South Africa / Players
Full name Hylton Deon Ackerman
Born February 14, 1973, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 36 years 283 days
Major teams South Africa, Cape Cobras, Dolphins, Gauteng, Leicestershire, Lions, Warriors, Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Father - HM Ackerman
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 8 | 0 | 161 | 57 | 20.12 | 475 | 33.89 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 220 | 369 | 34 | 14625 | 309* | 43.65 | 40 | 75 | 183 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 230 | 222 | 25 | 6366 | 139 | 32.31 | 4 | 41 | 83 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 55 | 55 | 7 | 1811 | 87 | 37.72 | 1515 | 119.53 | 0 | 17 | 190 | 27 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 220 | 102 | 57 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.35 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 230 | 48 | 52 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | South Africa v Pakistan at Durban, Feb 26-Mar 2, 1998 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Mar 27-30, 1998 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1993/94 |
| Last First-class | Leicestershire v Derbyshire at Leicester, Aug 11-14, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993/94 |
| Last List A | Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Leicestershire v Lancashire at Leicester, May 31, 2009 scorecard |
A highly talented top-order batsman at Western Province, Ackerman showed his ability to dominate a bowling attack early on, but also developed a reputation for throwing his wicket away when just getting set. A tour of the England with South Africa A, on the back of a good 1995-96 domestic season, saw him mature and he won his Test call-up in the home series against Pakistan in 1997-98. He was given a good run in the side - two Tests against Pakistan were followed by two against Sri Lanka - but he failed to turn potential into runs and was dropped. He remained on the fringes of selection - in 2001 he was drafted into the squad in Zimbabwe - without getting another chance. At the end of the 2002-03 season he moved to Gauteng where he was appointed captain (he had already led Western Province) before surprisingly resigning early in the 2004-05 season. He opted to leave South Africa behind and headed to England as a Kolpak player after being offered the captaincy of Leicestershire. However, is form with the bat suffered and in 2006 he moved back into the ranks as Jeremy Snape took charge and the decision quickly paid off as he smashed over 1800 runs in the Championship, including a career-best 309 not out.
Martin Williamson September 2006
- HD Ackerman makes Grace Road exit (Aug 20, 2009)
- Sussex tail can't halt Somerset (Jun 19, 2009)
- Durham survive late scare (May 25, 2009)
- Trego humbles Middlesex for 65 (May 4, 2009)
- Champions beaten, Davids cracks rapid ton (Jan 26, 2009)
Jun 19, 2008
HD Ackerman slams one through the off side
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Jun 17, 2008
HD Ackerman drives down the ground
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May 26, 2008
Neil Carter is congratulated after bowling HD Ackerman
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