KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricket team
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland are a South African first-class cricket team who are based in Pietermaritzburg. They are one of fifteen South African provincial teams. Their home games are played at Pietermaritzburg Oval.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Michael Erlank |
| Coach | Ahmed Amla |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Black Blue |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Home ground | City Oval, Pietermaritzburg |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Official website | https://kznicu.wordpress.com/ |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland were granted first-class status in 2006 and took part in the 2006-07 South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge. They used to take part in the Provincial Three-Day Challenge tournament and the Provincial One-Day Competition. During the restructuring of domestic cricket in South Africa in 2021 they were placed in the second division. In 2023 they were promoted to the first division of CSA domestic cricket.
In 2021, along with the restructuring of CSA domestic cricket, KZN Inland's team were rebranded as the Tuskers with the current title sponsor being AET.
The KZNICU's jurisdiction covers by far the largest landmass in KZN, stretching from Zululand in the north to East Griqualand in the south, and the provincial boundaries of Mpumalanga, Free State, Lesotho and the Eastern Cape in the west, and in the east, a line following the eastern boundaries of the Sisonke, uMgungundlovu, Umzinyathi and Zululand district municipalities.
For ease of administration, the KZNICU jurisdiction closely follows the district municipality demarcations of Zululand, Umzinyathi, Amajuba, uThukhela, Sisonke and uMgundundlovu.
Each of the six districts is represented by sub-unions that are affiliated to the KZNICU. The set-up is dominated by the Maritzburg Cricket Association and Midlands Cricket Union (uMgungundlovu), while the East Griqualand Cricket Union and the Southern District Cricket Union comprise Sisonke, Northern District Cricket Union (Amajuba), Umzinyathi Cricket Association (Umzinyathi), Northern Natal Cricket Board (uThukela) and the Northern District Cricket Union in Zululand make up the other sub-unions.
Current squad
Squad for 2026/27 Season[1]. Players in bold have played international cricket.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Muhammed Bulbulia | 6 September 2006 | Right-handed | High-performance contract | ||
| Ludwig Kaestner | 19 June 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Jack Lees | 6 August 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm orthodox spin | ||
| Isma-eel Omar | Right-handed | High-performance Contract | |||
| Kagiso Rapulana | 6 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Matthew Urquhart | 8 April 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm orthodox spin | High-performance Contract | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Cameron Shekleton | 21 January 2000 | Right-handed | |||
| Joshua van Biljon | 11 January 2008 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | High-performance contract | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Michael Erlank | 4 July 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm orthodox spin | ||
| Daelynn Fynn | 25 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm orthodox spin | High-performance Contract | |
| Chad Laycock | 14 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Jared Meiring | 16 April 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | High-performance contract | |
| Malcolm Nofal | 18 September 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | ||
| James Ritchie | 26 April 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm wrist spin | High-performance Contract | |
| Bamanye Xenxe | 25 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Ziyaad Abrahams | 27 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Jesse Albanie | 6 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Thabiso Ndlela | 14 December 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Parth Patel | Right-handed | Right-arm wrist spin | High-performance Contract | ||
| Rowan Rajah | 16 August 2007 | Left-handed | Right-arm seam | High-performance Contract | |
| Liyema Waqu | 19 June 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm seam | ||
Honours
The KZN Inland team won the 2017 Africa T20 Cup.[2] They defeated Free State in the final.