Suné Luus

Suné Elbie Luus (born 5 January 1996) is a South African cricketer, who plays for the South Africa women's national cricket team as a leg spinner.[1]

Suné Luus

Personal information
Full name	Suné Elbie Luus
Born	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg spin
Role	Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa
ODI debut (cap 63)	6 September 2012 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	30 January 2020 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	96
T20I debut (cap 30)	11 September 2012 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	5 March 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Northerns Women
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 79 74 Runs scored 1,153 731 Batting average 23.06 19.75 100s/50s 0/8 0/4 Top score 83 71 Balls bowled 2,583 870 Wickets 97 47 Bowling average 19.93 19.59 5 wickets in innings 5 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 6/36 5/8 Catches/stumpings 34/– 26/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 March 2020

On 5 August 2016, during a match against Ireland at the Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, she became the second player to score a half-century and take a five-for in a women's ODI, after Heather Knight, by scoring 52 runs and taking 6 wickets.[2][3][4]

She also equalled the record of Anisa Mohammed for picking up the most number of wickets in a single calendar year in women's ODI cricket, with 37 dismissals in 2016.[5] In 2016, along with Chloe Tryon, she set the record for the highest sixth-wicket partnership in a WODI, with 142 runs.[6]

In May 2017, she was named Women's Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[7] In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[8] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10]

In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[11][12] In September 2019, she was named in the M van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[13][14] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[15]

In January 2020, in the third WODI against New Zealand, Luus became the first bowler to take two six-wicket hauls in WODI cricket.[16] She took six wickets for 45 runs in ten overs, with South Africa winning the three-match series 3–0.[17] She was also named the player of the series.[18] On 23 July 2020, Luus was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[19]

References

1. "Suné Luus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Luus' all-round brilliance underpins thumping SA win". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 August 2016.
3. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | All-round records | A fifty and five wickets in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
4. "1st ODI: Ireland Women v South Africa Women at Dublin, Aug 5, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
5. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Bowling records | Most wickets in a calendar year | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
6. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
7. "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
8. "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
9. "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
10. "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
11. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
12. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
13. "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
14. "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
15. "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
16. "Luus shines as South Africa take ODI series 3-0". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
17. "Sune Luus' six-wicket haul helps South Africa whitewash New Zealand". Women's Cricket. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
18. "Luus leads Proteas Women to ODI clean-sweep". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
19. "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

External links

• Sune Luus – part-time student, full-time South Africa star – article in Wisden India