Nissan Shield (Cricket)

Nissan Shield (Cricket)

The Nissan Shield was a one day cricket tournament in South Africa. This was a knockout competition based on the English Gillette Cup.

The first one was played in the 1969-70 season and was won by a Eddie Barlow XI representing Western Province. The tournament was known as :

  • Gillette Cup 1969/70 - 1976/77
  • Datsun Shield 1977/78 - 1982/83
  • Nissan Shield 1983/84 - 1991/92
  • Total Power Series 1992-93

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Format

The competition was a 60 over per side knock tournament. It featured section A and B Currie Cup teams competing in the first round of eight, with the winners going through to the Semi Final with a final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.

A South Africa African XI composed of Black African players competed in 1975-76 and 1976-77. This inexperienced team lost their two games by over 200 runs with Alan Barrow scoring 202 not out for Natal in 1975.

For the 1980-81 season Semi-Final matches were the best of three. In 1981-82 season the matches were 55 overs per side. For the 1986-87 and 1987-88 there were two groups of 4 teams with the top two teams through going through to the best-of-three leg semi-finals. From the 1989-90 season minor teams and country teams were admitted to make a first round of 16 teams.

In the 1990-91 season substitutes were permitted with 14 players named and 6 substitutes allowed. This was introduced to "encourage inventiveness and enterprise" [1] The following season, 1991-92, the competition reverted back to 11 per side as South Africa had been re-admitted to the ICC. The final season's, 1992-93, matches were 50 overs per side. The Benson and Hedges Series now known as the MTN Domestic Championship is South Africa's domestic one-day tournament.

Transvaal was the most successful team in the competition. Their "Mean Machine" side, mainly led by Clive Rice, won the competition 7 times in 8 years between 1979 and 1986.

Winners

Gillette Cup

Datsun Shield

Nissan Shield

Total Power Series

Winners Summary

  • Transvaal 9 wins
  • Western Province 4 wins
  • Eastern Province 4 wins
  • Natal 3 wins
  • Orange Free State 2 wins
  • Rhodesia 1 win
  • Eddie Barlow XI 1 win.

References

  1. ^ Can 12-a-side format replace substitution? - Times of India

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