Christiaan Jonker

Christiaan Jonker

Personal information
Born	(1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 38) Rustenburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batter
International information
National side	South Africa
ODI debut(cap  129)	30 September 2018 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI	3 October 2018 v  Zimbabwe
T20I debut(cap  76)	24 February 2018 v  India
Last T20I	9 October 2018 v  Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 2 2 73 111 Runs scored 31 57 4,250 3,056 Batting average 15.50 48.50 37.94 35.53 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 11/24 4/20 Top score 25 49 201* 115* Balls bowled – – 1,398 524 Wickets – – 33 13 Bowling average – – 24.63 35.44 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 4/35 3/13 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 40/– 32/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2023

Christiaan Jonker (born 24 September 1986) is a South African cricketer who represents the South Africa national cricket team. ^[1] He was included in the Border cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. ^[2]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. ^[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. ^[4]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. ^[5]

In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. ^[6] In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. ^{[7] [8]} Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the Rajshahi Kings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. ^[9] In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. ^[10]

International career

In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India. ^[11] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 24 February 2018. ^[12] In September 2018, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe. ^[13] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe on 30 September 2018. ^[14]

References

1. "Christiaan Jonker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
2. Border Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
3. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
4. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
5. "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
6. "Border bring in heavy weaponry". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
7. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
8. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
9. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018–19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
10. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
11. "South Africa call up Jonker, Dala and Klaasen for India T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
12. "3rd T20I (N), India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
13. "Jonker new cap in Proteas ODI squad; Steyn and Imran Tahir return". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
14. "1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at Kimberley, Sep 30 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

External links

• Christiaan Jonker  at ESPNcricinfo