The gameliveshere.
From school nets to SuperSport Park, explore the 15 provincial unions, the grounds, the competitions and the clubs that keep cricket alive across South Africa.
Fifteen unions.
One country.
Cricket South Africa runs the game through 15 provincial unions. Eight play in Division 1 and seven in Division 2. Pick one to see where it plays and who it serves.
How to usePick a union from the list or tap a region on the map.
Dashed lines mark approximate union areas, not official boundaries. Unions do not follow provincial borders. Lesotho and Eswatini, in grey, are separate countries.
Two divisions. Fifteen homes of the game.
The game is bigger than the scoreboard.
Cricket South Africa sits at the centre. Around it are the unions, their professional teams, the competitions they play in, and SA20’s six franchises on a separate branch.
Your next innings starts here.
Looking for a club, a new team or your first game? Search your town to see which union runs cricket there and how to get involved.
How to useType a town or city, then pick a result to see it on the map.
Where the game
comes alive.
From the Wanderers to Senwes Park, each union has a home ground. Most of the game, though, is played on club and school fields every weekend of the summer.
- International
- Has hosted international matches as well as domestic cricket.
- Domestic
- Hosts union matches in the 1st Class, Pro50 and Pro20 competitions.
- Club & community
- Where weekend club and junior cricket is played. Added as clubs confirm them.
Modular groundThe 3D ground is a representative community ground built to Laws of Cricket dimensions (20.12 m pitch, 3.05 m width). It is not a replica of any named venue.
There is no single ladder.
Most cricketers start at school or a junior club. The best move through provincial sides into Division 2 and Division 1, and on to the Proteas. SA20 and the Pro20 Cup are side routes that can change a career in one season.
A history
still being written.
From the first Test in 1889 through isolation and return to world champions. Explore important moments in this country's cricket history.
The future of cricket starts local.
Every Protea started somewhere. School cricket, junior clubs and community coaching give young players a place to learn, compete and belong.
Every match.
A new story.
The 2026/27 season brings a new 16-team Pro20 Cup and more first-class cricket. Here is who won last season.
| Competition | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 4-Day Series Division 1 · first-class | Lions | Fifth title · |
| 4-Day Series Division 2 · first-class | Knights | Fourth title; promoted for 2026/27 · |
| One-Day Cup Division 1 · 50 overs | Titans | Sixth title · |
| One-Day Cup Division 2 · 50 overs | Knights | Beat Border in the final · |
| T20 Challenge Division 1 · T20 | Warriors | Beat Boland in a Super Over · |
| SA20 2026 Franchise T20 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Third title; beat Pretoria Capitals by six wickets · |
Every club deserves to be found.
Cricket is built by local clubs. Help players, parents and supporters find the people keeping the game alive in their town.
The Cricstars South Africa cricket directory is an independent Cricstars initiative. It is not operated by or affiliated with Cricket South Africa or the provincial unions.
South African cricket, answered.
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| Union | Home | Team · Division |
|---|---|---|
| Western Province Cricket | Cape Town | Western Province · D1 |
| Boland Cricket | Paarl | Boland · D1 |
| Eastern Province Cricket | Gqeberha | Warriors · D1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union | Durban | Dolphins · D1 |
| Northerns Cricket Union | Centurion | Titans · D1 |
| Central Gauteng Lions | Johannesburg | Lions · D1 |
| North West Cricket | Potchefstroom | Dragons · D1 |
| Free State Cricket | Bloemfontein | Knights · D1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | Pietermaritzburg | Tuskers · D2 |
| South Western Districts | Oudtshoorn | Garden Route Badgers · D2 |
| Easterns Cricket | Benoni | Easterns · D2 |
| Border Cricket | East London | Iinyathi · D2 |
| Northern Cape Cricket | Kimberley | Northern Cape · D2 |
| Limpopo Cricket | Polokwane | Limpopo · D2 |
| Mpumalanga Cricket | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga · D2 |
Cricket terms in plain English
- Provincial union
- One of 15 CSA member bodies that run cricket in a region and field a professional team.
- Division 1 / Division 2
- The two tiers of professional domestic cricket: eight and seven teams.
- First-class cricket
- Multi-day cricket with two innings a side. Four days in Division 1, three in Division 2.
- Pro50
- One-day cricket: each side bats once for up to 50 overs.
- Pro20
- T20 cricket: each side bats once for up to 20 overs.
- SA Emerging
- A CSA development side that plays in the Pro20 Cup.
- SA20
- South Africa’s six-team T20 franchise league.
- Proteas
- South Africa’s national men’s and women’s teams.
How is cricket organised in South Africa?
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is the national governing body. Fifteen provincial unions run domestic cricket: eight in Division 1 and seven in Division 2. Clubs and schools sit beneath them, and each union fields a professional team.
What is the difference between Division 1 and Division 2?
Division 1 teams play four-day first-class cricket in the 1st Class Series and one-day cricket in the Dafabet Pro50. Division 2 teams play three-day matches in the 1st Class Shield and the Dafabet Pro50 Shield. From 2026/27, promotion and relegation is decided over two seasons.
What is the Pro20 Cup?
A 16-team T20 competition that started in 2026/27. It brings together all 15 unions and SA Emerging in two pools of eight, and replaces the T20 Challenge and T20 Knockout. It does not count towards promotion or relegation.
How is SA20 different from provincial cricket?
SA20 is a separate franchise league with six privately owned teams, built by auction. Provincial unions are CSA members that run domestic cricket from clubs up to their professional teams.
Who won the domestic titles in 2025/26?
The Lions won the 4-Day Series Division 1 title and the Knights won Division 2. The Titans won the One-Day Cup, the Warriors won the T20 Challenge, and Sunrisers Eastern Cape won SA20 2026.
How do I join a cricket club in South Africa?
Search your town to see which union runs cricket there, contact a club before the season starts, go to a practice, then register and pay the club subscription. Your provincial union can point you to clubs near you.
Is this guide official?
No. It is an independent Cricstars guide and is not operated by or affiliated with Cricket South Africa or the provincial unions. Cricstars is an independent guide and welcomes factual corrections.
What is Cricstars?
Cricstars is a grassroots cricket scoring platform. Clubs, schools, leagues, teams and players use it to score matches ball by ball, manage squads, publish scorecards and build player records.
Sources: EWN · SA Cricket Magazine · Daily Dispatch · Wikipedia · cricstars.com
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