Matthew Kleinveldt

Matthew Caleb Kleinveldt (born 10 August 1989) is an England-born South African cricketer.[1] Though born and bred in England, Kleinveldt rejected an offer to play for Hampshire due to England’s new stern sporting visa requirements. He duly moved back to South Africa to start a cricketing career there. Kleinveldt is also cousin of ex-Protea cricketer Rory Kleinveldt.

Matthew Kleinveldt

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Caleb Kleinveldt
Born	(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 Southampton, Hampshire, England
Nickname	Kleiney, Matt
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Opening batsman
Relations	RK Kleinveldt (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10–present	Western Province
2012/13–present	Cape Cobras
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 109 57 16 Runs scored 6,239 1,371 180 Batting average 36.06 24.48 13.84 100s/50s 13/31 3/5 0/0 Top score 175 134 34 Balls bowled 5,466 1,515 126 Wickets 101 42 4 Bowling average 30.60 26.30 34.25 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/6 5/23 1/12 Catches/stumpings 48/– 13/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Domestic career

Though born in England, Kleinveldt made his professional cricketing debuts all in South Africa. A tall, elegant left-handed batsman, Kleinveldt had a respectable first-class debut scoring 41 in the first innings and 13 in the second, against Eastern Province in 2010. He made his debut for the Cape Cobras in early 2012 scoring 9 runs against the Dolphins before being dismissed.

He then made another debut for the Cape Cobras in 2015 in their Four-day Test against the Dolphins where he scored 99 runs.

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Western Province, with 446 runs in nine matches.[2] He was also the leading run-scorer for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 629 runs in eight matches,[3] and the leading run-scorer for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 426 runs in ten matches.[4]

References

1. "Matthew Kleinveldt". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
2. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Western Province: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
3. "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - Western Province: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
4. "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2018/19 - Western Province: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2019.