Cape Cobras
| Cape Cobars | |
|---|---|
| founded | 2004 |
| Hometown | Cape Town |
| Coach | Paul Adams |
| Colours | Blue yellow |
| Home stadium | Newlands Cricket Ground |
| other stages | Boland Park |
| CLT20 wins | 0 |
| First class championships | 4th |
| One Day Cup victories | 2 + 2 shared |
| T20 Cup victories | 3 |
| As of June 10, 2016 | |
The Cape Cobras are a South African cricket team . They emerged in 2004 from the previous provincial teams Boland and Western Province and take part in various national cricket competitions such as the Currie Cup , One-Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge . Founded as Western Province Boland , the team has been known by its current name since 2005 and has two home stadiums: the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town and Boland Park in Paarl .
Currie Cup
The Cobras managed to win the South African first-class competition, the Currie Cup, four times between 2009/10 and 2013/14.
One-day cup
The Cape Cobras were able to win the South African List A competition, the One-Day Cup , twice individually and twice divided.
Ram Slam T20 Challenge
They were able to win the Twenty20 competition in South Africa three times.
| year | Games | Victories | Defeats | No result | Final placement (preliminary round) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Final (3/6) |
| 2006/07 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Final (2/6) |
| 2007/08 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | Semi-finals (1/6) |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Winner (3/6) |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Semi-finals (4/6) |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Winner (3/6) |
| 2011/12 | 12 | 5 | 6th | 1 | Preliminary round (5/7) |
| 2012/13 | 10 | 2 | 8th | 0 | Preliminary round (6/6) |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | Semi-finals (1/6) |
| 2014/15 | 10 | 8th | 1 | 1 | Winner (1/6) |
| 2015/16 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | Semi-finals (2/6) |
Champions League Twenty20
The Cape Cobras were able to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 via the Ram Slam T20 Challenge .
| year | Games | Victories | Defeats | No result | Final placement (preliminary round) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6th | 4th | 2 | 0 | Semi-finalist (1/3) |
| 2011 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | Preliminary round (4/5) |
| 2014 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | Preliminary round (4/5) |
successes
First class cricket
Winning the Currie Cup (5): 2009/10 , 2010/11 , 2012/13 , 2013/14
One-day cricket
Winning the One-Day Cup (2 + 2 shared): 2006/2007 , 2011/2012 2012/2013 (shared), 2013/2014 (shared)
Twenty20
Winning the Ram Slam T20 Challenge (3): 2008/09 , 2010/11 , 2014/15
Others
The team was named after the Cape Cobra .