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
2008/09–2011/12 Easterns
2009/10–2011/12 Titans
2012/13–present Lions
2016 Kent
Career statistics
Competition Test FC List A T20
Matches 1 92 71 47
Runs scored 26 1,579 459 201
Batting average 26.00 14.62 15.82 18.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/6 0/2 0/0
Top score 20* 72 54* 41*
Balls bowled 114 16,094 3,177 1,011
Wickets 1 367 103 52
Bowling average 94.00 26.15 30.23 24.21
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/– 27/– 17/– 14/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 November 2016

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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