Early Developments
On 5 January 1808, a match between two teams of English officers is the earliest definite reference to cricket in South Africa.
In 1862, an annual fixture "Mother Country v Colonial Born" was staged for the first time in Cape Town. In 1876, Port Elizabeth presented the "Champion Bat" for competition between South African towns.
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