Gereldo George

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Gereldo George
Personal information
Full nameGereldo Joan George
Born (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 25)
Piketberg, South Africa [1]
NicknameGG
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–present Boland
First-class debut8 October 2015 Boland v  Namibia
List A debut11 October 2015 Boland v  Namibia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A T20
Matches534
Runs scored1001
Batting average 2.000.001.00
100s/50s0/00/00/1
Top score60*1*
Balls bowled46815361
Wickets 660
Bowling average 51.1617.660.00
5 wickets in innings 000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling2–224–380–11
Catches/stumpings 1/–1/–1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 July 2016

Gereldo George (born 24 December 1994) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Boland. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler. Botha made his first-class debut on 8 October 2015 against Namibia.

He was included in the Boland cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. [2] Boland head coach Johann Louw called him "a mystery spinner who turns the ball both ways". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boland backing their mystery bowlers". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. Boland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.