Gihahn Cloete (born 4 October 1992) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in October 2018.[1]

Gihahn Cloete
Personal information
Full name
Gihahn Love Cloete
Born (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 32)
Atlantis, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 60)9 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I1 February 2019 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition T20I First-class
Matches 2 115
Runs scored 15 5,889
Batting average 7.5 30.9
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 13 135
Balls bowled 45
Wickets 1
Bowling average 30.0
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 128/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2020

Domestic career

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Cloete was included in the Eastern Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3]

In October 2018, Cloete was named in Tshwane Spartans' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[4][5] He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 330 runs in ten matches.[6] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[7]

International career

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In September 2018, Cloete was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe on 9 October 2018.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Gihahn Cloete". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ Eastern Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Border bring in heavy weaponry". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 - Tshwane Spartans: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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