Kyle Verreynne

Kyle Verreynne (born 12 May 1997) is a South African cricketer who plays for Western Province. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2020.^[1]

Kyle Verreynne

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Verreynne
Born	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Opening-Batter, Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 348)	10 June 2021 v West Indies
Last Test	29 October 2024 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 138)	29 February 2020 v Australia
Last ODI	7 October 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014/15–present	Western Province
2017/18–2020/21	Cape Cobras
2018	Cape Town Blitz
2019	Paarl Rocks
2023	Joburg Super Kings
2024	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 20 17 86 61 Runs scored 833 488 5,645 1,674 Batting average 29.75 37.53 50.85 36.39 100s/50s 2/3 0/5 11/33 3/11 Top score 136* 95 216* 114* Catches/stumpings 56/5 10/1 250/18 68/8
Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2024

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Western Province against Namibia on 2 September 2016 in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.^[2]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.^[3] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[4][5] In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.^[6] In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[7]

During the SA20 competition played in 2023, Verreynne was part of the Joburg Super Kings squad.^[8]

In August 2024, Verreynne signed a deal with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club to play three County Championship matches.^[9][10][11] In his third appearance for the club, he scored an unbeaten 148, including 19 fours and two sixes, against Warwickshire at Trent Bridge.^[12][13]

International career

In December 2015, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[14]

In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.^[15] The following month, he was also named in South Africa's ODI squad for their series against Australia.^[16] He made his ODI debut for South Africa, against Australia, on 29 February 2020.^[17]

In November 2020, Verreynne was named in South Africa's squad for their limited overs series against England.^[18][19] In December 2020, Verreynne was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[20]

In March 2021, Verreynne was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.^[21] In May 2021, Verreynne was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.^[22] Verreynne made his Test debut on 10 June 2021, for South Africa against the West Indies, scoring 6 runs, at Gros Islet, St Lucia.^[23] In February 2022, in the second match against New Zealand, Verreynne scored his first century in Test cricket, with an unbeaten 136 runs.^[24]

References

1. "Kyle Verreynne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
2. "Africa T20 Cup, 1st Match: Western Province v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
3. "Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019". Cape Cobras. Retrieved 16 June 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. "Western Province Name Squad for CSA Provincial T20 Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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. "Live report - SA20 player auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
9. "Notts sign South African Verreynne for season climax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
10. "NOTTS SECURE SHORT-TERM SIGNING OF SOUTH AFRICA'S VERREYNNE". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
11. "Nottinghamshire sign Kyle Verreynne: His record speaks for itself". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
12. "Notts & Warwickshire survive after Lancs relegated". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
13. "TOP FLIGHT STATUS SECURED AS VERREYNNE SHINES IN UNBEATEN KNOCK". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
14. "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
15. "Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma named in South Africa ODI squad, Quinton de Kock to be captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
16. "Keshav Maharaj in, Faf du Plessis rested for South Africa's ODIs against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
17. "1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of South Africa at Paarl, Feb 29 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
18. "Uncapped Glenton Stuurnman in South Africa white-ball squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
19. "CSA name Proteas squad for inbound England tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
20. "South Africa call up uncapped Sarel Erwee, Kyle Verreynne and Glenton Stuurman for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
21. "Lubbe, Williams and Magala make the cut for Pakistan series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
22. "Subrayen, Williams crack the nod for Proteas". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
23. "1st Test, Gros Islet, Jun 10 - 14 2021, South Africa tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
24. "Kyle Verreynne scores maiden Test century to put Proteas in driving seat!". The South African. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

External links

• Kyle Verreynne at ESPNcricinfo