Ryan Rickelton

Ryan David Rickelton (born 11 July 1996) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team on 31 March 2022.^[1] A left handed wicket-keeper batter, Rickelton represents Gauteng and MI Cape Town in domestic cricket.

Ryan Rickelton

Rickelton playing for Yorkshire in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ryan David Rickelton
Born	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Wicket-keeper, batter
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 352)	31 March 2022 v Bangladesh
Last Test	29 October 2024 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 147)	18 March 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI	7 October 2023 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 103)	23 May 2024 v West Indies
Last T20I	15 November 2024 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015/16–present	Gauteng
2017/18–2020/21	Lions
2018–2019	Jozi Stars
2022	Northamptonshire
2022/23–2023/24	MI Cape Town
2023	Yorkshire
2025	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 8 6 13 63 Runs scored 349 188 263 4,594 Batting average 29.08 31.33 20.23 49.39 100s/50s 1/0 0/1 0/1 17/17 Top score 101 91 76 202* Balls bowled – – – 12 Wickets – – – 0 Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/2 6/– 138/5
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  South Africa ICC T20 World Cup Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 December 2024

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Gauteng against Northerns.^[2] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.^[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Gauteng in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 1 September 2017.^[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.^[5]

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Gauteng, with 351 runs in eight matches.^[6] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Gauteng, with 562 runs in six matches.^[7]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.^[8] The following month, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.^[9] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[10][11] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.^[12] Later the same month, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.^[13]

In February 2022, Rickelton was named as the captain of the Imperial Lions for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge.^[14]

In 2022, Rickelton signed with Northamptonshire for that year's edition of the County Championship

International career

In January 2021, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.^[15] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[16] In May 2021, he was named in the South Africa A's squad to play against the Zimbabwe A cricket team for their tour to Zimbabwe.^[17] He scored 224 runs in the List A series including a century, being the highest run-scorer in the series.^[18]

In November 2021, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the Netherlands.^[19] The following month, Rickelton was named in South Africa's Test squad for the series against India.^[20] In January 2022, he received a further call-up to the Test side, for their tour of New Zealand.^[21] In March 2022, Rickleton was also named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[22] He made his Test debut on 31 March 2022, for South Africa against Bangladesh.^[23] He made his ODI debut against the West Indies on 18 March 2023.^[24]

In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[25]

References

1. "Ryan Rickelton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Gauteng v Northerns at Johannesburg, Nov 5-7, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
3. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
4. "Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Potchefstroom, Sep 1 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
5. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
6. "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 Gauteng: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
7. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Gauteng: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
8. "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
9. "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
10. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
11. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
12. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
13. "Pongolo to captain the CGL". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
14. "CSA T20 Challenge, 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
15. "Klaasen to captain Proteas T20 squad to Pakistan". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
16. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
17. "South Africa 'A' squads announced for Tour to Zimbabwe". Cricket World. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
18. "South Africa A in Zimbabwe List A series | Records and Stats | Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
19. "Bavuma, de Kock among six South Africa regulars rested for Netherlands ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
20. "Duanne Olivier returns as South Africa name 21-member squad for India Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
21. "imon Harmer returns to South Africa Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
22. "Zondo earns maiden call-up for Bangladesh Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
23. "1st Test, Durban, Mar 31 - Apr 4 2022, Bangladesh tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
24. "2nd ODI (D/N), East London, March 18, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
25. "South Africa Sqaud for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

External links

• Ryan Rickelton at ESPNcricinfo