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Dane van Niekerk
Dané van Niekerk (/dəˈneɪ vəniːˈkərk/ də-NAY va-nee-KURK, Afrikaans pronunciation: [daˈnɛ fan ˈnikærk]; born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played for South Africa in Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2009 and 2021, and was captain of the side between 2016 and 2021. She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.
She played domestically for Highveld Women and Northerns Women before becoming one of the first two South African women (along with Marizanne Kapp) to be included in the Eastern Province cricket team academy (men's team).
In 2015, she took part of the inaugural season of the Australian Women's Big Bash League playing for the Melbourne Renegades.
In November 2018, she was named in the Sydney Sixers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa. In 2021, she was drafted by Oval Invincibles for the inaugural season of The Hundred. She was the highest run-scorer in the women's Hundred tournament with 259 runs.
In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, van Niekerk was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the price of 30 Lakhs. In March 2023, it was announced that she had signed for Sunrisers for the upcoming season, between May and August. During her stint with Sunrisers, she became captain of the side. In February 2024, it was announced that she had re-signed for Sunrisers for part of the 2024 season.
Van Niekerk joined Western Province for the 2024/25 South African domestic season.
She was selected as part of the South Africa national women's cricket team for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia, becoming a regular presence in the squad. She played in the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, as well as representing South Africa at the Women's World Twenty20 in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
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Dane van Niekerk
Dané van Niekerk (/dəˈneɪ vəniːˈkərk/ də-NAY va-nee-KURK, Afrikaans pronunciation: [daˈnɛ fan ˈnikærk]; born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played for South Africa in Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2009 and 2021, and was captain of the side between 2016 and 2021. She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.
She played domestically for Highveld Women and Northerns Women before becoming one of the first two South African women (along with Marizanne Kapp) to be included in the Eastern Province cricket team academy (men's team).
In 2015, she took part of the inaugural season of the Australian Women's Big Bash League playing for the Melbourne Renegades.
In November 2018, she was named in the Sydney Sixers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa. In 2021, she was drafted by Oval Invincibles for the inaugural season of The Hundred. She was the highest run-scorer in the women's Hundred tournament with 259 runs.
In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, van Niekerk was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the price of 30 Lakhs. In March 2023, it was announced that she had signed for Sunrisers for the upcoming season, between May and August. During her stint with Sunrisers, she became captain of the side. In February 2024, it was announced that she had re-signed for Sunrisers for part of the 2024 season.
Van Niekerk joined Western Province for the 2024/25 South African domestic season.
She was selected as part of the South Africa national women's cricket team for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia, becoming a regular presence in the squad. She played in the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, as well as representing South Africa at the Women's World Twenty20 in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.