Stiaan van Zyl (born 19 September 1987) is a South African cricketer who most recently played for Sussex County Cricket Club as a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.[1][2]

Stiaan van Zyl

Van Zyl batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021
Personal information
Full name	Stiaan van Zyl
Born	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 35) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batting All-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa (2014–2016)
Test debut (cap 319)	17 December 2014 v West Indies
Last Test	27 August 2016 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–2011	Boland
2007–2018	Cape Cobras (squad no. 74)
2013–2017	Western Province
2017–2021	Sussex (squad no. 74)
2017	Chittagong Vikings
2019–20	Cumilla Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 12 184 120 73 Runs scored 395 11,554 3,400 1,509 Batting average 26.33 43.11 34.69 25.57 100s/50s 1/0 28/53 5/18 0/9 Top score 101* 228 114* 86* Balls bowled 403 5,630 1,056 132 Wickets 6 69 20 7 Bowling average 24.66 37.05 46.35 27.28 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/20 5/32 4/24 2/14 Catches/stumpings 6/– 103/– 34/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 August 2021

Previously, he represented his national side before ending his career by signing Kolpak deal. He made his debut for Boland in the SAA Provincial Challenge against Kei.[3] He usually opened in limited overs games when Graeme Smith or Robin Peterson were absent.

He made his Test match debut for South Africa against the West Indies on 17 December 2014 at SuperSport Park in Centurion, scoring a century.[4] He became the 100th batsman to score a century on debut in Test cricket.[5]

In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[6]

See also

• List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut

References

External links

• Stiaan van Zyl at ESPNcricinfo