South Africa domestic cricket

South African domestic one-day competitions

Martin Williamson

The tournament started in 1981-82 when five teams competed in the Benson and Hedges Series. It was an immediate success with a public starved of top-class sport by the country's international isolation, and the tournament gradually expanded, with 11 teams taking part from 1994-95 onwards, as more sides were promoted from the B groups of South African cricket. Although sponsor names changed, it was not until 2002-03 when Namibia joined that there were any more fundamental changes. In 2004-05 the board completely reorganized the competition, reducing it to six franchise teams who played each other on a home-and-away basis.

In the following competitions, all matches were played over 45 overs with the exception of 1981-82, 1993-94 and 1994-95 which were over 50 overs

Benson & Hedges Series

Standard Bank Cup

Standard Bank League

In the following competition, matches were contested over 60 overs-per-side until 1980-81, 55 overs-a-side from 1981-82 to 1992-93 and from 50 overs since then.

Gillette Cup

Datsun Shield

Nissan Shield

Total Power Series

Martin Williamson is managing editor of Cricinfo

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