Riki Wessels

Riki Wessels

Wessels in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Mattheus Hendrik Wessels
Born	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 39) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Blood
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper batsman
Relations	Kepler Wessels (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2009	Northamptonshire (squad no. 6)
2004	MCC
2007/08	Nondescripts
2009/10–2011/12	Mid West Rhinos
2011–2018	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 9)
2013	Khulna Royal Bengals
2013	Abahani Limited
2014/15	Sydney Sixers
2016	Karachi Kings
2016	Khulna Titans
2017	Peshawar Zalmi
2018	Kandahar Knights
2019	Lahore Qalandars
2019–2021	Worcestershire (squad no. 99)
FC debut	13 July 2004 MCC v West Indians
LA debut	3 May 2005 Northamptonshire v Denmark
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 224 179 237 Runs scored 11,701 4,765 5,684 Batting average 34.61 30.94 28.85 100s/50s 23/61 5/26 1/26 Top score 202* 146 110 Balls bowled 240 49 – Wickets 3 1 – Bowling average 43.33 48.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 – Best bowling 1/10 1/0 – Catches/stumpings 339/16 121/0 96/16
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2021

Mattheus Hendrik "Riki" Wessels (born 12 November 1985) is an Australian-English cricketer who most recently played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Wessels has played for Marylebone Cricket Club, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire, and also for the Mid West Rhinos in Zimbabwe and the Sydney Sixers in Australia. He is the son of former South African captain Kepler Wessels, who also played 24 Test matches for Australia.^[1]