MTN Domestic Championship
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The 1 Day Cup is the premier domestic one-day cricket
competition of South Africa
, its matches having List A status. Matches are usually played partly under lights as day/night matches and occasionally get higher crowds than the Test matches
.
In the 2007-08 season, Zimbabwe took part in the competition as a seventh side, playing both home and away fixtures.
They play each other twice home and away in November 2011 with a play-off and final in December 2011. The top team qualifies automatically for the final with the teams placed second and third having a play-off to meet the top team in the final.
The 2011-12 structure has reverted to a 50 overs a side tournament with 11 players per side to mirror the ICC Standard One Day International Match Playing Conditions. In 2010-11, it was a 40 over competition with 13 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding). In 2009-10, it was a 40 over competition with 12 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding).
Points system:
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the top three places will be determined in the following order of priority: (taken from Cricket South Africa Summer Handbook 2011-2012)
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
competition of 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...
, its matches having List A status. Matches are usually played partly under lights as day/night matches and occasionally get higher crowds than the Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
.
History
The tournament has been played since the 1982–83 season when five teams competed in the Benson and Hedges Series. The tournament gradually expanded, with eleven teams taking part from 1994–95 onwards, as more and more teams were promoted from the B groups of South African cricket. Two seasons later, it was renamed the Standard Bank League, and then the Standard Bank Cup, but the same teams competed, until Namibia were admitted in 2002–03. The following season was the last with regional teams - in 2004–05 the United Cricket Board of South Africa reorganised the competition, with six franchise teams playing each other home and away. This system has remained, though the tournament was known as MTN Domestic Competition until the 2010-11 season and the 1 Day Cup for the 2011-12 season.In the 2007-08 season, Zimbabwe took part in the competition as a seventh side, playing both home and away fixtures.
Winners
- 1981-82 TransvaalTransvaal cricket teamGauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
- 1982-83 TransvaalTransvaal cricket teamGauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
- 1983-84 Natal
- 1984-85 TransvaalTransvaal cricket teamGauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
- 1985-86 Western ProvinceWestern Province cricket teamWestern Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
- 1986-87 Western ProvinceWestern Province cricket teamWestern Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
- 1987-88 Western ProvinceWestern Province cricket teamWestern Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
- 1988-89 Orange Free StateOrange Free State cricket teamThe Free State cricket team is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State in South Africa....
- 1989-90 Eastern ProvinceEastern Province cricket teamEastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
- 1990-91 Western ProvinceWestern Province cricket teamWestern Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
- 1991-92 Eastern ProvinceEastern Province cricket teamEastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
- 1992-93 TransvaalTransvaal cricket teamGauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
- 1993-94 Orange Free StateOrange Free State cricket teamThe Free State cricket team is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State in South Africa....
- 1994-95 Orange Free StateOrange Free State cricket teamThe Free State cricket team is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State in South Africa....
- 1995-96 Orange Free StateOrange Free State cricket teamThe Free State cricket team is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State in South Africa....
- 1996-97 Natal
- 1997-98 GautengTransvaal cricket teamGauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
- 1998-99 Griqualand WestGriqualand West cricket teamThe 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....
- 1999-00 Boland
- 2000-01 KwaZulu NatalKwaZulu Natal cricket teamThe KwaZulu-Natal cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa...
- 2001-02 KwaZulu NatalKwaZulu Natal cricket teamThe KwaZulu-Natal cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa...
- 2002-03 Western ProvinceWestern Province cricket teamWestern Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
- 2003-04 GautengTransvaal cricket teamGauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
- 2004-05 EaglesEagles cricket teamThe 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...
- 2005-06 EaglesEagles cricket teamThe 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...
- 2006-07 Cape Cobras
- 2007-08 TitansTitans cricket teamThe Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
- 2008-09 TitansTitans cricket teamThe Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
- 2009-10 WarriorsWarriors cricket teamThe Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London....
- 2010-11 Knights
Current structure
The six teams taking part in 2011-12 are:- Cape CobrasCape CobrasThe Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...
from Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, Western CapeWestern CapeThe Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province... - DolphinsDolphins cricket teamThe Sunfoil Dolphins is the name used by the KwaZulu Natal cricket team when it plays in the South African SuperSport Series first class competition; also in the MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 limited over competitions...
from DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... - Knights from BloemfonteinBloemfonteinBloemfontein 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...
, Free StateFree StateThe Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans... - Lions from Potchefstroom, North West or JohannesburgJohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Johannesburg, Gauteng - TitansTitans cricket teamThe Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
from Centurion, GautengCenturion, GautengCenturion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality... - WarriorsWarriors cricket teamThe Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London....
from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province
They play each other twice home and away in November 2011 with a play-off and final in December 2011. The top team qualifies automatically for the final with the teams placed second and third having a play-off to meet the top team in the final.
The 2011-12 structure has reverted to a 50 overs a side tournament with 11 players per side to mirror the ICC Standard One Day International Match Playing Conditions. In 2010-11, it was a 40 over competition with 13 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding). In 2009-10, it was a 40 over competition with 12 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding).
Points system:
- Win: 4 points
- Tie, no result or abandoned: 2 points
- Loss: 0 points
- Bonus points: 1 point awarded if the winning team achieves a run rateRun rateIn cricket, the run rate , or runs per over is the number of runs a batsman scores in an over of 6 balls. It includes all runs, even the so-called extras awarded due to errors by the bowler. Without extras and overthrows, the maximum run rate is 36 – if every ball were struck for six and, as...
of at least 1.25 times that of the opposition.
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the top three places will be determined in the following order of priority: (taken from Cricket South Africa Summer Handbook 2011-2012)
- The team with the most number of wins;
- If still equal, the team with the most number of wins over the other team(s) who are equal on points and have the same number of wins;
- If still equal, the team with the highest number of bonus points;
- If still equal, the team with the highest net run rate.
External sources
Further reading
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions