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Anrich Nortje
Personal information
Full name
Anrich Arno Nortje[1]
Born (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30)
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 338)10 October 2019 v India
Last Test28 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 133)3 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI2 April 2023 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.20
T20I debut (cap 85)18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I29 June 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.20
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentEastern Province
2015/16–2020/21Warriors
2018–2019Cape Town Blitz
2020–presentDelhi Capitals
2023Pretoria Capitals
2023Washington Freedom
2024St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 19 22 42 67
Runs scored 187 40 17 906
Batting average 7.79 6.66 2.83 13.32
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/4
Top score 40 10 4* 79*
Balls bowled 3,057 1,006 869 11,064
Wickets 70 36 53 234
Bowling average 26.71 27.27 19.16 26.17
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0 9
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/56 4/51 4/7 6/44
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/– 10/– 15/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 June 2024

Anrich Arno Nortje (born 16 November 1993) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in March 2019.[2] In July 2020, Nortje was named the newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.[3]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

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He was included in Eastern Province's squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[4] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[5][6] Midway through the tournament, he was ruled out with an ankle injury.[7] In December 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[8][9] However, in March 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury.[10]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[11] He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[12] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[13][14] However, Nortje was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time.[15] In August 2020, Nortje joined the Delhi Capitals as a replacement for Chris Woakes in the 2020 Indian Premier League.[16] On 14 October 2020, during the 30th match of the 2020 IPL, Nortje bowled at the speed of 156.22 km/h (97 mph) to Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals, the fastest delivery to date in the IPL.[17]

In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[18]

He was selected for the Washington Freedom squad in March 2023, ahead of the inaugural season of Major League Cricket in USA.

International career

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In February 2019, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[19] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 3 March 2019.[20] In March 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad also for the series against Sri Lanka,[21] but was ruled out of T20I series due to injury.[22]

In April 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[23][24] However, on 7 May 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a hand injury and was replaced by Chris Morris.[25]

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against India.[26] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India, on 18 September 2019.[27] He made his Test debut for South Africa, also against India, on 10 October 2019.[28] In January 2020, in the fourth Test against England, Nortje took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[29] In March 2020, he was awarded with a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season.[30][31]

In September 2021, Nortje was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[32] In September 2023, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, but was ruled out later due to injury.[33]

In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[34]

Nortje and Maharaj run out Labuschagne on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test
Nortje and Maharaj run out Labuschagne on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anrich Nortje". Wisden. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Anrich Nortje". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt scoop up major CSA awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Eastern Province Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Injured Anrich Nortje leaves his imprint at MSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ "South Africa quick Anrich Nortje ruled out of IPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Five South Africans to miss CPL after failing to confirm travel arrangements". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ^ "IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals replace Chris Woakes with Anrich Nortje". CricTracker. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  17. ^ "IPL 2020: This bowler delivers the fastest ball in IPL history at 156.22 kmph, breaks Dale Steyn's record. In IPL 2020 He Scored Seven Runs and Picked Up 22 Wickets". Zee News. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  18. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Fit-again Lungi Ngidi back in South Africa's ODI squad, Hashim Amla left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  20. ^ "1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Mar 3 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortje, Sinethemba Qeshile called up for T20Is against Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  22. ^ "New-look South Africa seek series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Hashim Amla in World Cup squad; Reeza Hendricks, Chris Morris miss out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Amla edges out Hendricks to make South Africa's World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  25. ^ "Chris Morris replaces Anrich Nortje in South Africa's CWC19 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  26. ^ "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  27. ^ "2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Mohali, Sep 18 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  28. ^ "2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Pune, Oct 10-14 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  29. ^ "England outclass Proteas after Nortje fifer". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  30. ^ "Beuran Hendricks earns CSA national contract, Dale Steyn left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  31. ^ "CSA announces Proteas contract squads for 2020/21". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  32. ^ "T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  33. ^ "South Africa face enormous setback as Anrich Nortje ruled out of 2023 World Cup; Proteas make 2 late changes to squad". Hindustan Times. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  34. ^ "South Africa Sqaud for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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