This is a partial list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 cricket for Western Transvaal and North West in South Africa. The team was renamed ahead of the 1996–97 season following the creation of North West province in 1994.North West Cricket ready to fire with new Dragons identity, Cricket South Africa. (Available online at The Wayback Machine. Archived 10 November 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2025.)
Western Transvaal made its senior debut in the List A Nissan Cup competition during the 1989–90 season. After two seasons it began competing in the first-class UCB Bowl competition, the second division of the Currie Cup.Western Transvaal, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2025. After being renamed, the team continued to compete at first-class and List A level. North West first played domestic Twenty20 cricket in 2011–12, the first season in which provincial Twenty20 competitions were played in South Africa.North West (South Africa), CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
This list includes the players who played first-class and List A cricket for Western Transvaal between 1989–90 and 1995–96, and those who played first-class, List A, and Twenty20 cricket for North West from 1996–97 to the present day. It does not include players who appeared only for franchise team Lions which was operated by the North West and Gauteng Cricket Unions between 2003–04 and 2020–21.Moonda F (2014) Shrinking South Africa, The Cricket Monthly at CricInfo. Retrieved 30 June 2025.South Africa complete domestic restructuring, ESPN Philippines, 2 February 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2025.Moonda F (2021) Five talking points about South Africa's new domestic structure, CricInfo, 23 September 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
A Warwick Abrahim Marques Ackerman Glen Adams Andrea Agathangelou Jesse Albanie Craig Alexander
B Ryan Bailey Brady Barends Eben Botha Niel Bredenkamp Christopher Britz
C Grant Celliers Yassar Cook Khanya Cotani Kevin Crowie
D
Shane Dadswell Bantu Dandala Colin Dettmer Burton de Wett Isaac Dikgale Johannes Diseko Jan Dreyer Clint du Plessis
E Armand Erasmus
F Bjorn Fortuin Richardt Frenz Peter Furstenburg
G Graham Grace
H Francois Haasbroek Ruan Haasbroek James Henderson Rubin Hermann Jon Hinrichsen
J Arno Jacobs Davy Jacobs Duan Jansen Marco Jansen Henro Janse van Rensburg
K Imraan Khan Dieter Klein
L
Mark Lavine Andrew Lawson Katleho Leokaoke Darryl le Roux Jean-Pierre le Roux Eden Links Edrich Lubbe Wihan Lubbe Bradley Lynch
M
Andre Malan Janneman Malan Grant Martin Dyllan Matthews Vusumuzi Mazibuko Hlompo Modimokwane Chris Morris Jordan Morris Senuran Muthusamy Ayavuya Myoli
N Ian Nicolson
O Hanco Olivier Gary Outram
P
Aaron Phangiso Heinrigh Pieterse Nono Pongolo Delano Potgieter Dwaine Pretorius Migael Pretorius Meeka-eel Prince David Pryke
R Glen Radford Kagiso Rapulana Rayyaan Rhode Garth Roe Marc Rosenberg Daniel Rossouw
S
Caleb Seleka Phillimon Selowa Lesego Senokwane Mafinki Serame Tshepo Seroalo Malusi Siboto Ronald Siwani Nicholas Smit Haydn Smith Julian Soutter Hendy Springer Louren Steenkamp
T Alfonso Thomas
V Nicky van den Bergh Rassie van der Dussen Jovuan van Wyngaardt Louis Vorster
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