Personal information | |
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Born | Worcester, South Africa | 17 October 1993
Batting | Right-hand bat |
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2015 |
Marco Marais (born 17 October 1993) is a South African cricketer.[1] He was included in the Border cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2]
In November 2017, he scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries,[3] batting for Border against Eastern Province in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup.[4] This was the fastest triple century in first-class cricket, the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in South Africa and the first in the country since 2010.[5][6] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Border, with 810 runs in nine matches.[7]
In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] In Border's opening match of the tournament, against Namibia, Marais scored 103 not out, although Border lost the match by five wickets.[9][10] On the following day, Marais scored his second century of the tournament, making 106 not out.[11] He scored 295 runs in four matches, with Cricket South Africa calling him the standout player of the tournament.[12] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 359 runs in six matches.[13] The following August, he was named the Africa T20 Cup Player of the Tournament at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.[14]
In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[15][16] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[17] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[18] In April 2021, he was named in Border's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[19] In September 2021, Marais signed to play domestic cricket in Ireland for the 2022 season.[20]