Dane van Niekerk

Dané van Niekerk
Van Niekerk batting for Sydney Sixers during WBBL|03
Personal information
Full name
Dané van Niekerk
Born (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsMarizanne Kapp (wife)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 57)16 November 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 53)8 March 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI16 September 2021 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.81
T20I debut (cap 18)11 June 2009 v West Indies
Last T20I4 September 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2011/12Northerns
2012/13–presentEastern Province
2015/16Melbourne Renegades
2016Loughborough Lightning
2016/17–2020/21Sydney Sixers
2018–2019Surrey Stars
2021–presentOval Invincibles
2021/22Adelaide Strikers
2023Royal Challengers Bangalore
2023Sunrisers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 107 86
Runs scored 22 2,175 1,877
Batting average 11.00 36.25 28.01
100s/50s 0/0 1/9 0/10
Top score 15 102 90*
Balls bowled 222 4,578 1,500
Wickets 1 138 65
Bowling average 90.00 19.14 20.96
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/90 5/17 4/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 56/– 25/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 September 2021

Dané van Niekerk (/dəˈneɪ vəniːˈkərk/ də-NAY va-nee-KURK, Afrikaans pronunciation: [dɑːˈnɛi_ˌvaniˈkəːk];[1] born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played for South Africa in Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2009 and 2021, and was captain of the side between 2016 and 2021.[2] She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.[3] On 16 March 2023, she announced her retirement from international cricket.[4]

  1. ^ "How To Pronounce Dane van Niekerk". Retrieved 5 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Dane van Niekerk player profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Leading Ladies: First to 100 ODI wickets from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Dane van Niekerk confirms her retirement from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.