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| Full name | Petrus Johannes van Biljon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1986 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Suzaan van Biljon (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 86) | 21 February 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–2008/09 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2010/11 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2022/23 | Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12 | Impi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2020/21 | Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jozi Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tshwane Spartans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,15 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petrus Johannes van Biljon (born 15 April 1986) is a South African former international cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2020. [1] His sister,Suzaan,competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the breaststroke swimming events. [2]
In August 2017,Van Biljon was named in Benoni Zalmi's 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]
In July 2018,Van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights team,ahead of the 2018/2019 season. [5] In October 2018,he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [6] [7] In September 2019,he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [8]
In February 2020,Van Biljon was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against England [9] and against Australia. [10] He made his T20I debut for South Africa,against Australia,on 21 February 2020. [11]
In November 2020,van Biljon was named in South Africa's squad for their limited overs series against England. [12] [13] In April 2021,he was named in Free State's squad,ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [14]
In February 2022,van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge. [15]