Full name Hendrik Erasmus van der Dussen
Born February 7, 1989, Pretoria, Transvaal
Current age 31 years 349 days
Major teams South Africa, Islamabad United, Lions, North West, Northerns, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Vancouver Knights
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Education Hoerskool, Menlopark
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 6 | 10 | 0 | 356 | 98 | 35.60 | 819 | 43.46 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
ODIs | 21 | 16 | 6 | 707 | 95 | 70.70 | 864 | 81.82 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
T20Is | 18 | 17 | 3 | 542 | 74* | 38.71 | 397 | 136.52 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 122 | 204 | 24 | 7880 | 175 | 43.77 | 16464 | 47.86 | 17 | 45 | 994 | 44 | 81 | 0 |
List A | 110 | 102 | 18 | 4000 | 134* | 47.61 | 5276 | 75.81 | 8 | 24 | 323 | 61 | 37 | 0 |
T20s | 117 | 111 | 17 | 3571 | 112* | 37.98 | 2719 | 131.33 | 3 | 24 | 252 | 160 | 35 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 122 | 18 | 391 | 257 | 5 | 2/39 | 2/39 | 51.40 | 3.94 | 78.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 110 | 4 | 132 | 82 | 4 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 20.50 | 3.72 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 117 | 6 | 54 | 55 | 3 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 18.33 | 6.11 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v England at Centurion, Dec 26-29, 2019 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Jan 3-5, 2021 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v Pakistan at Port Elizabeth, Jan 19, 2019 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Feb 9, 2020 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v Zimbabwe at East London, Oct 9, 2018 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v England at Cape Town, Dec 1, 2020 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Northerns v Griqualand West at Pretoria, Feb 14-16, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Jan 3-5, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | Free State v Northerns at Bloemfontein, Oct 5, 2008 scorecard |
Last List A | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Feb 9, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Eastern Province v North West at Port Elizabeth, Jan 27, 2013 scorecard |
Last T20s | South Africa v England at Cape Town, Dec 1, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
15 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
1/31, 107*, 14 | Lions | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 13 Dec 2020 | FC |
74* | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Dec 2020 | T20I # 1113 |
25* | South Africa | v England | Paarl | 29 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1111 |
37 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 27 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1109 |
22, 0/8 | Lions | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 9 Nov 2020 | FC |
1, 10 | Lions | v Dolphins | Durban | 2 Nov 2020 | FC |
24 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 26 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1065 |
37 | South Africa | v Australia | Port Elizabeth | 23 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1052 |
Seeking opportunities wherever they might arise, Rassie van der Dussen had played cricket in South Africa, England, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada and the Caribbean before he finally caught the national selectors' eye and made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in October 2018. Van der Dussen had also been part of South Africa A's tour to India earlier that year, and the accumulated effect of his experience in such a wide variety of conditions has made him a dynamic, adaptable batsman at the top of the order or in the middle.
A naturally attacking batsman, van der Dussen has also been able to
translate his talents into long-format cricket and was top-scorer in South Africa's first-class domestic competition in 2017-18, as well as being Lions' vice-captain. But it was his success in cricket's shortest formats that made van der Dussen impossible to ignore.
He was an integral part of the Vancouver Knights team that won the 2018 Global T20 Canada, after which he was recruited by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League and capped the year by topping the batting charts with 469 runs at a strike rate of 138.75 in Jozi Stars' run to the inaugural Mzansi Super League title. Van der Dussen transitioned easily into international cricket, striking a fifty on T20I debut against Zimbabwe and following that up with 93 in his first ODI against Pakistan.
Liam Brickhill