Okuhle Cele

Okuhle Cele (born 9 July 1997) is a South African cricketer.[1] He currently plays for Northerns.

Okuhle Cele
Personal information
Full name
Okuhle Abonga Cele
Born (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
RelationsAndile Phehlukwayo (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2019/20KwaZulu-Natal Coastal
2017/18–2019/20Dolphins
2018Durban Heat
2020/21Titans
2021/22–presentNortherns
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 32 27 11
Runs scored 113 27 6
Batting average 7.06 13.50 6.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 20 13* 3
Balls bowled 4,327 1,150 198
Wickets 77 39 9
Bowling average 32.15 28.05 26.66
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/77 4/30 2/7
Catches/stumpings 7/– 3/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 February 2023

Cele made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal against Boland in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 23 September 2016.[2] He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016.[3] He made his List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 9 October 2016.[4] In October 2018, he was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[5][6]

In January 2021, Cele was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[7] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[8]

References
  1. "Okuhle Cele". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Africa T20 Cup, Pool D: Boland v KwaZulu-Natal at Paarl, Sep 23, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool A: North West v KwaZulu-Natal at Potchefstroom, Oct 6-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool A: North West v KwaZulu-Natal at Potchefstroom, Oct 9, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. "Klaasen to captain Proteas T20 squad to Pakistan". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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