South African domestic one-day competitions
Martin Williamson with a brief history of South Africa's domestic one-day competitions
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
Year | Winner |
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1981-82 | Transvaal |
1982-83 | Transvaal |
1983-84 | Natal |
1984-85 | Transvaal |
1985-86 | Western Province |
1986-87 | Western Province |
1987-88 | Western Province |
1988-89 | Western Province |
1989-90 | Western Province |
1990-91 | Western Province |
1991-92 | Eastern Province |
1992-93 | Transvaal |
1993-94 | Orange Free State |
1994-95 | Orange Free State |
1995-96 | Free State |
Standard Bank Cup
Year | Winner |
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1996-97 | Natal |
1997-98 | Gauteng |
1998-99 | Griqualand West |
1999-00 | Boland |
2001-01 | KwaZulu-Natal |
2002-03 | Western Province |
2003-04 | Gauteng |
2004-05 | Eagles |
2005-06 | Eagles |
Standard Bank League
Year | Winner |
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1996-97 | Northern Transvaal |
1997-98 | Western Province |
1998-99 | Northerns |
MTN Domestic Championship
Year | Winner |
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2006-07 | Cape Cobras |
2007-08 | Titans |
2008-09 | Titans |
MTN40
Year | Winner |
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2009-10 | Warriors |
2010-11 | Knights |
Franchise 1-Day Cup
Year | Winner |
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2011-12 | Cape Cobras |
Momentum One Day Cup
Year | Winner |
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2012-13 | Shared (Lions/Cape Cobras) |
2013-14 | Shared (Cape Cobras/Titans) |
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
Year | Winner |
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1969-70 | Western Province |
1970-71 | Western Province |
1971-72 | Eastern Province |
1972-73 | Western Province |
1973-74 | Transvaal |
1974-75 | Natal |
1975-76 | Eastern Province |
1976-77 | Natal |
Datsun Shield
Year | Winner |
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1977-78 | Rhodesia |
1978-79 | Transvaal |
1979-80 | Transvaal |
1980-81 | Transvaal |
1981-82 | Western Province |
1982-83 | Transvaal |
Nissan Shield
Year | Winner |
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1983-84 | Transvaal |
1984-85 | Transvaal |
1985-86 | Transvaal |
1986-87 | Eastern Province |
1987-88 | Natal |
1988-89 | Western Province |
1989-90 | Eastern Province |
1990-91 | Transvaal |
1991-92 | Orange Free State |
Total Power Series
Year | Winner |
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1992-93 | Orange Free State |
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