Gauteng (cricket team)
Gauteng (formerly Transvaal) is the first-class cricket team of the southern parts of Gauteng province of South Africa. The team was called "Transvaal" from April 1890 to April 1997 (the area north of Johannesburg, including Pretoria being part of the Northerns, formerly "Northern Transvaal"). Under the main competition's various names – the Currie Cup, then the Castle Cup, now the SuperSport Series – Transvaal/Gauteng cricket team has been the most successful of the South African domestic sides, winning 25 times. The club's most glorious period was the 1980s when they were dubbed the "Mean Machine . For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Gauteng merged with North West (formerly Western Transvaal) to form the Highveld Lions or, more simply, the Lions". (from October 2004 to 2021). Squad. In April 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed the following squad ahead of the 2021–22 season. Former players. Among the notable players are: Clive Rice, Jimmy Cook, Sylvester Clarke, Graeme Pollock, Alvin Kallicharran, Roy Pienaar, Hugh Page, Richard Snell, Henry Fotheringham, Ray Jennings and Rohan Kanhai. Venues. Venues have included: