Marizanne Kapp

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marizanne Kapp
2017–18 WNCL NSWB v ACTM 17-11-26 Kapp portrait (01).jpg
Kapp fielding for the ACT Meteors in 2017
Personal information
Full nameMarizanne Kapp
Born (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 31)
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
NicknameKappie
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 52)16 November 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 54)10 March 2009 v Australia
Last ODI17 March 2021 v India
ODI shirt no.7
T20I debut (cap 19)16 June 2009 v Australia
Last T20I3 February 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2017/18Eastern Province
2008–2009/10East Coast
2009/10–2011/12Northerns
2015/16–presentSydney Sixers
2016Surrey
2016–2019Surrey Stars
2017/18Australian Capital Territory
2021–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 114 81
Runs scored 19 1,981 986
Batting average 9.50 28.30 18.96
100s/50s 0/0 1/6 0/1
Top score 19 102* 56*
Balls bowled 96 5,019 1,397
Wickets 0 128 62
Bowling average – 24.21 20.24
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling – 4/14 4/6
Catches/stumpings 1/– 28/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 March 2021

Marizanne Kapp (born 4 January 1990) is an international cricketer who plays for South Africa national women's cricket team.[1] She was the first cricketer for South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.[2]

Career[]

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year.[3]

In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[4] In September 2018, she took her 100th wicket in WODIs, during the series against the West Indies.[5][6]

In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] She was the leading run-scorer for South Africa in the tournament, with 98 runs in four matches.[9]

In November 2018, she was named in the Sydney Sixers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[10][11] In May 2019, in the first WODI against Pakistan, Kapp became the third cricketer for South Africa to play in 100 WODI matches.[12]

In September 2019, she was named in the M van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[13][14] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[15] On 23 July 2020, Kapp was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[16]

Personal life[]

In July 2018, she married her teammate and captain of the South African Women's cricket team Dane van Niekerk.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Marizanne Kapp". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Luus, Kapp power South Africa to victory in series opener". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ "CSA congratulates Marizanne Kapp on bowling landmark". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - South Africa Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  10. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  11. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Kapp delighted to reach major career milestone". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  15. ^ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  16. ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  17. ^ "South Africa cricketers Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk tie the knot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""