South Africa / Players
Full name Hendrik Human Dippenaar
Born June 14, 1977, Kimberley, Cape Province
Current age 32 years 165 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Eagles, Free State, Leicestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 38 | 62 | 5 | 1718 | 177* | 30.14 | 4128 | 41.61 | 3 | 7 | 237 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| ODIs | 107 | 95 | 14 | 3421 | 125* | 42.23 | 5047 | 67.78 | 4 | 26 | 334 | 16 | 36 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 178 | 302 | 30 | 11472 | 250* | 42.17 | 33 | 49 | 182 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 239 | 218 | 31 | 7509 | 125* | 40.15 | 8 | 52 | 91 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 795 | 63 | 19.87 | 783 | 101.53 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 22 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 38 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 178 | 90 | 61 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 61.00 | 4.06 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 239 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 7.00 | 2.33 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein, Oct 29-Nov 1, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 26-28, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v South Africa at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 26, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Africa XI v Asia XI at Chennai, Jun 10, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1995/96 |
| Last First-class | Warriors v Eagles at East London, Nov 19-22, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1995/96 |
| Last List A | Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Apr 11, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Eagles v Trinidad & Tobago at Hyderabad (Decc), Oct 18, 2009 scorecard |
A year after making his Test debut, Boeta Dippenaar scored his maiden century against New Zealand at the Wanderers before he unluckily lost his place at the top of the order to the recalled Herschelle Gibbs. He grabbed his chance of returning to the Test team, after South Africa's disastrous 2003 World Cup, with an unbeaten 178 against lowly Bangladesh.
Prolific first-class runscorers occasionally have weaknesses found out against top-class opposition, and so it was with Dippenaar who quickly found that his tendency to play across and around his back-foot defensive strokes was costly against quality Test bowlers. He worked hard to rectify the problem. On good days, however, he can please the eye for six hours and more. He is not a tall man yet he bats like one, seemingly able to reach the pitch of every ball bowled on or outside off stump and drive it through the covers. The reach and the sweetness of the timing are the foundations of his game; his ability as a cover fielder is a bonus.
He has had great success while opening the batting in one-dayers and cemented his place in the one-day side after a fantastic series against West Indies in 2005, when he ended with an average of more than 100. Dippenaar revels in the outdoor pursuits which kept him busy as a boy growing up in the Free State, and touring is almost as much an opportunity to fish new waters as it is to play cricket. He scored a crucial unbeaten 85 to take South Africa to victory in the first of three ODIs against Zimbabwe at home in September, and was part of a 14-man squad for October's Champions Trophy in India. But despite a year of sustained one-day success he was overlooked for the World Cup squad. After leading Eagles to the SuperSport Series title in 2007-08 he announced his retirement from international cricket with a modest and rather unfulfilled record. He continued to pile on the runs in the domestic circuit for Eagles and Leicestershire. Neil Manthorp October 2009
Education: Grey College (Bfn)
Junior Representative Cricket: OFS Nuff 1992-1994
- Trescothick and Kieswetter fight for Somerset (Aug 29, 2009)
- Sussex tail can't halt Somerset (Jun 19, 2009)
- Mahmood haul powers Lancashire victory (May 8, 2009)
- Essex in control against Kent (Apr 30, 2009)
- Dippenaar helps save Leicestershire (Apr 22, 2009)
Jul 31, 2009
Boeta Dippenaar flicks to leg during his knock of 86
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May 13, 2008
Boeta Dippenaar sweeps
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Jun 6, 2007
Boeta Dippenaar misses the ball and is clean bowled
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