The South Africa A cricket team is a national cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 team representing 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...

. It is the 'second-tier' of international South African cricket, below the full South Africa national cricket team. Matches played by South Africa A are not considered to be 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...

 or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

 and List A classification respectively. South Africa A played their first match in January 1994, a five-day first-class contest against the touring England A cricket team

England A cricket team

The England Lions cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. It is the "second-tier" of international English cricket below the full England cricket team, and is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket...

.

South Africa A have played a number of series, both home and away against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition. Their first tour was that of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

 in 1994–95, a series that consisted of three first-class matches and three one-day matches, including one match against Zimbabwe A

Zimbabwe A cricket team

The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...

. They played their first Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

 in November 2009, facing an England XI as part of the English tour of South Africa.

Captains

South Africa A cricket captains
Number	Name	Year	Opposition	Location	Matches
1	Jimmy Cook Jimmy Cook Stephen James Cook is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests and four ODIs from 1991 to 1993. His son Stephen Cook currently plays for Gauteng....	1993–94	England A England A cricket team The England Lions cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. It is the "second-tier" of international English cricket below the full England cricket team, and is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket...	South Africa	1
2	Mark Rushmere Mark Rushmere Mark Weir Rushmere is a former South African cricketer who played 1 Test and 4 One Day Internationals for South Africa in 1992....	1994–95	Various	Zimbabwe	6
3	Dale Benkenstein Dale Benkenstein -External links:****...	1995–96	Zimbabwe A Zimbabwe A cricket team The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...	South Africa	1
		1997–98	West Indies A West Indies A cricket team The West Indies A cricket team is a cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago...	South Africa	6
		1998	Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A cricket team The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...	Sri Lanka	7
		1999–2000	Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A cricket team The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...	South Africa	5
		2000	Various	West Indies Cricket Board	8
		2001–02	Australians	South Africa	1
		2002–03	Sri Lankans	Sri Lanka	1
4	John Commins John Commins John Brian Commins is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests from 1994 to 1995.-References:...	1995–96	England XI	South Africa	1
		1996	Various	Kingdom of England	10
		1996–97	Indians	South Africa	1
5	Gerhardus Liebenberg Gerhardus Liebenberg Gerhardus Frederick Johannes Liebenberg is a South African cricketer who played in five Tests and four ODIs from 1995 to 1998.-References:...	1995–96	Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...	Kingdom of England	1
6	Nic Pothas Nic Pothas Nic Pothas is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-handed batsman and who fields as a wicket-keeper. In a total of over 200 first-class matches, he has taken over 500 catches...	1998–99	West Indies	South Africa	1
7	Gerald Dros Gerald Dros Gerald Dros is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He has represented both Ireland and South Africa during his cricketing career....	2000	Windward Islands Windward Islands cricket team The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. The team plays in the West Indies regional tournament....	West Indies Cricket Board	1
		2001–02	India A	South Africa	2
		2002–03	Australia A Australia A cricket team The Australia A cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia and is the second team of the Australian cricket team. They have also played far more one-day than first-class matches; indeed they have played only three first-class games against equivalent A sides, against South Africa A in...	Australia	5
8	Hylton Ackerman Hylton Ackerman Hylton Michael Ackerman was a South African first class cricketer who played for Western Province in the 1970s.He attended Dale College Boy's High School where he was headboy. His son, Hylton D...	2001–02	Indians	South Africa	1
		2001–02	Kenya	South Africa	1
		2001–02	India A	South Africa	2
9	Daryll Cullinan	2001–02	Australians	South Africa	1
		2002–03	Pakistanis	South Africa	1
10	Neil McKenzie Neil McKenzie Neil Douglas McKenzie is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman who plays for South Africa, making his first appearance in 2000. Strong on the leg side, he is also a very good player of spin...	2002–03	Australia A Australia A cricket team The Australia A cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia and is the second team of the Australian cricket team. They have also played far more one-day than first-class matches; indeed they have played only three first-class games against equivalent A sides, against South Africa A in...	South Africa	6
		2002–03	Bangladeshis	South Africa	1
		2002–03	Sri Lankans	South Africa	1
		2002–03	The Rest	South Africa	5
		2003–04	West Indians	South Africa	1
		2007–08	West Indians	South Africa	1
11	Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten is a former South African cricketer, and the World Cup winning coach of the Indian cricket team. He played 101 Test matches and 185 One-day internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman...	2002–03	Pakistanis	South Africa	1
12	Graeme Smith Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...	2002–03	Zimbabwe Zimbabwe A cricket team The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...	Zimbabwe	3
13	Nicky Boje Nicky Boje Nico "Nicky" Boje is a South African cricketer who played in 43 Tests and 115 One Day Internationals for South Africa, and attended Grey College in Bloemfontein...	2002–03	Australia A Australia A cricket team The Australia A cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia and is the second team of the Australian cricket team. They have also played far more one-day than first-class matches; indeed they have played only three first-class games against equivalent A sides, against South Africa A in...	Australia	5
14	Ashwell Prince Ashwell Prince Ashwell Gavin Prince is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. A left-handed middle order batsman, he has a high-batted stance and is strong through the offside. He is noted for his gritty style of batting and also for being an athletic fielder in the covers...	2003–04	Australia A Sri Lanka A cricket team The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...	South Africa	5
		2004	Zimbabwe A Zimbabwe A cricket team The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...	Zimbabwe	5
		2004–05	New Zealand A New Zealand A cricket team The New Zealand A cricket team is a cricket team representing New Zealand, and is the "second tier" of international New Zealand cricket below the full New Zealand cricket team. The team played its first game, against an England XI, in 1996/97...	South Africa	6
		2004–05	England XI	South Africa	1
15	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...	2004–05	England XI	South Africa	1
		2006–07	Zimbabwe Select XI	Zimbabwe	2
		2007–08	India A	India	3
		2007–08	New Zealanders	South Africa	1
16	Jacques Rudolph Jacques Rudolph Jacobus Andries Rudolph , popularly known as Jacques Rudolph, is a South African Test and ODI cricketer currently playing in England with Yorkshire CCC and in South Africa with Titans.He had an unbeaten 222 in his debut Test inning...	2005–06	Various	Sri Lanka	4
		2005–06	Triangular A Team Tournament	Sri Lanka	5
		2005–06	New Zealanders	South Africa	2
17	Robin Peterson Robin Peterson Robin John Peterson is a South African cricketer who bowls left arm spin. He is also a more than capable batsman, with a first class batting average of 26.35 as of 6 November 2005. His first class bowling average is a modest 36.36, however, and in Test matches it stands at 50.37...	2006–07	Zimbabwe Zimbabwe A cricket team The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...	Zimbabwe	3
18	Ahmed Amla Ahmed Amla Ahmed Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins. A right-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut as a teenager in 1997/98. His brother, Hashim Amla plays Test and ODI cricket for South Africa.-External links:...	2008–09	Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A cricket team The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...	South Africa	3
19	Alviro Petersen Alviro Petersen Alviro Nathan Petersen is a South African cricketer who plays his domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He has represented his country at international level in One Day International cricket as a specialist batsman. On the 14th of February 2010, he became the third South African after Andrew...	2008–09	Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A cricket team The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...	South Africa	5
20	Justin Ontong Justin Ontong Justin Lee Ontong is a South African cricketer, who currently plays domestic cricket for the Cape Cobras. He has played two Tests, 26 One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals as an all-rounder.-Cricket career:...	2009–10	England XI	South Africa	1
21	Hashim Amla Hashim Amla Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No...	2009–10	England XI	South Africa	1