Reeza Hendricks

Reeza Raphael Hendricks (born 14 August 1989) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Highveld Lions. He is a right-hand middle-order batsman who has played for the South Africa cricket team since 2017/18.[1]

Reeza Hendricks
Personal information
Full nameReeza Raphael Hendricks
Born (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989
Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 127)5 August 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI9 February 2020 v England
T20I debut (cap 61)5 November 2014 v Australia
Last T20I23 February 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2013Griqualand West
2007–2016Knights (squad no. 17)
2016–presentHighveld Lions
2018–presentJozi Stars
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 21 23 125 165
Runs scored 507 607 6,916 5,450
Batting average 26.68 26.39 33.09 37.58
100s/50s 1/2 0/4 14/33 13/31
Top score 102 74 157 181
Balls bowled 42 – 424 270
Wickets 1 – 4 10
Bowling average 47.00 – 83.50 27.40
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 1/13 – 2/25 2/9
Catches/stumpings 13/– 8/– 127/– 72/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2020

Domestic career

In November 2017, he scored his first century in a Twenty20 match, when he made 102 not out for Lions against Dolphins in the 2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge.[2] He was the leading run-scorer during the tournament, finishing with 361 runs in eight matches.[3] In January 2018, he became the first player to score a century in all three franchise competitions in South Africa in the same season, after scoring a List A century in the final round of the 2017–18 Momentum One Day Cup.[4]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.[5] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[6][7] Reeza Hendricks scored 410 runs in MSL 2018, subsequently earning a place in the national side. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014.[9] He was included in the Griqualand West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[10] In August 2017, he was named in Pretoria Mavericks' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[11] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[12]

In June 2018, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[13] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 5 August 2018.[14] He became the third batsman for South Africa, and fourteenth overall, to score a century on ODI debut.[15] His 88-ball century was the fastest by a batsman on ODI debut and he was named the man of the match.[16][17]

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References
  1. "Reeza Hendricks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. "Hendricks gives Lions nail-biting win". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. "Hendricks celebrates rare triple". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "South Africa tour of Australia (November 2014), 1st T20I: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 5, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  10. Griqualand West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. "South Africa rest Imran Tahir from ODI squad for Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  14. "3rd ODI, South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Aug 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  15. "Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Reeza Hendricks 3rd South African and 14th overall to hit century on ODI debut". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  16. "Stats: Reeza Hendricks scores a 89-ball 102 on his ODI debut". Crictracker. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  17. "Debutant Hendricks grabs the moment as Proteas clinch ODI Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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