Francois Weideman

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Francois Weideman
Personal information
Full nameIzak Francois Nel Weideman
Born(1960-09-19)19 September 1960
Johannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
Died4 June 2001(2001-06-04) (aged 40)
Maraisburg, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980South African Universities
1981-1983Transvaal B
1981-1983Transvaal
1984-1986Northern Transvaal
1985-1986Northern Transvaal B
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 40 30
Runs scored 662 134
Batting average 15.39 12.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 47* 60*
Balls bowled 6432 1446
Wickets 135 27
Bowling average 22.34 33.03
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6-43 3-46
Catches/stumpings 18/– 9/–

Izak Francois Nel Weideman (19 September 1960 - 4 June 2001) was a South African first-class cricketer who played for Transvaal and Northern Transvaal in the Currie Cup.

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Weideman made his first-class debut on 9 December 1980, playing for South African Universities against Northern Transvaal. He had been studying at Rand Afrikaans University.[1] For the rest of the 1980/81 season he played for Transvaal B in the SAB Bowl and also made one appearance for their Currie Cup team. He competed in the SAB Bowl for the entirety of 1981/82, unable to earn promotion to Clive Rice's side. In 1982/83, Transvaal won the Currie Cup and Weideman took part in three fixtures.[2]

In 1983/84 he made the move to Northern Transvaal and would be a regular member of their senior side, taking a total of 48 wickets at 28.77 and a further 19 wickets for Northern Transvaal B. It was with Northern Transvaal that he took the only two five wicket hauls of his career. His best innings figures, 6-43, were made against Eastern Province in 1985.[3]

After retiring he worked for the South African Cricket Union, as part of a development program aimed at disadvantaged communities.

Weideman later found employment as a greenskeeper at the CMR Golf Course in Maraisburg and was killed there in 2001 during a robbery attempt. He was shot in the neck, stomach and leg.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Francois Weideman". Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "SAB Currie Cup 1982/83". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. ^ "Eastern Province v Northern Transvaal". CricketArchive.
  4. ^ "Former cricketer shot dead". News24.
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