Easterns Cricket Union is based at Benoni in Gauteng province. It was founded as the Eastern Transvaal Cricket Union in June 1991 at Springs,[1] although Eastern Transvaal had played List A cricket from the 1989–90 season. Prior to 1991 the region was part of the area which fed in to the Northern Transvaal cricket team.[a][1] Easterns won the Currie Cup Bowl competition in 1991–92, their first season as a first-class team. The team was renamed Easterns ahead of the 1995–96 season, and after the full Currie Cup competition was opened up to all first-class teams in 1999–00, the side won the Cup in 2002–03.[2] During 2003, Cricket South Africa changed the way in which top-class domestic cricket in the country was organised. This created six franchise teams at the top level of domestic competition, combining the existing provincial sides, including Easterns, to create an elite competition.
Easterns and Northerns combined to create the Titans franchise, with Northerns as the senior partner. The CSA 4-Day Domestic Series and CSA One-Day Cup became franchise-only competitions from the 2004–05 season, and Easterns competed in the CSA 3-Day and One-Day Cups and, from 2011–12, the CSA T20 competition,[3][4][5] with the side winning the One-Day Provincial Cup in 2018–19 and the CSA Provincial T20 Cup the following season.[2] The period of franchise competition lasted until the end of the 2020–21 season when Cricket South Africa reverted to a division based provincial competition, with Easterns competing separately from the start of the 2021–22 season.[6][7] Ahead of the 2006–07 season, the Mpumalanga cricket team was elevated to first-class status. Mpumalanga province had been formed in 1994 out of areas of the East Rand territories that were traditionally associated with Easterns.
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce a partnership with Algoa Holdings, distributors of Science in Sport (SiS) products. SiS products enhance nutritional, performance, and recovery support. The collaboration will enable CSA to extend consistent and reliable sports nutrition across the entire high-performance pathway, from the national teams to the Under-19s. CSA joins over 150 professional football, cycling, and rugby clubs around the world, including GB Athletics, Saracens Rugby Club, and Tottenham Hotspur, in preferring SiS as their sports nutrition partner in s in fostering elite performance. The partnership aims to strengthen CSA’s commitment to providing world-class, scientifically grounded support to its cricketers, ensuring that teams are backed by safe and effective performance nutrition. Director of National Teams and High Performance, Enoch Nkwe, said: “As we continue to elevate our high-performance systems, it is essential that we partner with organisations who prioritise athlete safety, scientific excellence, and global best practice. “Science in Sport’s full Informed Sport certification gives us complete confidence in the supplements our athletes consume, while their global reputation aligns strongly with CSA’s ambitions on the world stage. “We are excited at the prospects of this partnership across our entire high-performance structure.” Algoa Holdings Director, Keith Buhr, commented: “SiS delivers world-class sports nutrition to athletes across the globe, trusted by elite world champions and dedicated weekend warriors alike. “In South Africa, SiS is proud to serve as the official sport nutrition supplier to CSA, supporting high-performance cricket through every level of the CSA structures — from the SA U19 teams right through to the Proteas. Together, we’re fuelling performance, recovery, and success at every level of the game.” ENDS For CSA Media Enquiries please contact: Kirsty du Toit – Corporate Communications Manager Cell: +27 (0) 82 888 2520 Email: kirstyt@cricket.co.za More about Cricket South Africa
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