Draft:List of Dolphins cricketers

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Cricket South Africa added five new first-class teams, one of which was [[KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricket team|KwaZulu-Natal Inland]], effectively splitting the province of [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and creating a combined franchise.{{efn|KwaZulu-Natal is sometimes referred to as KwaZulu-Natal Coastal in order to distinguish it from KwaZulu-Natal Inland.}} During the period of franchise competitions, KwaZulu-Natal and KwaZulu-Natal Inland competed as separate cricket unions in the [[CSA Provincial Competitions|CSA 3-Day and One-Day Cups]] and CSA T20 competitions. The period of franchise competition lasted until the end of the 2020–21 season when Cricket South Africa reverted to a division based provincial competition, with both teams competing separately from the start of the 2021–22 season.<ref>Moonda F (2021) [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/revamped-two-tier-south-african-domestic-structure-ready-to-take-off-1254217 Revamped two-tier South African domestic structure ready to take off], [[CricInfo]], 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-30.</ref><ref>Ray C (2021) [https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-03-14-new-provincial-cricket-decision-means-fewer-teams-but-a-boost-for-cricketers/ New provincial cricket decision means fewer teams, but a boost for cricketers], ''[[Daily Maverick]]'', 14 March 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-30.</ref> Many of the senior provincial unions which had been involved in franchise competitions retained the names of their franchises as marketing tools. KwaZulu-Natal, the senior team in the Dolphins franchise, chose to do so and compete using the name Dolphins.<ref name=5points/>

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Cricket South Africa added five new first-class teams, one of which was [[KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricket team|KwaZulu-Natal Inland]], effectively splitting the province of [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and creating a combined franchise.{{efn|KwaZulu-Natal is sometimes referred to as KwaZulu-Natal Coastal in order to distinguish it from KwaZulu-Natal Inland.}} During the period of franchise competitions, KwaZulu-Natal and KwaZulu-Natal Inland competed as separate cricket unions in the [[CSA Provincial Competitions|CSA 3-Day and One-Day Cups]] and CSA T20 competitions. The period of franchise competition lasted until the end of the 2020–21 season when Cricket South Africa reverted to a division based provincial competition, with both teams competing separately from the start of the 2021–22 season.<ref>Moonda F (2021) [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/revamped-two-tier-south-african-domestic-structure-ready-to-take-off-1254217 Revamped two-tier South African domestic structure ready to take off], [[CricInfo]], 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-30.</ref><ref>Ray C (2021) [https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-03-14-new-provincial-cricket-decision-means-fewer-teams-but-a-boost-for-cricketers/ New provincial cricket decision means fewer teams, but a boost for cricketers], ''[[Daily Maverick]]'', 14 March 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-30.</ref> Many of the senior provincial unions which had been involved in franchise competitions retained the names of their franchises as marketing tools. KwaZulu-Natal, the senior team in the Dolphins franchise, chose to do so and compete using the name Dolphins.<ref name=5points/>

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==A==

==A==

* [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)]]

* [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]]

* [[Yusuf Abdulla]]

* [[Yusuf Abdulla]]

* [[Zahir Abrahim]]

* [[Zahir Abrahim]]

* [[HD Ackerman]]

* [[HD Ackerman]]

* [[Marques Ackerman]]

* [[Marques Ackerman]]

* Glen Addicott

* [[Craig Alexander (cricketer)]]

* [[Craig Alexander (cricketer)|Craig Alexander]]

* [[Ahmed Amla]]

* [[Ahmed Amla]]

* [[Hashim Amla]]

* [[Hashim Amla]]

* [[Yasir Arafat (cricketer)]]

==B==

==B==

* [[Ottniel Baartman]]

* [[Ottniel Baartman]]

* [[Brady Barends]]

* [[Bradley Barnes]]

* [[Bradley Barnes]]

* Martin Bekker

* [[Dale Benkenstein]]

* [[Dale Benkenstein]]

* [[Ravi Bopara]]

* [[Ravi Bopara]]

* [[Eathan Bosch]]

* [[Eathan Bosch]]

* [[Loots Bosman]]

* [[Dwayne Bravo]]

* [[Dwayne Bravo]]

* [[Duncan Brown]]

==C==

==C==

* [[Doug Watson (cricketer)]]

* [[Doug Watson (cricketer)]]

* [[Wade Wingfield]]

* [[Wade Wingfield]]

==Y==

* [[Yasir Arafat (cricketer)|Yasir Arafat]]

==Z==

==Z==