Momentum One Day Cup
| Countries | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa |
| Format | List A cricket |
| First tournament | 1981-82 |
| Last tournament | 2015-16 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Lions |
 2016–17 Momentum One Day Cup | |
The Momentum One Day Cup (formerly known as the One Day Cup, MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Cup) is the premier domestic one-day cricket competition of South Africa, its matches having List A status. Matches are usually played partly under lights as day-night matches and occasionally get larger crowds than the Test matches.[1]
History
The tournament has been played since the 1982–83 season when five teams competed in the Benson and Hedges Series. The tournament gradually expanded, with eleven teams taking part from 1994–95 onwards, as more and more teams were promoted from the B groups of South African cricket. Two seasons later, it was renamed the Standard Bank League, and then the Standard Bank Cup, but the same teams competed, until Namibia were admitted in 2002–03. The following season was the last with regional teams – in 2004–05 the United Cricket Board of South Africa reorganised the competition, with six franchise teams playing each other home and away. This system has remained, though the tournament was known as MTN Domestic Competition until the 2010–11 season and the One Day Cup for the 2011–12 season.
In the 2007–08 season, Zimbabwe took part in the competition as a seventh side, playing both home and away fixtures.[2]
Momentum One Day Cup 2017 will feature six teams, playing a total of 32 matches (30 league matches, quarter final and the final). Momentum One Day Cup 2017[3] will be the 36th season of domestic cricket. The competition is scheduled to start on 17 February 2017 and the final on 2 April 2017.[4]
Winners
- 1981–82 Transvaal
- 1982–83 Transvaal
- 1983–84 Natal
- 1984–85 Transvaal
- 1985–86 Western Province
- 1986–87 Western Province
- 1987–88 Western Province
- 1988–89 Orange Free State
- 1989–90 Eastern Province
- 1990–91 Western Province
- 1991–92 Eastern Province
- 1992–93 Transvaal
- 1993–94 Orange Free State
- 1994–95 Orange Free State
- 1995–96 Orange Free State
- 1996–97 Natal
- 1997–98 Gauteng
- 1998–99 Griqualand West
- 1999-00 Boland
- 2000–01 KwaZulu Natal
- 2001–02 KwaZulu Natal
- 2002–03 Western Province
- 2003–04 Gauteng
- 2004–05 Eagles
- 2005–06 Eagles
- 2006–07 Cape Cobras
- 2007–08 Titans
- 2008–09 Titans
- 2009–10 Warriors
- 2010–11 Knights
- 2011–12 Cape Cobras
- 2012–13 Shared between Cape Cobras and Highveld Lions
- 2013–14 Shared between Cape Cobras and Titans
- 2014–15 Titans
- 2015–16 Lions[5]
Current structure
The six teams taking part in 2012–13 were:
- Cape Cobras from Cape Town, Western Cape
- Dolphins from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Knights from Bloemfontein, Free State
- Lions from Potchefstroom, North West or Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Titans from Centurion, Gauteng
- Warriors from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province
They play each other twice home and away in November–December 2012 followed by a play-off and final. The top team qualifies automatically for the final with the teams placed second and third having a play-off to meet the top team in the final.
In 2012–13 the competition followed the 2011–12 season when it reverted to a 50 overs a side tournament with 11 players per side to mirror the ICC Standard One Day International match playing conditions.[6] In 2010–11, it was a 40 over competition with 13 players (11+2 extras) allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding).[7] In 2009–10, it was a 40 over competition with 12 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding).[8]
Points system:
- Win: 4 points
- Tie, no result or abandoned: 2 points
- Loss: 0 points
- Bonus points: 1 point awarded if the winning team achieves a run rate of at least 1.25 times that of the opposition.
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the top three places are determined in the following order of priority: (taken from Cricket South Africa Summer Handbook 2011–2012[6])
- The team with the most wins;
- If still equal, the team with the most wins over the other team(s) who are equal on points and have the same number of wins;
- If still equal, the team with the most bonus points;
- If still equal, the team with the highest net run rate.
References
- ↑ Cricket in South Africa – SouthAfrica.info, retrieved 10 December 2005
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/298851.html, retrieved 29 November 2011
- ↑ Momentum One Day Cup 2017
- ↑ "McDonalds Super Smash 2016-2017 T20 Schedule, Fixtures & Result - Cricket News, Cricket Schedule, Cricket Highlights". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Final: Cape Cobras v Lions at Cape Town, Feb 28, 2016 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.cricket.co.za/docs/CSA/Summer%20Handbook%202011-2012.pdf, retrieved 30 November 2011
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsadomestic-2010/engine/match/469392.html, retrieved 29 November 2011
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsadomestic-09/engine/match/420051.html, retrieved 29 November 2011
Further reading
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions