Titans trophy cabinet empty for the first time in seven seasons
After Cricket SA was forced to relinquish all further cricket action for the current season, the Titans will be without any silverware in their trophy cabinet for the first time since the 2012/13 season.
After Cricket SA had no other choice but to select winners for the season based on teams’ log positions in the two unfinished local cricket tournaments, the Titans ended the current season for the first time in seven years without any trophy.
As a flimsy consolation prize, the Northerns Cricket Union’s (Tshwane) partner in the Titans franchise, the Easterns Cricket Union on the East Rand, has been designated as joint winners of the CSA Provincial Three-Day Cup.
The Lions and Dolphins have been crowned franchise champions for the 2019/20 season respectively in the 4-Day Domestic Series and the Momentum One-Day Cup.
The business end of the season was poised for an exciting finish before it was brought to an abrupt halt following the global COVID-19 pandemic that caused the cancellation of the knock-out rounds of these two tournaments.
CSA’s Board of Directors and Members’ Council have both endorsed the recommendation of the Interim Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith, that tournament titles will be awarded in accordance with log standings across the men’s franchise and senior provincial tournaments as well as the women’s leagues.
The Lions retain the 4-Day Domestic Series trophy after finishing top of the table with all teams having completed eight of the ten rounds of red-ball cricket. Their route to the top – with a margin of 8.46 points ahead of runners-up, the Momentum Multiply Titans – came via four wins, three losses and one draw.
The Dolphins have been rewarded for their gritty efforts in the 50-over arena with their second Momentum One-Day Cup title in three years following a top of the group stage finish.
The tournament sponsor, Momentum, agreed that the prize money would be split amongst the semi-finalists, with the Dolphins, Lions, Warriors and Knights respectively receiving a 40-30-15-15 percentage share.
Having topped their Pools, Free State (Pool A) and Northern Cape (Pool B) finish joint winners of the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge while Easterns (Pool A) and Kwa-Zulu Natal (Pool B) share the spoils in the CSA Provincial Three-Day Cup.
Western Province Women enjoyed a productive season by winning the Women’s T20 League before narrowly missing out on the double with North West clinching the CSA Women’s Provincial 50-over League trophy by just one point.
Border secured their promotion into the National League while relegation to the Regional Pool has been confirmed for Free State.
CSA Acting Chief Executive Dr. Jacques Faul congratulated all the franchise and provincial winners.
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