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Full name | Connor Esterhuizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg | May 31, 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top order batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Imperial Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | MI Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,8 April 2024 |
Connor Esterhuizen (born 31 May 2001) is a South African cricketer,who is a right-handed batsman. He plays for Imperial Lions in domestic cricket. [1]
Esterhuizen was born in Johannesburg and attended St. John's College where he stood out at age group level. He also represented the Wits University First XI where he scored a truck load of runs which earned him a spot in the Lions Academy side. [2]
He made his List A debut for Lions on 27 March 2022,against Dolphins in the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup. [3] He scored 52 runs off 58 balls in his List A debut match. [4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lions on 1 November 2022,against Boland in the 2022–23 CSA T20 Challenge. [5]
He made his first-class debut on 26 February 2023,against Western Province in the 2022–23 CSA 4-Day Series. [6] In February 2023,he was signed by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to play for them in the 2023 International League T20. [7] In September 2023,he was selected to play for MI Cape Town,following the players' draft to play for them in the 2023–24 SA20. [8] In December 2023,he was named in South Africa A's squad for their first-class series against India A. [9]
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