
Diamond Eagles finished 2nd in the 2009 Standard Bank Pro20 and became eligible to play in the 2009 Champions League Twenty20
2009 Champions League Twenty20
The 2009 Champions League Twenty20 was the first edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international club cricket tournament. It was held in India between 8 October and 23 October 2009 and featured 12 domestic teams from Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and...
. The team was placed in Group B with
Australia New South Wales BluesNew South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
and
England Sussex Sharks. The team lost their first match against the New South Wales BluesNew South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
and was not able to make even 100 runs and stayed on 91/9 but the second match went for a tied with Sussex Sharks in which the scores were tied at 119/7 (Sussex) and 119/4(Eagles). Eagles managed to clinch the Super Over
Super Over
A Super Over, sometimes referred to as an "Eliminator", or an 'Oopse' ,is one of two extra overs in a Twenty20 cricket match when the regular match ends in a tie. Instead of equally dividing the points between the two participating teams, the winning team of the "Super Overs" takes all the points...
. in the Super Over Eagles scored 9/1 while Sussex were knocked of the first two balls by Cornelius de Villiers and the Man of the Match
Man of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
was awarded to Rilee Rossouw
Rilee Rossouw
Rilee Roscoe Rossouw is a South African cricketer who plays for the Eagles and Free State...
.
2nd Round
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After some twists and turns Eagles somehow made it to the next round where they were placed in League A with
Australia New South Wales BluesNew South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
,
England Somerset SabresSomerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
and . they were counted as a lost to blues as their previous result and won against the Somerset Sabres but lost against the Trinidad side in a must win match. CJ de Villiers again performed well in the game against Somerset CCC. They were unable to qualify for the semis but gained respect and earned themselves 7th out of 12 teams.
Honours
- SuperSport Series (1) - 2007–08 ; shared (1) - 2004–05
- MTN Championship (2) - 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11
- Pro20 Series (2) - 2003–04, 2005–06
The Chevrolet Knights is the most successful cricket team since South Africa decided to use a franchise system for all domestic competitions.