Pite van Biljon

In this article, the surname is van Biljon, not Biljon.

Pite van Biljon (born 15 April 1986) is a South African cricketer who plays for Free State. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2020.^[1] His sister, Suzaan, competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the breaststroke swimming events.^[2]

Pite van Biljon

Personal information
Full name	Petrus Johannes van Biljon
Born	(1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 38) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
Relations	Suzaan van Biljon (sister)
International information
National side	South Africa
T20I debut (cap 86)	21 February 2020 v Australia
Last T20I	14 April 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006/07–2008/09	Northerns
2008/09–2010/11	Eastern Province
2010/11–present	Free State
2011/12	Impi
2012/13–2020/21	Knights
2018	Jozi Stars
2019	Tshwane Spartans
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 10 117 115 101 Runs scored 125 7,464 3,360 1,826 Batting average 20.83 42.89 35.36 27.25 100s/50s 0/0 20/39 5/15 0/7 Top score 42 218 167* 75* Catches/stumpings 1/– 90/– 29/1 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 January 2023

Career

In August 2017, Van Biljon was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.^[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.^[4]

In July 2018, Van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights team, ahead of the 2018/2019 season.^[5] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[6][7] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.^[8]

In February 2020, Van Biljon was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against England^[9] and against Australia.^[10] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against Australia, on 21 February 2020.^[11]

In November 2020, van Biljon was named in South Africa's squad for their limited overs series against England.^[12][13] In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[14]

In February 2022, van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge.^[15]

References

1. "Pite van Biljon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. "Van Biljon delighted with national call-up". OFM. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
3. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
4. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
5. "Van Biljon appointed to lead Knights". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
6. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
7. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
8. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
9. "Quinton de Kock to lead, Dale Steyn returns for England T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
10. "South Africa pick du Plessis for Australia T20s, Rabada returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
11. "1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 21 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
12. "Uncapped Glenton Stuurnman in South Africa white-ball squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
13. "CSA name Proteas squad for inbound England tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
14. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
15. "CSA T20 Challenge, 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

External links

• Pite van Biljon at ESPNcricinfo