Dwaine Pretorius

Dwaine Pretorius
Personal information
Born (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989
Randfontein, South Africa
Batting style Right handed
Bowling style Right arm Medium-Fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 119) 25 September 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI 5 October 2016 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011 - present Highveld Lions (squad no. 29)
2010 - 2016 North West
2009 - 2010 Namibia (squad no. 77)
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 3 33 42 80
Runs scored 15 1,599 697 1,111
Batting average 15 39.97 36.68 20.96
100s/50s -/- 4/9 -/6 -/2
Top score 15 177 77* 65
Balls bowled 108 4,931 1,781 1,034
Wickets 2 101 50 54
Bowling average 47.00 21.31 25.46 25.05
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 - 0 0
Best bowling 1/19 7/78 4/35 4/22
Catches/stumpings -/- 6/- 5/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2016

Dwaine Pretorius (born 29 March 1989) is a South African cricketer[1] who currently plays for Highveld Lions. He has represented South Africa at international level. He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2]

International career

Debut

Pretorius made his international debut for South Africa against Ireland in a One Day International on 25 September 2016; taking one for 19 with the ball and was not required to bat in South Africa's 206 run win.[3]

South Africa v Australia, 2016

In September 2016 Pretorius was added to South Africa's One Day International squad for their series against Australia after Chris Morris suffered a knee injury.[4]

Pretorius made his second international appearance in the 3rd ODI against Australia. He took 0-42 off six overs and hit 15 off 20 balls as the team chased down 371 to beat Australia.[5] Pretorius was also selected to play in the 4th ODI against Australia and claimed the wicket of George Bailey; returning figures of 1-33 from 7 overs.[6] He was not required to bat in South Africa's innings and was not selected to play in the 5th ODI as South Africa white-washed Austrlia 5–0.[7]

In November 2016 Pretorius was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against Australia. He replaced Dale Steyn who suffered a shoulder injury during the first Test.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dwaine Pretorius". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ↑ North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ireland tour of South Africa, Only ODI: South Africa v Ireland at Benoni, Sep 25, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Knee injury sidelines Morris for two months". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "3rd ODI: South Africa v Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "South Africa v Australia Scorecard". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "South Africa Celebrate Historic ODI Win". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dwaine Pretorius called up to replace Steyn". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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