Full name GC Viljoen
Born March 6, 1989, Witbank
Current age 29 years 48 days
Major teams Derbyshire, Easterns, Lions, Multan Sultans, South Africa A, South African Invitation XI, Titans
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20* | 26.00 | 31 | 83.87 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 102 | 139 | 18 | 1773 | 72 | 14.65 | 3087 | 57.43 | 0 | 7 | 219 | 35 | 30 | 0 |
List A | 85 | 52 | 18 | 573 | 54* | 16.85 | 693 | 82.68 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
77 | 40 | 21 | 320 | 41* | 16.84 | 269 | 118.95 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
1 | 2 | 114 | 94 | 1 | 1/79 | 1/94 | 94.00 | 4.94 | 114.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 102 | 176 | 17850 | 10637 | 404 | 8/90 | 15/170 | 26.32 | 3.57 | 44.1 | 10 | 25 | 5 |
List A | 85 | 83 | 3894 | 3838 | 123 | 6/19 | 6/19 | 31.20 | 5.91 | 31.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
77 | 74 | 1652 | 2156 | 85 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 25.36 | 7.83 | 19.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Only Test | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 14-16, 2016 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | Easterns v Eastern Province at Benoni, Oct 23-25, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | Derbyshire v Middlesex at Derby, Apr 20-23, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | KwaZulu-Natal v Easterns at Durban, Jan 25, 2009 scorecard |
Last List A | Dolphins v Lions at Durban, Jan 24, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Easterns v North West at Benoni, Oct 1, 2011 scorecard |
Last T20s | Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings at Dubai (DSC), Mar 10, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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60*, 2/47, 2/62 | Derbyshire | v Middlesex | Derby | 20 Apr 2018 | FC |
2/49, 2 | Sultans | v Karachi Kngs | Dubai (DSC) | 10 Mar 2018 | T20 |
1/24 | Sultans | v Zalmi | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Feb 2018 | T20 |
1, 0/27 | Lions | v Dolphins | Durban | 24 Jan 2018 | LA |
0/68, 5* | Lions | v Cape Cobras | Paarl | 19 Jan 2018 | LA |
5, 2/53 | Lions | v Titans | Benoni | 17 Jan 2018 | LA |
2/67 | Lions | v Warriors | East London | 11 Jan 2018 | LA |
21*, 0/46 | Lions | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 7 Jan 2018 | LA |
2/43, 45* | Lions | v Knights | Kimberley | 5 Jan 2018 | LA |
2/52, 1 | Lions | v Titans | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2018 | LA |
Built like a fast bowler - tall, broad-shouldered and strong - Hardus Viljoen became one of those that got away from a country with an embarrassment of resources in his department. In December 2016, Viljoen signed a three-year Kolpak deal with Derbyshire to put on hold a possible international career. At the time, Viljoen had played just one Test but had established himself as the leader of the Lions' pack and was a regular in South African A sides.