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The first recorded cricket match in South Africa takes place between two defence force teams in Cape Town.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). The first recorded cricket match in South Africa takes place between two defence force teams in Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071600
South African History Online (2011) 'The first recorded cricket match in South Africa takes place between two defence force teams in Cape Town.', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071600 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, The first recorded cricket match in South Africa takes place between two defence force teams in Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071600, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"The first recorded cricket match in South Africa takes place between two defence force teams in Cape Town.." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071600. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first recorded cricket match in South Africa takes place between two defence force teams in Cape Town.." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071600.
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Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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