Ruhan Pretorius (born 2 March 1991) is a South African cricketer.[1][2] Since 2015, he has played cricket in Ireland, and in 2019 moved to Northern Ireland.[3] In November 2020, he was released by his club, North Down, due to financial reasons.[4] Pretorius will become eligible for international selection through residency for the Ireland cricket team in 2022.[5]
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| Full name | Ruhan Pretorius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1991 East London, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2018/19 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 7 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 340 runs in ten matches.[7] In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal Inland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8]
In February 2021, Pretorius was added to the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[9] However, during the first Unofficial ODI match of the tour, Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19, with the match being abandoned after 30 overs.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ruhan Pretorius". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Hat trick of awards for Pretorius". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Pretorius to reside in Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Ruhan Pretorius left in 'very bad place' after North Down terminate his contract". Belfast Telegraph. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Ruhan Pretorius opens up on 'bizarre few days' after false Covid-positive". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 KwaZulu-Natal Inland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Ruhan Pretorius joins Ireland Wolves squad for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh Emerging Team vs Ireland A game called off after player tests positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2021.