Easterns (cricket team) explained

Easterns
Oneday Name:	Easterns Storm
Coach:	Geoffrey Toyana
Colours:	red
Founded:	1898

Easterns (formerly Eastern Transvaal) has been playing first-class cricket in South Africa since October 1991, and List A cricket since October 1989. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Easterns has merged with Northerns (formerly Northern Transvaal) to form the Titans. Eastern Transvaal was spun off from Northern Transvaal at a meeting in Actonville, Benoni.^[1] Easterns was called Eastern Transvaal from October 1989 until February 1995, changing its name after the Transvaal became Gauteng and a new province called Eastern Transvaal (later Mpumalanga) was formed that excluded East Rand territories that were part of the Eastern Transvaal cricket team. It was part of the Titans from October 2004 to April 2021.

Honours

• Currie Cup (1) – 2002–03; shared (0) –
• Standard Bank Cup (0) –
• South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) –
• South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (0) –

Venues

Venues have included:

• PAM Brink Stadium, Springs (Jan 1992 – Jan 1996)
• Olympia Park, Springs (used once Nov 1994; formerly an occasional Northerns venue Dec 1937 – Nov 1994)
• Sahara Park Willowmoore Benoni (main venue Nov 1996 – 2010)

Current Squads

In October 2023, Cricket South Africa confirmed the following squad ahead of the 2023–24 season.

• Danie Rossouw(w/c)
• Shane Dadswell
• Andrew Rasemene
• Wesley Marshall
• Kabelo Sekhukhune
• Shaylen Pillay
• Amaan Khan
• Mark Pearse
• Divan Posthumus
• Tumelo Simelane
• Thula Ngcobo

Sources

• South African Cricket Annual – various editions
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-06-08. Twenty-five years of Easterns cricket. 2021-07-26. Brakpan Herald. en-US.