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 the 2004–05 season. The Cobras home venues are Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town and Boland Bank Park, Paarl.The Cobras used to be called Western Province until Boland Cricket and Western Province merged in 2005

The Cobras play in the SuperSport Series, MTN40 and Standard Bank Twenty20 competitions.

Honours

• SuperSport Series (2) - 2009–10, 2010–11 ; shared (0) -
• MTN Championship (1) - 2006–07
• Pro20 Series (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011"

Anecdotal

In 2008 the Cape Cobras theme song 'Cobras' was a result of the competition 'Nashua Cape Cobras: Lyrics with Venom', which was won by Al Paton and Lesley Paton, whose lyrics were set to music by producer Gabi Le Roux , with executive producer Clive Ridgeway.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Source(s): Cricinfo , Cape Cobras Squad

Noted players

• Paul Adams
• Jean Paul Duminy
• Herschelle Gibbs
• Jacques Kallis
• Ashwell Prince
• Andrew Puttick
• Graeme Smith
• Charl Willoughby
• Monde Zondeki
• Mark Boucher
• Gary Kirsten

External sources

• Nashua Cape Cobras from cricket.co.za, official site of the United Cricket Board of South Africa

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References

• South African Cricket Annual – various editions
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions