Billy Stelling

William Frederick Stelling (born 30 June 1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa), better known as Billy Stelling, is a former South African-born Dutch cricketer who played fifteen ODIs. An allrounder, he bowls right arm fast medium and a right-handed batsman who usually bats at 6 or 7.

Billy Stelling
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Frederick Stelling
Born (1969-06-30) 30 June 1969
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 29)4 July 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI13 July 2007 v Scotland
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 15 19 63
Runs scored 180 508 856
Batting average 30.00 18.81 34.24
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/3
Top score 44 53 76*
Balls bowled 567 2,419 2,806
Wickets 22 33 74
Bowling average 25.77 32.36 27.55
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 3/12 5/49 5/30
Catches/stumpings 7/0 8/0 25/0
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2017

Domestic career

He has been a much-traveled player, starting his career at Western Province in his native South Africa, before moving on to play for Boland. Three seasons were then spent in English county cricket from 1999 to 2001, where he played for Berkshire and Leicestershire.

International career

Stelling first played for The Netherlands in 1995 as an overseas player in the Nat West Trophy. He qualified to represent his adopted country in international competition in 2005, playing in the ICC Trophy that year. In an ODI against Canada in December 2006 he scored a match winning 34-ball 39 in a thrilling runchase.

At the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he took 3 of the first 4 wickets to fall against Scotland, finishing with 3 for 12 off 8 overs and the man of the match award.

Beyond cricket

In 2016, Stelling won the Trans Baviaans 230 km endurance MTB Race with his team mate Lourens Luus.[1]

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards
S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Canada Willowmoore Park, Benoni 1 December 2006 10-0-45-1 ; 39* (34 balls: 2x4, 2x6)  Netherlands won by 1 wicket (D/L).[2]

References
  1. "Luus and Stelling claim Trans Baviaans victory with a tactical masterstroke". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. "2006-2007 ICC Tri-Series - 5th Match - Canada v Netherlands - Benoni".


Official name is Denninghoff Stelling.

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