The KwaZulu Natal cricket team (formerly Natal cricket team) is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu Natal (formerly Natal) in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, KwaZulu Natal is the only team that has not merged with another and it has played in the series as the Dolphins from October 2004. First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... KwaZulu-Natal, often referred to as KZN, is a province of South Africa. ... Natal is a former British colony, and a South African province. ... The SuperSport Series is the main domestic cricket competition in South Africa, first contested (as the Currie Cup) in 1889/90. ... The Nashua Dolphins is the current name of the KwaZulu Natal first class cricket team. ...

Honours

• Currie Cup (21) - 1910-11, 1912-13, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1980-81, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2001-02; shared (3) - 1921-22, 1937-38, 1965-66
• Standard Bank Cup (4) - 1983-84, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02
• UCB Provincial Cup () -
• UCB Provincial Shield () -
• Gillette/Nissan Cup (3) - 1974-75, 1976-77, 1987-88

Club history

The team was originally called Natal and began playing in December 1889 at the start of first-class cricket in South Africa. The name changed in April 1998.

Venues

Venues have included:

• Albert Park, Durban (April 1895 - Jan 1906)
• City Oval, Pietermaritzburg (alternative venue April 1895 - Dec 2002)
• Lord's, Durban (March 1898 - April 1922)
• Kingsmead, Durban (Jan 1923 - present)
• Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg (Feb 1959 - Dec 1995)
• Settler's Park, Ladysmith (three games Jan 1971 - March 1973)
• Lahee Park, Pinetown (occasional venue Jan 1974 - Dec 1979)
• Alexandra Memorial Ground, Umzinto (used twice 1974 - 1977)

Albert Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Aerial view of Durban Durban (Zulu: eThekwini (IPA: ) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. ... City motto: City of Choice Province KwaZulu-Natal Mayor Zanele Hlatshwayo Area   Unknown Population  - Total (1991)   228,549 Established 1838 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 033 Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city of the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. ... Lords No. ... Cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... Ladysmith is the name of several places: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ladismith, Western Cape, South Africa Ladysmith, New South Wales, Australia Ladysmith can also refer to: Siege of Ladysmith, 1900 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group Category: ... Pinetown is an industrial town just inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... Umzinto is a town a few kilometres inland from Scottburgh on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. ...

References

• Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
• Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack