This is a partial list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 cricket for Griqualand West and Northern Cape in South Africa. The team was renamed ahead of the 2015–16 season following the creation of Northern Cape province in 1994.
The Kimberley team that played matches during the 1880s played four matches which are considered first-class between 1889–90 and 1890–91, including the first two Currie Cup matches against Transvaal.Kimberley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2025. History: SA's premier first-class series, SA Cricket Mag, 16 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2025.Bailey PJ (1981) A guide to important cricket matches played in South Africa, p. 7. Retford: The Association of Cricket Statisticians. (Available online at The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.) The name Griqualand West was first used in the 1890–91 Champion Bat tournament, and from 1892 to 1893 the team played under that name in the Currie Cup. Its matches in the competition are considered first-class from this date.Griqualand West B, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2025. The Griqualand West B team played six matches in he 1998–99 UCB Bowl which are also considered first-class.Griqualand West, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
Griqualand West first played List A cricket in 1970–71, the first season of provincial List A cricket in South Africa, and domestic Twenty20 cricket in the first season of the CSA Provincial T20 in 2011–12.
This list includes the players who played first-class and List A cricket for Kimberley between 1889–90 and 1890–91, Griqualand West between 1890–91 and 2014–15, Griqualand West B in 1998–99, and Northern Cape from 2015–16 to the present day.Northern Cape, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2025. It does not include players who appeared only for franchise team Knights which was operated by the Free State and Griqualand West Cricket Unions between 2005–06 and 2020–21.Moonda F (2021) Five talking points about South Africa's new domestic structure, CricInfo, 23 September 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
A Glen Abbott Gerhardt Abrahams Zahir Abrahim Roy Adams Mickey Arthur
B
Ottniel Baartman David Bairstow Xen Balaskas Pieter Barnard Edward Beech Warren Bell George Bissett Ernest Bock Tumelo Bodibe Loots Bosman Andre Botha Bill Brockwell Aidan Brooker Kenneth Brown Henderson Bryan Mbulelo Budaza Edward Budgen Cloete Buitendag Jaco Burger
C
Dave Callaghan Mike Cann Deon Carolus James Carse Graham Charlesworth Gert Cloete John Cochran Werner Coetsee Jandre Coetzee John Coghlan Mick Commaille Alfred Cooper Frans Cronje
D
Donald Davidson Riel de Kock Desmond de Koker Mike Doherty Corbyn Dolley Errol Draper Ronald Draper Garnet Driver Corné Dry
E Grant Elliott Cedric English
F
Francis Farrelly Charlie Finlason Mark Ford Clyde Fortuin Cyril Francois Jan Frylinck Vivian Furmidge James Furstenburg
G Ottis Gibson Martyn Gidley George Glover Irvine Grimmer
H
Tony Harris Benjamin Hector Basil Helfrich Cyril Helfrich Dudley Helfrich Kenneth Helfrich Reeza Hendricks Bob Herman Ronald Hewat Anthony Hobson Rudolph Howe
J Rhyno Janse van Rensburg Trevor Jesty Giovanni Joseph
K
Zakir Kathrada Collin Kelbrick Henry Kelly (cricketer) Paul Kirsten Karl Krikken Alan Kruger Patrick Kruger Akhona Kula
L Donald Lee Gerhardus Liebenberg William Ling Andrew Louw Johann Louw Lennie Louw
M
Themba Maupa Craig Marais Colin Maritz Mandla Mashimbyi Russell Mawhinney Alberto Mazzoncini Adrian McLaren Marcelle Michau Charles Mills Avumile Mnci Thandolwethu Mnyaka Kagiso Mohale Grant Mokoena Tebogo Mokwena Andy Moles Alan Morris John Morris Orapeleng Motlhoaring Roger Moult Martyn Moxon Ayavuya Myoli
N Frank Nicholson Mtabozuko Nqam
O John Ogilvie (South African cricketer)
P
Hugh Page Edward Parker Dante Parkin Gordon Parsons Leroy Phillips Keegan Petersen Charl Pietersen Revelation Plaatjie Laurie Potter Albert Powell Jackie Powell Mike Powell Dewald Pretorius Henry Promnitz
Q Willie Quaife Neville Quinn
R
Nobbie Ralph Masilo Ramothata Reginald Richter Douglas Riemer Lonwabo Rodolo Garth Roe Paul Romaines Graham Roope Albert Rose-Innes Diego Rosier Charles Rutherfoord
S
Kenneth Saggers Farhaan Sayanvala Des Schonegevel Blake Schraader Russell Searle Arthur Seccull Bennett Sekonyela Letlotlo Sesele Shahid Afridi William Shalders Kevin Sharp Martinus Smit Greg Smith Bob Snedden Jacques Snyman Rudi Steyn Peter Stopforth Sarel Strauss Aubrey Swanepoel Frederick Swarbrook Zandrè Swartz Pat Symcox
T
Bernard Tancred George Tapscott Lionel Tapscott Garnett Tarr Derek Taylor (cricketer) Michael Tramontino Tristan Traugott JP Triegaardt Brett Tucker
V Chubb Vigne Andre van Troost Ken Viljoen
W
John Waddington Vaughn Walsh Irving Washington Arthur Weakley Sidney Webb Kepler Wessels James Whitehead Reece Williams John Wood Walter Woodthorpe
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