Ruhan Pretorius

Ruhan Pretorius (born 2 March 1991) is a South African cricketer.[1][2] Since 2015, he has played cricket in Ireland, and in 2019 moved to Northern Ireland.[3] In November 2020, he was released by his club, North Down, due to financial reasons.[4] Pretorius will become eligible for international selection through residency for the Ireland cricket team in 2022.[5]

Ruhan Pretorius
Personal information
Full name
Ruhan Pretorius
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991
East London, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2018/19KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2019–2020Northern Knights
First-class debut4 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province
List A debut7 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 62 59 33
Runs scored 2,610 1,554 409
Batting average 29.32 33.78 20.45
100s/50s 1/14 1/11 0/2
Top score 151 122* 56*
Balls bowled 7,333 2,011 492
Wickets 157 51 22
Bowling average 23.66 31.49 27.36
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 8/31 4/30 3/18
Catches/stumpings 37/– 21/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2021

He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 340 runs in ten matches.[7] In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal Inland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8]

In February 2021, Pretorius was added to the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[9] However, during the first Unofficial ODI match of the tour, Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19, with the match being abandoned after 30 overs.[10]

References
  1. "Ruhan Pretorius". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. "Hat trick of awards for Pretorius". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "Pretorius to reside in Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. "Ruhan Pretorius left in 'very bad place' after North Down terminate his contract". Belfast Telegraph. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Ruhan Pretorius opens up on 'bizarre few days' after false Covid-positive". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 KwaZulu-Natal Inland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. "KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. "Ruhan Pretorius joins Ireland Wolves squad for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. "Bangladesh Emerging Team vs Ireland A game called off after player tests positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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