Hardus Viljoen

Hardus Viljoen
Personal information
Full name GC Viljoen
Born (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989
Witbank, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 325) 14 January 2016 v England
Last Test 14 January 2016 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2012 Easterns
2009–2012 Titans
2012–2017 Lions
2016 Kent
2017–present Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 94 71 54
Runs scored 26 1,642 459 262
Batting average 26.00 14.79 15.82 17.46
100s/50s 0/0 0/6 0/2 0/0
Top score 20* 72 54* 41*
Balls bowled 114 16,388 3,177 1,175
Wickets 1 370 103 64
Bowling average 94.00 26.53 30.23 22.75
5 wickets in innings 0 22 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 4 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/79 8/105 6/19 5/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 29/– 17/– 15/–
Source: CricInfo, 1 April 2017

GC Viljoen (born 6 March 1989), known as Hardus Viljoen,[1] is a South African cricketer who plays for Lions in domestic cricket and for the South Africa national team. He is a right-arm fast bowler. Viljoen was called up to the South African squad for the first time on the last day of 2015 as cover for Kyle Abbott.[2] He made his Test debut on 14 January 2016 against England,[3] taking the wicket of England captain Alastair Cook with his first ball in Test cricket, the 20th player to achieve this feat.[4]

Viljoen joined Kent for a short spell in English county cricket in August 2016, playing in the final four matches of the 2016 County Championship season.[5] He made his County Championship debut on 23 August against Gloucestershire at Bristol, taking five wickets on the first day of the match.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Borland K (2016) Viljoen desperate to earn a place in the national team, The Citizen, 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Viljoen called in as cover for injured Abbott". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "England tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 14-18, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hardus Viljoen and other bowlers with wickets off their first ball in Test cricket". Cricket Country. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hardus Viljoen: Kent sign South Africa fast bowler". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Ehantharajah V (2016) Viljoen makes immediate impact for Kent, CricInfo, 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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