sport.wikisort.org - AthleteGC Viljoen[upper-alpha 1] (born 6 March 1989), known as Hardus Viljoen,[2] is a South African professional cricketer. Viljoen played for Lions in domestic cricket and made one Test match appearance for the South Africa national team. He is a right-arm fast bowler.
South African cricketer
Hardus Viljoen|
Full name | GC Viljoen[upper-alpha 1] |
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Born | (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 33) Witbank, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm fast |
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Role | Bowler |
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National side | |
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Only Test (cap 325) | 14 January 2016 v England |
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Years | Team |
2008/09–2011/12 | Easterns |
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2009/10–2011/12 | Titans |
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2012/13–2017/18 | Lions |
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2016 | Kent |
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2017–2018 | Derbyshire |
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2018 | Multan Sultans |
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2019 | Chittagong Vikings |
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2019 | Lahore Qalandars |
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2019 | Kings XI Punjab |
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2019 | Kent (squad no. 17) |
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2019 | Paarl Rocks |
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Competition |
Test |
FC |
LA |
T20 |
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Matches |
1 |
113 |
92 |
109 |
Runs scored |
26 |
2,099 |
629 |
447 |
Batting average |
26.00 |
14.88 |
16.55 |
12.77 |
100s/50s |
0/0 |
0/7 |
0/3 |
0/0 |
Top score |
20* |
72 |
54* |
41* |
Balls bowled |
114 |
19,747 |
4,138 |
2,350 |
Wickets |
1 |
438 |
127 |
128 |
Bowling average |
94.00 |
26.83 |
32.25 |
24.28 |
5 wickets in innings |
0 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
10 wickets in match |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Best bowling |
1/79 |
8/90 |
6/19 |
5/16 |
Catches/stumpings |
0/– |
31/– |
21/– |
21/– | |
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Career
Viljoen was called up to the South African squad for the first time on the last day of 2015 as cover for Kyle Abbott.[3] He made his Test debut on 14 January 2016 against England,[4] taking the wicket of England captain Alastair Cook with his first ball in Test cricket, the 20th player to achieve this feat.[5]
Viljoen joined Kent County Cricket Club for a short spell in English county cricket in August 2016, playing in the final four matches of the 2016 County Championship season.[6] He made his County Championship debut on 23 August against Gloucestershire at Bristol, taking five wickets on the first day of the match.[7] At the end of the season Kent made a contract offer to Viljoen but were unwilling to match a more lucrative offer made by Derbyshire who signed the player on a three-year Kolpak contract in December 2016.[8] After playing for the county for two seasons the contract was terminated "by mutual consent"[9] in January 2019, with Viljoen signing in June to play for Kent in the 2019 t20 Blast.[10]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[11][12] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[13][14] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[15]
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[16] In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[17]
Personal life
In December 2019, he married Rhemi Rynners, the sister of South African international cricketer Faf du Plessis.[18]
Notes
- Viljoen's name is GC. These are not his initials.[1]
References
- Hardus Viljoen, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- Borland K (2016) Viljoen desperate to earn a place in the national team, The Citizen, 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Viljoen called in as cover for injured Abbott". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- "England tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 14-18, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- "Hardus Viljoen and other bowlers with wickets off their first ball in Test cricket". Cricket Country. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- "Hardus Viljoen: Kent sign South Africa fast bowler". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Ehantharajah V (2016) Viljoen makes immediate impact for Kent, CricInfo, 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- Hardus Viljoen: Derbyshire sign South Africa bowler under Kolpak ruling, BBC Sport, 7 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- Hardus Viljoen: Derbyshire fast bowler leaves by mutual consent, BBC Sport, 24 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- Hardus Viljoen: Kent Spitfires re-sign South African paceman for T20 Blast, BBC Sport, 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- "MSL 2019: Faf du Plessis' hilarious answer when asked about Hardus Viljoen's absence in the team". YouTube. 10 December 2019.
External links
Chittagong Vikings – current squad |
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