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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