Proteas girls’s all-rounder Dane van Niekerk has confirmed her official retirement from all types of worldwide cricket after a profession that spanned greater than 14 years.
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The 29-year-old loved an illustrious worldwide profession for South Africa, representing her nation on 194 events, together with 107 One-Day Internationals (ODI), 86 T20 Internationals (T20Is) and a single Test match in opposition to India in 2014.
Beginning her profession in March 2009, the previous Proteas captain recorded 2 175 runs in ODI cricket, with 9 half-centuries and a career-best rating of 102 in opposition to Sri Lanka, whereas amassing an extra 1 877 runs in T20 cricket, notching up 10 fifties.
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With the ball, the leg-spinner bagged 204 worldwide scalps general (138 in ODIs, 65 in T20Is and 1 in Tests), together with recording-breaking figures of 4 for zero in the course of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 in opposition to the West Indies in Leicester, England.
Amongst van Niekerk’s different notable information, the Tshwane-born star is one among solely six feminine cricketers to assert greater than 1000 runs, 50 wickets and 50 catches within the One-Day format, whereas additionally having the fourth-best bowling strike price (5.0) recorded within the historical past of Women’s ODI cricket.
Dane van Niekerk additionally led South Africa as probably the greatest and most-capped captains within the nation’s historical past, strolling out in 50 ODI encounters, profitable 29 matches (61.22%), between 2016 and her final worldwide look in September 2021. In the shorter format, van Niekerk skippered the nation to fifteen victories in 30 matches (50%).
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Dane van Niekerk’s assertion is as follows:
“It is with nice disappointment that I announce my retirement from worldwide cricket.
“It has been the best honour to guide and characterize my nation. I’m extremely blessed to have led the workforce by its transformative years. There is little doubt that the ladies’s sport is in an thrilling house and searching ahead to seeing this stunning sport that I really like develop.
“I look again on my profession fondly and have made unimaginable recollections and need to thank Cricket South Africa and all different stakeholders on your help.
“Often the journey might be lonely, painful, and emotional, however wouldn’t change it for something. I’m grateful for what this sport has given me.
“To all of the gamers that I had the privilege to have shared the dressing room and competed with, I’ll maintain on to the recollections dearly.
“We are merely custodians of this sport; I hand it over realizing I’ve given it my the whole lot and that girls’s cricket is in a greater place than once I arrived. That have to be the accountability of the brand new group, to all the time be sure to are bettering and making a distinction. It is time for me to help the brand new management and want all of them the perfect.
“To my wonderful household. Thank you on your unimaginable love and help. From the age of 4, you’ve seen the potential and did the whole lot and something to assist me exceed. I’ll without end be grateful.
“My wife, Marizanne, you stood by my side since day one. Thank you for putting up with me and all that came with it, but yet, here you are. You are at the pinnacle of your career and it is my time to support you, the way you have supported me. I love you.”
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CSA Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe added: “I wish to take this chance to graciously thank Dané for all her years of service and contribution to not solely the ground-breaking success of the Momentum Proteas during the last decade, however to the general progress and recognition of girls’s cricket in South Africa and around the globe.
“Her world-class cricketing skill and distinctive management expertise are irrefutable and can absolutely be missed by her teammates, coaches and all South African followers who’ve adopted her journey during the last 14 years.
“We wish Dané all the very best ahead of the next chapter in her career,” he added.
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