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Full name Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe
Born December 31, 1984, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 27 years 41 days
Major teams South Africa, Brisbane Heat, Delhi Daredevils, Northerns, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, South Africa A, South Africa Under-19s, Titans
Also known as Roela
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Education Waterkloof
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 9.75 | 41 | 95.12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 48 | 19.00 | 50 | 114.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 20 | 29 | 6 | 669 | 81 | 29.08 | 1051 | 63.65 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| List A | 92 | 79 | 24 | 1362 | 93 | 24.76 | 1304 | 104.44 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 45 | 26 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 69 | 50 | 11 | 966 | 89* | 24.76 | 694 | 139.19 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 45 | 28 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 13 | 13 | 705 | 561 | 17 | 3/27 | 3/27 | 33.00 | 4.77 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 13 | 264 | 305 | 14 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 21.78 | 6.93 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 20 | 36 | 2891 | 1471 | 39 | 4/59 | 7/143 | 37.71 | 3.05 | 74.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 92 | 87 | 4122 | 3256 | 128 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 25.43 | 4.73 | 32.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 69 | 68 | 1386 | 1686 | 73 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 23.09 | 7.29 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Apr 5, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, Jun 3, 2010 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Mar 29, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | West Indies v South Africa at North Sound, May 19, 2010 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Limpopo v Northerns at Duiwelskloof, Dec 7-9, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Northerns v South Western Districts at Pretoria, Jan 26-28, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Northerns v North West at Pretoria, Oct 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Northerns v South Western Districts at Pretoria, Jan 29, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Titans v Warriors at Benoni, Mar 28, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat at Melbourne (Docklands), Jan 12, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12, 1/29 | Northerns | v S West D | Pretoria | 29 Jan 2012 | List A |
| 1, 3/14, 1/45 | Northerns | v S West D | Pretoria | 26 Jan 2012 | First-class |
| 36, 0/30 | Brisbane | v Melb Reneg | Melbourne (Docklands) | 12 Jan 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 24, 1/23 | Brisbane | v Hobart | Brisbane | 6 Jan 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 1/30, 6 | Brisbane | v Perth | Perth | 29 Dec 2011 | Twenty20 |
| 1/66, 6* | Titans | v Warriors | Centurion | 30 Nov 2011 | List A |
| 2/44, 34 | Titans | v Lions | Johannesburg | 27 Nov 2011 | List A |
| 9*, 0/33 | Titans | v Knights | Kimberley | 25 Nov 2011 | List A |
| 0 | Titans | v Dolphins | Durban | 23 Nov 2011 | List A |
| 2/30, 36 | Titans | v Warriors | Port Elizabeth | 20 Nov 2011 | List A |
With just a clutch of domestic and Under-19 matches to his credit, Roelof van der Merwe marked his Twenty20 international debut for South Africa with a quickfire 48 and 1 for 30. He was duly named Man of the Match. It marked a quick rise for a tidy left-arm spinner who can hit the ball hard.
South Africa Player of the Year 2009
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