Ruan de Swardt (born 21 January 1998) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 4 March 2018.[2] In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 1 November 2018.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019.[5]
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| Born | 21 January 1998 Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 361) | 4 February 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 February 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2019/20 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–2022/23 | Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | North West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 426 runs in seven matches.[6] In July 2020, de Swardt was named as the CSA Student Cricketer of the Year.[7] In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[8]
International career
editIn December 2023, he was selected in South Africa's test squad to tour New Zealand.[9] He made his test debut in February 2024 and picked up 3 wickets across two innings.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ruan de Swardt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Pool A, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Centurion, Mar 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Northerns Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Pool B, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Pretoria, Nov 1-3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, Pool A, CSA Provincial T20 Cup at Benoni, Sep 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "CSA and KFC honour 2019/20 amateur winners through unique Virtual Awards". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "South Africa Test Squad - South Africa in New Zealand, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "NZ vs SA, South Africa in New Zealand 2023/24, 1st Test at Mount Maunganui, February 04 - 07, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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