Sunfoil Series 2014/15
The Sunfoil Series 2014/15 was the 86th season of the national first-class cricket competition in South Africa, formerly known as the Currie Cup, and was held from September 25, 2014 to March 26, 2015. The winners were the Lions , who won their first first-class title.
format
The teams played two games in each division against each other. A team received 10 points for a win and 6 points for a draw (both teams achieve the same number of runs ). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams get 0 points, if the game is canceled, 5 points. There is also the possibility of collecting bonus points in the first 100 overs of the first inning . One point is awarded for the first 150 runs and 0.02 points for each further run, 1 bowling bonus point is awarded for reaching the 3, 5, 7, 9 wicket. If the game duration is reduced to one day, no bonus points will be awarded. It is also possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner of the division is the winner of the championship.
Results
table
The table of the season took the following shape at the end of the season.
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | Bat | Bwl | Ded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highveld Lions | 10 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44.64 | 37 | 0 | 151.64 |
| Titans | 10 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 40.76 | 31 | 0 | 111.76 |
| Dolphins | 10 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 37.76 | 30th | 0 | 107.76 |
| Cape Cobras | 10 | 2 | 4th | 0 | 4th | 39.88 | 29 | 1 | 87.88 |
| Knights | 12 | 3 | 4th | 0 | 5 | 28.8 | 27 | 0 | 85.8 |
| Warriors | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23.48 | 28 | 0 | 71.48 |
Win: 10 points; Draw: 0 points
Games
| September 25-27 Scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Knights 140 (39.2) & 327 (107.1) |
- | Warriors 137 (42.2) & 202 (55.5) |
| Knights wins with 128 runs | ||||
| September 25-28 Scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Highveld Lions 401 (127.1) & 155-5d (40) |
- | Titans 197 (69.3) & 169 (50.1) |
| Lions wins with 190 runs | ||||
| October 2-5 scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
Knights 267 (85) & 381 (110) |
- |
Highveld Lions 368 (126.5) & 137 (43.5) |
| Knights wins with 143 runs | ||||
| October 2-5 scorecard |
Benoni |
Titans 539-6d (136.5) & 165-5d (28) |
- | Warriors 291 (88.4) & 243 (102.4) |
| Titans wins with 170 runs | ||||
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
Pietermaritzburg |
Dolphins 353 (111.3) & 277-9d (86.5) |
- | Warriors 370 (97) & 145-5 (35.2) |
| draw | ||||
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
Cape Town |
Highveld Lions 413 (132.2) & 223-9d (77) |
- |
Cape Cobras 306 (87) & 117 (38.2) |
| Lions wins with 213 runs | ||||
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Titans 366 (97.5) & 367-7d (85.4) |
- | Knights 185 (48.2) & 396 (101.5) |
| Titans wins with 152 runs | ||||
| December 27-30 scorecard |
Durban |
Dolphins 508-8d (135) |
- | Titans 208 (75.5) & 246 (68.5) (f / o) |
| Dolphins wins with one innings and 54 runs | ||||
| December 27-30 scorecard |
Pair | Knights 570-5d (162) |
- |
Cape Cobras 514 (175.5) |
| draw | ||||
| January 8-11 Scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
Cape Cobras 300 (97.5) & 140 (55.5) |
- |
Highveld Lions 475 (161.1) |
| Lions wins with one innings and 35 runs | ||||
| January 8-11 Scorecard |
East London |
Warriors 458-6d (135) & 167-2d (47.4) |
- |
Dolphins 200 (59.5) & 316 (91) |
| Warriors wins with 109 runs | ||||
| January 15-18 Scorecard |
Kimberley |
Dolphins 452 (157.5) & 171-3d (35) |
- | Knights 255 (83.5) & 126 (45) |
| Dolphins wins with 242 runs | ||||
| January 15-18 Scorecard |
Benoni |
Highveld Lions 485-7d (129) |
- | Titans 550-5d (169) |
| draw | ||||
| January 15-18 Scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
Warriors 203 (80.1) & 317 (98) |
- |
Cape Cobras 199 (68.1) & 305 (78.3) |
| Warriors wins with 16 runs | ||||
| February 19-21 Scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
Titans 448 (132.2) & 4 (0.3) |
- | Warriors 148 (43.5) & 300 (73.4) (f / o) |
| Titans wins with 10 wickets | ||||
| February 19-22 Scorecard |
Kimberley |
Cape Cobras 294 (107.2) & 299-7d (85.2) |
- | Knights 304 (78.5) & 263-9 (72) |
| draw | ||||
| February 19-22 Scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Dolphins 302 (100.4) & 134 (47.2) |
- |
Highveld Lions 421 (106.1) & 19-0 (4) |
| Lions wins with 10 wickets | ||||
| February 26th - March 1st scorecard |
Durban |
Dolphins 455-5d (148.1) |
- | Knights 237 (80.1) & 234-9 (83) (f / o) |
| draw | ||||
| February 26th - March 1st scorecard |
Pair |
Cape Cobras 308 (83.4) & 341-7d (87.4) |
- | Titans 175 (65) & 304 (93) |
| Cape Cobras wins with 170 runs | ||||
| February 26th - March 1st scorecard |
East London | Warriors 287 (82.2) & 272 (81.2) |
- |
Highveld Lions 462-8d (161) & 81-4 (21) |
| draw | ||||
| March 5-7 Scorecard |
Cape Town |
Cape Cobras 156 (43.5) & 253 (78.1) |
- |
Dolphins 270 (88) & 142-2 (41.1) |
| Dolphins wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| March 12-15 Scorecard |
Cape Town | Warriors 288 (96.5) & 256-3 (98.1) |
- |
Cape Cobras 545 (151.5) |
| draw | ||||
| March 12-15 Scorecard |
Bloemfontein | Knights 248 (82.4) & 289 (98.4) |
- |
Highveld Lions 441 (153.3) & 99-0 (14.3) |
| Lions wins with 10 wickets | ||||
| March 12-15 Scorecard |
Centurion | Titans 267 (84.1) & 261 (74.5) |
- |
Dolphins 352 (101.5) & 178-7 (60.3) |
| Dolphins wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| March 19-22 Scorecard |
Durban |
Highveld Lions 395 (114.4) & 355-6d (110.5) |
- |
Dolphins 280 (67.3) & 292 (68.1) |
| Lions wins with 178 runs | ||||
| March 19-22 Scorecard |
Benoni |
Cape Cobras 484 (143.5) |
- | Titans 421-3 (106) |
| draw | ||||
| March 19-22 Scorecard |
East London |
Knights 223 (86) & 253-7d (76) |
- | Warriors 145 (71.3) & 238 (77.3) |
| Knights wins with 93 runs | ||||
| March 26-29 Scorecard |
Pietermaritzburg |
Cape Cobras 597 (125.3) |
- |
Dolphins 245 (57.3) & 235 (55.3) (f / o) |
| Cape Cobras wins with one innings and 117 runs | ||||
| March 26-29 Scorecard |
Johannesburg | Warriors 200 & 213 |
- |
Highveld Lions 464-9d |
| Lions wins with one innings and 51 runs | ||||
| March 26-29 Scorecard |
Centurion |
Titans 452-9d (109.1) & 24-2 (5.1) |
- | Knights 297 (97.3) & 178 (51.1) (f / o) |
| Titans wins with 8 wickets | ||||
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | Lions | 10 | 17th | 889 | 63.50 | 152 | 5 | 1 |
| Colin Ingram | Warriors | 10 | 19th | 852 | 53.25 | 131 * | 3 | 4th |
| Roelof van der Merwe | Titans | 10 | 16 | 774 | 55.28 | 205 * | 3 | 3 |
| Petrus van Biljon | Knights | 8th | 15th | 749 | 53.30 | 175 | 3 | 2 |
| Omphile Ramela | Cape Cobras | 10 | 16 | 724 | 48.26 | 202 * | 2 | 1 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Paterson | Cape Cobras | 1,819 | 42 | 22.54 | 5/60 | 2 |
| Hardus Viljoen | Lions | 1,437 | 39 | 20.43 | 7/32 | 4th |
| Kagiso Rabada | Lions | 1,656 | 39 | 21.12 | 9/33 | 2 |
| Andrew Birch | Warriors | 1,896 | 37 | 24.70 | 5/43 | 1 |
| Rowan Richards | Titans | 1,801 | 36 | 27.86 | 5/31 | 3 |
| Keshav Maharaj | Dolphins | 2,068 | 36 | 29.38 | 6/58 | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Points Table, Sunfoil Series ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Sunfoil Series 2014/15 Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Batting and Fielding in Sunfoil Series 2014/15 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Bowling in Sunfoil Series 2014/15 (Ordered by Wickets) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 25, 2015.