Dan Lategan
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| Full name | Daniel Herbert Lategan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 2006 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Worcestershire (squad no. 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 September 2025 Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 15 August 2025 Worcestershire v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Herbert Lategan (born 25 May 2006) is a South African cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler.
Career
[edit]Born in Cape Town, Lategan was among Durbanville Cricket Club’s title-winning 2024-25 Western Province Cricket Association Premier League team. He qualified for a British ancestral visa through his mother and moved from Wynberg College in South Africa to a scholarship at Brighton College in England.[1][2][3]
Lategan joined the Worcestershire County Cricket Club academy in England at under-15 level, and after progressing through to the second-XI signed a three-year professional contract with the county in July 2025.[4] Lategan scored an unbeaten 42 off 39 balls on his first team debut for Worcestershire in the One-Day Cup against Derbyshire on 15 August 2025.[5] He made his maiden half-century for Worcestershire in the One-Day Cup against Surrey on 26 August 2025 to help the team reach the semi-finals of the competition.[6] He top-scored with 78 from 82 balls for Worcestershire as they won their One-Day Cup semi-final against Somerset on 31 August 2025.[7][8] Lategan made his first class debut for the county in September 2025. He later played in 2025-26 in South Africa with SA20 franchise MI Cape Town, but did not play. He struck his maiden first-class half century for Worcestershire against Derbyshire in April 2026.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Ehantharajah, Vithushan (23 April 2026). "'A lot has happened so fast' - Daniel Lategan, from New Road bar to England's radar". espncricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Contract Durbanville Cricket Club Batsman – 'Dream Come True To Sign My First Pro Contract'". Clubcricket.co.za. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Club Batsman Averages 88 After Debut Week For Worcestershire In One-Day Cup". clubcricket.za. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ↑ "Worcestershire CCC sign Usama Mir and Daniel Lategan". Bromsgrove Advertiser. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rapids are too good for Falcons thanks to Brett's century". Derbyshire Times. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Quick Kashif Ali half-century helps Worcestershire to home semi-final". Espncricinfo. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Worcestershire vs. Somerset". espncricinfo. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ↑ "Worcestershire see off Somerset in One-Day Cup semis". BBC Sport. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.