Colin Ackermann

Colin Niel Ackermann (born 4 April 1991) is a Dutch-South African cricketer who plays for Durham County Cricket Club in England and the Netherlands national cricket team.^[1] He made his international debut for the Netherlands in October 2019.^[2][3]

Colin Ackermann

Personal information
Full name	Colin Niel Ackermann
Born	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) George, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Netherlands (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 75)	26 November 2021 v South Africa
Last ODI	11 November 2024 v Oman
ODI shirt no.	48
T20I debut (cap 50)	5 October 2019 v Ireland
Last T20I	16 November 2024 v Oman
T20I shirt no.	48
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–2016/17	Eastern Province
2011/12–2018/19	Warriors (squad no. 48)
2017–2023	Leicestershire (squad no. 48)
2021–2022	Manchester Originals
2023	Sylhet Strikers
2023	Southern Brave
2023/24	Pretoria Capitals
2024	Durham
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 18 25 177 116 Runs scored 451 515 11,404 3,333 Batting average 26.52 24.52 41.46 36.62 100s/50s 0/3 0/1 26/65 4/22 Top score 81 62 277* 152* Balls bowled 656 282 7,538 3,267 Wickets 14 11 87 69 Bowling average 36.71 25.81 47.49 38.18 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/22 3/15 5/69 4/22 Catches/stumpings 9/– 7/– 192/– 76/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2024

He served as the Leicestershire club captain (2020–2022).

Early life

Ackermann was born on 4 April 1991 in George, Cape Province, South Africa. He studied at Outeniqua Primary School in George and Grey High School in Port Elizabeth.^[4][5][6] He was the vice-captain of South Africa at the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[7]

Domestic career

In 2014, Ackermann represented the North Holland Hurricanes in the North Sea Pro Series.^[8] He won a Topklasse title with Dosti Amsterdam in 2015.^[9]

In the 2016 season, he scored the most runs in the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series, with a total of 883 from ten matches and seventeen innings.^[10]

Ahead of the 2017 season, Ackermann signed for English county side Leicestershire on a two-year contract.^[11] In May 2017, he was named Domestic Players' Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.^[12] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.^[13] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.^[14]

On 7 August 2019, in the 2019 t20 Blast in England, Ackermann took seven wickets for eighteen runs for Leicestershire against the Birmingham Bears.^[15] These were the best bowling figures in a Twenty20 cricket match.^[16] In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[17] In July 2022, in the County Championship, Ackermann scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 277 not out.^[18]

International career

In June 2019, Ackermann became available to play for the Netherlands cricket team, ahead of the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[19] In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squads for the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.^[20] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Netherlands, against Ireland, on 5 October 2019.^[21]

In September 2021, Ackermann was named as the vice-captain of the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[22] In November 2021, Ackermann was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.^[23] He made his ODI debut on 26 November 2021, for the Netherlands against South Africa.^[24] In September 2023, he was included in Netherlands' squad for the World Cup to be played in India.^[25]

References

1. "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
2. "Colin Ackermann". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
3. "Colin Ackermann gets Netherlands call-up for T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
4. "South African rising star Ackermann to become new professional at Netherfield Cricket Club". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
5. "Former Outeniqua Primary School learner takes record 7/18". Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via PressReader.
6. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
7. "South Africa Under-19s Squad - S Africa U19 Squad - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2010 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
8. "Teams Colin Ackermann played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
9. "Colin Ackermann". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
10. "Records: Sunfoil Series, 2016/17: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
11. "Leicestershire turn to Ackermann". ESPNcricinfo. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
12. "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
13. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
14. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
15. "Part-timer Colin Ackermann takes first-ever T20 seven-for on astounding night". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
16. "Colin Ackermann sets T20 record with 7/18". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
17. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
18. "Colin Ackermann, Wiaan Mulder score unbeaten double-tons on landmark day for Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
19. "Experienced Colin Ackermann added to Dutch Men's Squad". Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB). Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
20. "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
21. "2nd Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
22. "Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
23. "Six changes in Netherlands squad for Centurion". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
24. "1st ODI, Centurion, Nov 26 2021, Netherlands tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
25. "Ackermann, van Meekeren, van der Merwe return to Netherlands squad for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

External links

• Colin Ackermann at ESPNcricinfo