Omphile Ramela

Omphile Abel Ramela (born 14 March 1988) is a South African cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he made his first-class debut for Gauteng in December 2007 before joining Boland the following month. He also represented the Cape Cobras on several occasions between 2009 and 2010. The 2014–15 season was his breakthrough year. He finished as the Cobras' top run-scorer in the first-class competition with 724 runs at 48.26, which included a double hundred. He was included in the Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.^[1]

Omphile Ramela

Personal information
Full name	Omphile Abel Ramela
Born	(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36) Soweto, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2008	Gauteng
2008–present	Boland
2009–2010	Cape Cobras
First-class debut	11 October 2007 Gauteng v Zimbabwe Provinces
List A debut	14 October 2007 Gauteng v Zimbabwe Provinces
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 123 88 Runs scored 5885 2189 Batting average 29.13 27.02 100s/50s 9/26 1/15 Top score 202 no 106 Balls bowled 648 120 Wickets 12 0 Bowling average 36.16 - 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4-39 0–13 Catches/stumpings 69/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 November 2022

In September 2017, he played his 100th first-class match, when he played for Highveld Lions against Warriors in the 2017–18 Sunfoil Series.^[2] In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.^[3]

References

1. Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. "Lions, Warriors settle for a draw". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

External links

• Omphile Ramela profile at CricketArchive