Christiaan Jonker

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Christiaan Jonker
Personal information
Born (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 37)
Rustenburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  129)30 September 2018 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI3 October 2018 v  Zimbabwe
T20I debut(cap  76)24 February 2018 v  India
Last T20I9 October 2018 v  Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches2273111
Runs scored31574,2503,056
Batting average 15.5048.5037.9435.53
100s/50s0/00/011/244/20
Top score2549201*115*
Balls bowled1,398524
Wickets 3313
Bowling average 24.6335.44
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling4/353/13
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]

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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] [6]

In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [7] In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [8] [9] 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. [10] In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [11]

International career

In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India. [12] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 24 February 2018. [13] In September 2018, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe. [14] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe on 30 September 2018. [15]

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