Personal Details
- Full Name Dane van Niekerk
- Age 30
- Date of Birth 14 May 1993
- Birthplace Pretoria, Gauteng
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Leg Spin
All-rounder
Although Dane van Niekerk started her playing career as a leg-spinner, she wasted no time in proving her ability with the bat and being promoted up the batting order. Her first claim to fame was when she got inducted into the men's side at the Eastern Province cricket academy, making her the first female cricketer to join them.
Both her T20I and ODI debuts were in the formats' respective World Cups in 2009. In only her second ODI, the then 16-year-old returned figures of 3-11 against Sri Lanka.
The all-rounder also became the first South African female to take a hat-trick, achieving the feat against West Indies in 2013. A year later in a Women's World Twenty20 game against Bangladesh, van Niekerk and Lizelle Lee came together to post 163 - making it the then highest unbeaten opening stand in women's international T20 history.
van Niekerk was appointed South Africa's captain in all formats in June 2016, replacing Mignon du Preez who had stepped down from the role.
She continued to dominate her side's bowling attack, even topping the 2017 Women's World Cup's list of wicket-takers.
van Niekerk has represented both the Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League, having appeared in all five seasons of the tournament.
Matches
M
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Innings Batted
Inn
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Runs Scored
Runs
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Highest Score
HS
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Batting Average
Avg
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50s Scored
50s
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100s Scored
100s
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Strike Rate
SR
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Not Outs
NO
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4s Hit
4s
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6s Hit
6s
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Catches
Ct
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Stumpings
St
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ODI | 94 | 77 | 2,019 | 102 | 38.09 | 9 | 1 | 66.35 | 24 | 196 | 20 | 47 | 0 |
T20I | 77 | 70 | 1,716 | 90 | 27.68 | 9 | 0 | 95.71 | 8 | 181 | 30 | 23 | 0 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
Matches
M
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Overs Bowled
O
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Wickets
W
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Best Bowling
BB
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5 Wicket Hauls
5w
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Bowling Average
Avg
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Economy
Econ
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Maidens Bowled
Mdn
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Runs Conceded
Runs
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ODI | 94 | 639.2 | 115 | 5/17 | 2 | 19.63 | 3.53 | 65 | 2,258 |
T20I | 77 | 223 | 58 | 4/17 | 0 | 21.19 | 5.51 | 3 | 1,229 |
M: Matches
O: Overs Bowled
W: Wickets
BB: Best Bowling
5w: 5 Wicket Hauls
Avg: Bowling Average
Econ: Economy
Mdn: Maidens Bowled
Runs: Runs Conceded
Matches
M
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Innings Batted
Inn
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Runs Scored
Runs
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Highest Score
HS
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Batting Average
Avg
|
50s Scored
50s
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100s Scored
100s
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Strike Rate
SR
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Not Outs
NO
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4s Hit
4s
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6s Hit
6s
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Catches
Ct
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Stumpings
St
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WBBL | 93 | 77 | 1,317 | 62 | 20.9 | 4 | 0 | 107.95 | 14 | 134 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
Matches
M
|
Overs Bowled
O
|
Wickets
W
|
Best Bowling
BB
|
5 Wicket Hauls
5w
|
Bowling Average
Avg
|
Economy
Econ
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Maidens Bowled
Mdn
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Runs Conceded
Runs
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WBBL | 93 | 276.13 | 78 | 4/13 | 0 | 23.6 | 6.67 | 2 | 1,841 |
M: Matches
O: Overs Bowled
W: Wickets
BB: Best Bowling
5w: 5 Wicket Hauls
Avg: Bowling Average
Econ: Economy
Mdn: Maidens Bowled
Runs: Runs Conceded