Boeta Dippenaar

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	Tests	ODIs
Boeta Dippenaar South Africa (SA)

Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak (OB)
Matches	37	104
Runs scored	1715	3344
Batting average	31.18	42.87
100s/50s	3/7	4/25
Top score	177*	125*
Balls bowled	2	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	N/A	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	27/-	34/-
As of 19 December 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Hendrik Human Dippenaar, known as Boeta Dippenaar (born 14 June 1977, Kimberley, Cape Province) is a cricketer who has played Test and one-day international cricket for South Africa and the ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist batsman in most of his matches, and has played Test cricket in all batting positions from one through seven ^[1]. He bats right handed and bowls occasional off breaks ^[2].

Dippenaar made his international debut in September 1999, playing two of South Africa's four one-day internationals as an opening batsman during the LG Cup in Kenya, which South Africa won, and he also played both Tests in the home-and-away Test series with Zimbabwe in October and November that same month, making 56 runs in four innings.

He was in and out of both the Test and one-day international team during the next five years, never playing more than eight Tests in succession^[3], but during the tour of the West Indies in 2004–05 Dippenaar's showed signs of improving. He was selected for two Tests against the West Indies, recording two fifties in three innings, and subsequently averaged 105.66 in the 5-ODI series against the West Indies.

However, he made four sub-25 scores in his next ODIs, before a wrist injury ruled him out of the remaining four matches against New Zealand and the tour of India in November. By December, Dippenaar had recovered, and he turned out for the Eagles in three Standard Bank Cup matches in that month, scoring 49 runs in his three innings^[4]. The South African selectors did, however, call on him for the one-day leg of the tour of Australia^[5], which will include the VB Series.In March 2006 Dippenaar was dismissed for one run against Australia after he had taken a brilliant catch to dismiss Ricky Ponting for 164.

[edit] Trivia

Dippenaar, whose name means "little brother" in Afrikaans is a favourite amongst South African fans, particularly since the retirement of Jonty Rhodes. He is an avid reader who especially enjoys English poetry. He also likes running track, horseriding and is an amateur astronomer.^{[citation needed]}

Also a seasoned flyfisherman. Seen here with Jacques Rudolph on the Vaal river near Kimberley with a prize catch Smallmouth Yellowfish (Labeobarbus aeneus). Photograph taken by Etienne Benade of the Three Provinces Flyfishing Club on 18th February 2007.

[edit] References

	South Africa squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup
1 Pollock \| 2 Boucher \| 3 Boje \| 4 Dippenaar \| 5 Donald \| 6 Gibbs \| 7 Hall \| 8 Kallis \| 9 Kirsten \| 10 Klusener \| 11 Langeveldt \| 12 Ntini \| 13 Peterson \| 14 Rhodes \| 15 Zondeki