Gareth Roderick

Gareth Roderick
Personal information
Full name Gareth Hugh Roderick
Born (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2012 KwaZulu-Natal
2013– Gloucestershire (squad no. 17)
FC debut 24 March 2011 KwaZulu-Natal v Free State
LA debut 27 March 2011 KwaZulu-Natal v Free State
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 40 25 14
Runs scored 2,267 437 71
Batting average 42.77 31.21 10.14
100s/50s 4/13 1/2 0/0
Top score 152* 104 32
Catches/stumpings 108/1 29/2 5/0
Source: CricketArchive, 31 July 2015

Gareth Hugh Roderick (born 28 August 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. Roderick made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal against Free State on 24 March 2011.[1]

Roderick was spotted by Gloucestershire whilst playing league cricket for Cheltenham Cricket Club in the West of England Premier League. He subsequently signed a two-year contract with Gloucestershire in the autumn of 2012, having qualified as a non-overseas player due to having an English mother. He originally came over to England in 2010 playing for Old cricket club where he broke the league record for the Northants Cricket League. He also broke the league club record for the highest score, He celebrated every wicket with a "butterfly" After a successful first county season, where he averaged 44.33 and scored over 600 runs, he signed a contract extension until 2016.[2]

Career best performances

as of 31 July 2015

Batting
Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 152* Gloucestershire v Kent Canterbury 2013
LA 104 Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Foxes Leicester 2015
T20 32 KwaZulu-Natal v Eastern Province Port Elizabeth 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Free State v KwaZulu-Natal, at Bloemfontein, 24–26 March 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gareth Roderick signs Gloucestershire contract extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

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