Sunrisers Eastern Cape
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| League: | SA20 | |
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| Captain: | Aiden Markram | |
| Coach: | Adrian Birrell | |
| City: | Gqeberha | |
| Owner: | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |
| Founded: | 2022 | |
| Home ground: | St George's Park Cricket Ground | |
| SA20 wins: | 1 (2022–23) | |
| Official website: | https://www.sa20.co.za/team/sunrisers-eastern-cape/ | |
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[1]The team is based in Gqeberha, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the St George's Park Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Adrian Birrell.[2][3]The franchise is owned by the Indian SUN Group.[4]
Contents
Current squad
The franshise's squad for the first season of the competition was:[5]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | |||||||
| 94 | Aiden Markram |  South Africa |
4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain | |
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 11 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa |
17 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Chairman [6] | |
| 76 | Jordan Hermann | South Africa |
4 December 2001 | Left-handed | - | Wild card | |
| Marques Ackerman | South Africa |
1 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |||
| 40 | Sarel Erwee | South Africa |
10 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 14 | Ayabulela Gqamane | South Africa |
30 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 26 | James Fuller |  New Zealand |
24 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| 21 | JJ Smuts | South Africa |
21 September 1988 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| 70 | Marco Jansen | South Africa |
1 May 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | ||
| 52 | Roelof van der Merwe |  Netherlands |
31 December 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| 28 | Tom Abell |  England |
5 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 17 | Adam Rossington | England |
5 May 1993 | Right-handed | - | Overseas | |
| 22 | Jordan Cox | England |
21 October 2000 | Right-handed | - | Overseas | |
| 30 | Tristan Stubbs | South Africa |
14 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| Junaid Dawood | South Africa |
2 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| 32 | Mason Crane | England |
18 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas | |
| Fast bowlers | |||||||
| 99 | Brydon Carse | England |
31 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas | |
| 18 | Ottniel Baartman | South Africa |
18 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 58 | Sisanda Magala | South Africa |
7 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Statistics
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Most runs
| Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 366 | 33.27 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Rossington | 246 | 27.33 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
| JJ Smuts | 202 | 28.85 | 66 | 0 | 2 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 190 | 21.11 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hermann | 184 | 23.00 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roelof van der Merwe | 20 | 9.55 | 6/20 |
| Sisanda Magala | 14 | 24.00 | 2/22 |
| Ottniel Baartman | 12 | 16.91 | 3/45 |
| Aiden Markram | 11 | 14.63 | 2/7 |
| Marco Jansen | 8 | 34.37 | 1/5 |
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Adrian Birrell |
| Batting coach | Hemang Badani |
| Bowling coach | Dale Steyn |
| Fielding coach | Ryan Cook |
| Fitness trainer | Laden Gamiet |
References
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External links
- Sunrisers section at the SA20 website.
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