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| Full name | Ruhan Pretorius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) East London, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2018/19 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 7 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ruhan Pretorius (born 2 March 1991) is a South African cricketer. Since 2015, he has played cricket in Ireland, and in 2019 moved to Northern Ireland. In November 2020, he was released by his club, North Down, due to financial reasons. Pretorius will become eligible for international selection through residency for the Ireland cricket team in 2022.
He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 340 runs in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal Inland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.
In February 2021, Pretorius was added to the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. However, during the first Unofficial ODI match of the tour, Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19, with the match being abandoned after 30 overs.
References
- "Ruhan Pretorius". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "Hat trick of awards for Pretorius". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "Pretorius to reside in Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Ruhan Pretorius left in 'very bad place' after North Down terminate his contract". Belfast Telegraph. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Ruhan Pretorius opens up on 'bizarre few days' after false Covid-positive". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 KwaZulu-Natal Inland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Ruhan Pretorius joins Ireland Wolves squad for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Bangladesh Emerging Team vs Ireland A game called off after player tests positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2021.