South Africa / Players
Full name Rory Keith Kleinveldt
Born March 15, 1983, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 26 years 238 days
Major teams Cape Cobras, Hampshire, South Africa Under-19s, Western Province, Western Province Boland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | - | 3 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 52 | 81 | 8 | 1391 | 115* | 19.05 | 2066 | 67.32 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 0 | ||
| List A | 58 | 41 | 7 | 534 | 54* | 15.70 | 537 | 99.44 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 373 | 46 | 15.54 | 241 | 154.77 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 52 | 8715 | 4237 | 133 | 8/47 | 31.85 | 2.91 | 65.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| List A | 58 | 2535 | 1953 | 70 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 27.90 | 4.62 | 36.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 43 | 42 | 864 | 1088 | 40 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 27.20 | 7.55 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Only T20I | South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2002/03 |
| Last First-class | Titans v Cape Cobras at Benoni, Sep 24-27, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Cape Cobras v Dolphins at Cape Town, Nov 6, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Cape Cobras v Trinidad & Tobago at Hyderabad (Decc), Oct 22, 2009 scorecard |
Rory Kleinveldt is another member of South Africa's assembly line of big-hitting, fast-bowling allrounders. He was a member of South Africa's Under-19 team which made the final of the 2002 World Cup, and after a stint with the South African Academy side, was fast-tracked into first-class cricket by Western Province in 2002-03. An unremarkable debut resulted in a spell with the province's B side but consistent performances, including a 6 for 22 against Border which he counts as his best spell, soon made him a regular in the first XI. He has had a few issues with his weight and was nicknamed 'Bigshow' by his Western Province team-mate Mark de Stadler, but his progress continued with several impressive seasons with the Cape Cobras. He was rewarded with a spot in the South Africa A side touring India in 2007, and finally a call-up to the national one-day squad in October 2008. He didn't get a game then, and went on to have a forgettable Twenty20 international debut - he scored three and bowled a wicketless 20-run over. He had a brief spell with Hampshire in 2008 as a Kolpak player and in 2009 was selected as part of the Cobras' squad for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in India.
Siddarth Ravindran October 2009
- Season opener ends in tame draw (Sep 22, 2009)
- Kleinveldt's four wrecks Rajasthan's warm-up (Apr 11, 2009)
- van Wyk ton puts Eagles on top (Dec 22, 2008)
- Kleinveldt can't wait to debut (Oct 8, 2008)
- South Africa call up McLaren and Kleinveldt (Oct 7, 2008)
Sep 19, 2003
Rory Kleinveldt
© Peter J Heeger
Oct 20, 2002
Nashua WP debutant Rory Kleinveldt in action against Border at Bellville
© Peter J Heeger
Oct 20, 2002
Nashua WP debutant Rory Kleinveldt in action against Border at Bellville
© Peter J Heeger
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