Gerald Coetzee

Gerald Coetzee
Personal information
Born (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 355)28 February 2023 v West Indies
Last Test8 March 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 145)18 March 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI16 November 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 98)30 August 2023 v Australia
Last T20I12 December 2023 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/19–presentFree State
2018/19–2020/21Knights
2019Jozi Stars
2023–presentJoburg Super Kings
2023–presentTexas Super Kings
2024Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 14 21 28
Runs scored 66 57 369 241
Batting average 16.50 8.14 14.19 17.21
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/2
Top score 20 22 59* 77
Balls bowled 366 666 3,383 1,247
Wickets 10 31 67 56
Bowling average 24.50 23.22 28.91 22.07
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/37 4/44 5/56 5/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 7/– 5/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2023

Gerald Coetzee (born 2 October 2000) is a South African cricketer.[1][2] In December 2017, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] In January 2019, he was named in the South Africa national under-19 cricket team's squad, ahead of their tour to India.[4] He is well known for his passionate, aggressive celebrations after taking wickets and has often drawn comparisons to his body language being similar to that of former South African pacer Dale Steyn.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Gerald Coetzee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Raynard van Tonder to captain South Africa at 2018 ICC U19 World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ atri25 (21 October 2023). "Watch: Gerald Coetzee Bellows All-time Great Celebrappeal After Trapping Harry Brook Plumb In Front | CWC 2023". Wisden. Retrieved 16 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Steyn vs Coetzee - who's the scarier celebrator?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2023.