Nkululeko Serame
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| Born | 26 January 1987 Klerksdorp, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 September 2016 | |
Adv. Nkululeko Molale Serame (born 26 January 1987) is a South African first-class cricketer.[1] He played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He is an off-spinner in the classic mould and a lower-order batsman.[2]
Before the U19 World Cup, Serame had already played List A cricket, making his first-team debut in January 2006 for North West against Northerns. He took 1 wicket for 46 runs (1/46). He had a disappointing World Cup, in that in four matches he took one wicket at an average of 133.[3]
Serame played for KwaZulu-Natal during the 2006–07 season, taking eight wickets at 30.25 in four first-class matches.[4] He was selected for the South African Academy that toured Zimbabwe in August 2007. His best performance on tour and career to date came in the final one-day fixture when he took 5/25 in 10 overs.[5]
He was included in the South Western Districts squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for South Western Districts against Northern Cape on 16 September 2016 and made further T20 appearances for the Cape Cobras in December 2016.[7][8]
Serame is an advocate of the High Court of South Africa and currently plays first-class cricket for Boland.[9][10] In September 2018, Serame was named in Boland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup as well as for the Cape Cobras T20 squad for the 2018-19 CSA T20 Challenge.[11][12]
In March 2024 Serame was appointed Head Coach of the Bahamas Men's National Cricket Team for the 2024 Carib Cup T20I series between the Bahamas and Cayman Islands.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nkululeko Serame". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup 2005/06 - Bowling for South Africa Under-19s".
- ^ "North West v Northerns, South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge 2005/06 (Pool A)".
- ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Mafinki Serame".
- ^ "Zimbabwe A v South Africa Academy, South Africa Academy in Zimbabwe 2007/08".
- ^ "Northern Cape Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Africa T20 Cup, Pool B: South Western Districts v Northern Cape at Oudtshoorn, Sep 16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Nkululeko Serame Debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Court roll: Western Cape High Court (Cape Town)".
- ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Mafinki Serame".
- ^ "cricketr: Analyze Cricketers and Cricket Teams Based on ESPN Cricinfo Statsguru". CRAN: Contributed Packages. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "WAR vs COBRA Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Semi-Final at East London, May 01, 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Sawkar, Abhai (18 June 2024). "Confident Serame starts brightly on international stage". Cricket Fanatics Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2024.