Quinton Friend
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Quinton Friend is a South African domestic cricketer who played for Western Province (later the Cape Cobras
) and now plays for the Dolphins
.
, debuted for the Warriors in 2002 in List-A cricket, and in 2002 in first class cricket at Pietermaritzburg
. He took career best figures of 3/36 against Western Province Boland in a one day match on November 17, 2004, and the following year in January 2005 he took 5/93 in one day again against Western Province in a first class match, ending with final figures of 6/114. Against Western Province again Friend was the pick of the bowlers with 4/65 on March 2, 2006 during a one day game,
In 2007, Western Provinces merged with Boland to become the Cape Cobras, who then released Friend on July 12, 2007 to join the Dolphins. He led them to victory against the Titans
on October 22, 2007, however eight days later was suspended for one match along with Titans' Martin van Jaarsveld
for verbal abuse.
Cape Cobras
The 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...
) and now plays for the Dolphins
Dolphins cricket team
The 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...
.
Career
Friend, who was born in Cape TownCape Town
Cape 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...
, debuted for the Warriors in 2002 in List-A cricket, and in 2002 in first class cricket at Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
. He took career best figures of 3/36 against Western Province Boland in a one day match on November 17, 2004, and the following year in January 2005 he took 5/93 in one day again against Western Province in a first class match, ending with final figures of 6/114. Against Western Province again Friend was the pick of the bowlers with 4/65 on March 2, 2006 during a one day game,
In 2007, Western Provinces merged with Boland to become the Cape Cobras, who then released Friend on July 12, 2007 to join the Dolphins. He led them to victory against the Titans
Titans cricket team
The 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...
on October 22, 2007, however eight days later was suspended for one match along with Titans' Martin van Jaarsveld
Martin van Jaarsveld
Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...
for verbal abuse.