Full name Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe
Born December 31, 1984, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 34 years 47 days
Major teams Netherlands, South Africa, Brisbane Heat, Delhi Daredevils, Northerns, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, South Africa A, South Africa Under-19s, St Lucia Zouks, 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 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 211 | 48 | 21.10 | 158 | 133.54 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
First-class | 63 | 102 | 14 | 3053 | 205* | 34.69 | 4357 | 70.07 | 6 | 18 | 355 | 36 | 46 | 0 |
List A | 173 | 142 | 42 | 2652 | 165* | 26.52 | 2658 | 99.77 | 1 | 10 | 215 | 74 | 66 | 0 |
T20s | 191 | 140 | 43 | 2109 | 89* | 21.74 | 1597 | 132.06 | 0 | 8 | 188 | 82 | 79 | 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 | 27 | 26 | 552 | 606 | 33 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 18.36 | 6.58 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 63 | 106 | 8738 | 4342 | 123 | 4/22 | 8/104 | 35.30 | 2.98 | 71.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 173 | 162 | 7626 | 6136 | 236 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 26.00 | 4.82 | 32.3 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
T20s | 191 | 185 | 3747 | 4488 | 176 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 25.50 | 7.18 | 21.2 | 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 | Oman v Netherlands at Al Amerat, Feb 15, 2019 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Limpopo v Northerns at Duiwelskloof, Dec 7-9, 2006 scorecard |
Last First-class | Somerset v Nottinghamshire at Taunton, Jun 9-12, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Northerns v North West at Pretoria, Oct 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton, Jun 6, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Titans v Warriors at Benoni, Mar 28, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Oman v Netherlands at Al Amerat, Feb 15, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/14 | Netherlands | v Oman | Al Amerat | 15 Feb 2019 | T20I # 741 |
0/22 | Netherlands | v Scotland | Al Amerat | 13 Feb 2019 | T20I # 739 |
4, 2/22 | Warriors | v Kings XI | Kirtipur | 17 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
0/25, 0 | Warriors | v Tigers | Kirtipur | 14 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
25, 2/10 | Warriors | v Gladiators | Kirtipur | 12 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
2/20, 11 | Warriors | v Rhinos | Kirtipur | 11 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
2/14, 0 | Warriors | v Patriots | Kirtipur | 8 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
0/6 | Arabians | v Tigers | Sharjah | 2 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
3, 0/12 | Arabians | v Warriors | Sharjah | 1 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
1/25 | Arabians | v Tigers | Sharjah | 1 Dec 2018 | Other T20 |
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