Rory Keith Kleinveldt

Rory Keith Kleinveldt

South Africa South Africa

Overview

Full Name Rory Keith Kleinveldt
Age 41y 222d
Born Tuesday, March 15, 1983, South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast medium
Playing Role Bowler

Teams represented

South Africa South AfricaHampshire HampshireNorthamptonshire NorthamptonshireRest of South Africa Rest of South AfricaSouth Africa A South Africa AWestern Province Western ProvinceWestern Province Western ProvinceCape Cobras Cape CobrasSouth Africa Under-19 South Africa Under-19Cape Town Knight Riders Cape Town Knight RidersTshwane Spartans Tshwane SpartansSouth Africa Champions South Africa Champions

Biography

Rory Kleinveldt, nicknamed 'Bigshow' by his teammate Mark de Stadler, is a bowling all-rounder who can use the long handle as well. He has represented South Africa during the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2002 where his team succeeded in reaching the final.

Kleinveldt has had several successful seasons with Cape Cobras and his impressive run with the domestic side earned him a spot in South Africa A side touring India in 2007. Later he was also awarded with a selection in the ODI side, though he didn't get any chance to feature in the playing XI.

His consistency in domestic cricket landed him with an international debut in a T20I against Bangladesh in 2008 but it was a disappointing outing for him. Since then, he has never been in the scheme of things for South Africa. However, he was called up to the South African Test squad in 2012 for their series against Australia, where he made his debut in the first Test. With the likes of Steyn, Morkel, Philander glued in the Test side and other bowlers as well as all-rounders making their mark in the limited-overs squads, Kleinveldt usually finds himself in the playing XI when first choice players are either injured or unavailable due to some reason.

Debut
South Africa vs Australia at Brisbane - Friday, November 9, 2012

Batting

Matches 4
Innings 5
Runs 27
100's - 50's 0 - 0
Sixes - Fours 2 - 1
Average 9.00
Strike Rate 44.26
Highest Score (vs Australia, 09/11/2012) 17

Bowling

Matches 4
Innings 7
Overs 111.1
Wickets 10
Economy Rate 3.79
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs Australia, 22/11/2012) 3/65

Fielding

Catches 2
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Wickets

8
6
4
2
Wickets
Years

Biography

sub title

Rory Kleinveldt, nicknamed 'Bigshow' by his teammate Mark de Stadler, is a bowling all-rounder who can use the long handle as well. He has represented South Africa during the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2002 where his team succeeded in reaching the final.

Kleinveldt has had several successful seasons with Cape Cobras and his impressive run with the domestic side earned him a spot in South Africa A side touring India in 2007. Later he was also awarded with a selection in the ODI side, though he didn't get any chance to feature in the playing XI.

His consistency in domestic cricket landed him with an international debut in a T20I against Bangladesh in 2008 but it was a disappointing outing for him. Since then, he has never been in the scheme of things for South Africa. However, he was called up to the South African Test squad in 2012 for their series against Australia, where he made his debut in the first Test. With the likes of Steyn, Morkel, Philander glued in the Test side and other bowlers as well as all-rounders making their mark in the limited-overs squads, Kleinveldt usually finds himself in the playing XI when first choice players are either injured or unavailable due to some reason.