Duanne Olivier

Duanne Olivier
Duanne Olivier 2019.jpg
Olivier bowling for Yorkshire CCC in 2019
Personal information
Full nameDuanne Olivier
Born (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 29)
Pretoria, South Africa
NicknameDoozle, Doozie
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 329)12 January 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last Test31 March 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 130)19 January 2019 v Pakistan
Last ODI22 January 2019 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–presentFree State
2011–presentKnights
2018Derbyshire
2018Jozi Stars
2019-presentYorkshire
2020Jaffna Stallions
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 14 2 130 50
Runs scored 50 0 1,378 201
Batting average 5.00 0 12.64 13.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 12 0 72* 25*
Balls bowled 1,998 120 22,090 2,067
Wickets 57 3 512 64
Bowling average 22.01 41.67 23.27 28.70
5 wickets in innings 3 0 26 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 4 0
Best bowling 6/37 2/73 6/37 4/34
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 37/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2022

Duanne Olivier (born 9 May 1992) is a South African cricketer who plays for Yorkshire in England. He plays for the South Africa cricket team and for the Knights cricket team in domestic fixtures. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

In February 2019, he signed a Kolpak deal to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in England, which means he cannot play for South Africa during the length of his contract with Yorkshire. After signing his Kolpak deal, Olivier expressed his hopes to one day play for the England cricket team. However in 2021, after the Kolpak deal ended due to Brexit, Olivier continued as an overseas player for Yorkshire and was selected in South Africa's Test squad ahead of their series against India.

Domestic and franchise career

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series, with 52 dismissals. In May 2017, he was named First-class Cricketer of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards. In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.

In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for Knights in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, with 27 dismissals in six matches.

In March 2019, while playing for Yorkshire against Leeds/Bradford MCCU in the 2019 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Olivier took his 400th first-class wicket.

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

International career

In January 2017, Olivier was added to South Africa's Test squad ahead of the third Test against Sri Lanka. He replaced Kyle Abbott, who earlier had quit international cricket to sign for the English team Hampshire as a Kolpak player.

He made his Test debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 12 January 2017. In December 2018, in the first innings of South Africa's Boxing Day Test at Centurion Park in Centurion, Olivier took his first five-wicket haul in Tests, against Pakistan. He went on to take another five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match. He finished with 24 wickets across the three Tests of the tour and was named the player of the series. After the Test series, he was then added to South Africa's squad for the first two One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Pakistan. He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 19 January 2019.

Personal life

Olivier was born in Pretoria and currently lives in Bloemfontein. He is a big football fan and is an avid supporter of Manchester United.

See also


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