Yolandi van der Westhuizen (born 11 December 1981) is a South African former cricketer and current cricket coach. She played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and 12 Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa between 2009 and 2014. She played domestic cricket for Western Province and Boland.[1][2]
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| Full name | Yolandi van der Westhuizen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1981 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 55) | 12 March 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 September 2012 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 28) | 27 October 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 4 April 2014 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2006/07 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2017/18 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2021, she was appointed as Head Coach of Boland's women's team, becoming the first woman to coach the side.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Yolandi van der Westhuizen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Yolandi van der Westhuizen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Yolandi van der Westhuizen appointed Boland coach". Women's CricZone. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
External links
edit- Yolandi van der Westhuizen at ESPNcricinfo
- Yolandi van der Westhuizen at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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