Wiaan Mulder

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Wiann Mulder
Personal information
Full name
Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder
Born (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 26)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 336)21 February 2019 v Sri Lanka
Last Test8 March 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 123)22 October 2017 v Bangladesh
Last ODI21 December 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 93)16 April 2021 v Pakistan
Last T20I14 September 2021 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2020/21
Gauteng
2019Kent (squad no. 14)
2022–2023Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 12 15 5 77
Runs scored 326 82 51 3,950
Batting average 15.52 10.25 25.50 35.26
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 11/12
Top score 42 19* 36 235*
Balls bowled 1,050 444 66 9,039
Wickets 19 12 5 182
Bowling average 27.10 35.16 18.00 27.67
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/1 2/59 2/10 7/25
Catches/stumpings 17/– 7/– 4/– 66/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 March 2024

Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder (born 19 February 1998), known as Wiaan Mulder, is a South African

Gauteng. He was born in Johannesburg and educated at St Stithians College.[1][2] He played age-group cricket for Gauteng from under-13 level onwards.[2]

Domestic career

Mulder made his

Highveld Lions against Cape Cobras in the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series in October 2016 whist still at school. He took seven wickets on debut, including 3/10 in the Cobras first innings.[3] Prior to his debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Highveld Lions in the 2016–17 CSA T20 Challenge in November 2016[5] and his List A debut in the 2016–17 Momentum One Day Cup in February 2017.[6]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.[7] In September 2018, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] In May 2019, Mulder signed with Kent County Cricket Club to play in the 2019 County Championship in England.[9][10] He played in three matches for Kent before being recalled to the South African team, ahead of their international schedule.[11]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[12] In January 2021, Mulder signed with Leicestershire County Cricket Club to play in domestic cricket in England.[13] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[14]

In November 2021, Mulder was signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club to play in England during the 2022 season.[15] In July 2022, in the County Championship, Mulder scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 235 not out.[16]

International career

In October 2017, he was added to South Africa's ODI squad for their series against Bangladesh[17] and made his international debut on 22 October aged 18.[10][18]

In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Australia, but did not play[19] and in August 2018 was named in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off match against Sri Lanka, but again did not play in the fixture.[20] In January 2019, he was again named in South Africa's T20I squad, this time for their series against Pakistan, but did not play.[21] In February, Mulder was once again named in South Africa's squad, this time for their Test series against Sri Lanka.[22] He made his Test debut against Sri Lanka on 21 February 2019.[23]

In April 2021, Mulder was added to South Africa's T20I squad for their series against Pakistan.[24] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for South Africa, against Pakistan, on 16 April 2021.[25] In September 2021, Mulder was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wiaan Mulder". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Wiaan Mulder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. CricInfo
    . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. ^ "CSA T20 Challenge, Lions v Titans at Johannesburg, Nov 12, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Momentum One Day Cup, Titans v Lions at Centurion, Feb 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Gauteng Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Wiaan Mulder joins Kent for County Championship stint". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ^
    Kent Online
    , 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Wiaan Mulder's Kent spell ends early ahead of South Africa tour of India". The Cricketer. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Wiaan Mulder joins Leicestershire as 2021 overseas signing". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Wiaan Mulder joins Leicestershire for 2022 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Colin Ackermann, Wiaan Mulder score unbeaten double-tons on landmark day for Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Mulder replaces injured Parnell for ODIs; Frylinck earns maiden T20I call". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  18. ^ "3rd ODI, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 22 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Klaasen, Mulder in Test squad to face Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Chance for South Africa to finish Sri Lanka tour on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Uncapped Lutho Sipamla in South Africa T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Mulder in South Africa squad for SL Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  23. ^ "2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 21-25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  24. ^ "Hamstring injury rules Temba Bavuma out of Pakistan T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  25. ^ "4th T20I, Centurion, Apr 16 2021, Pakistan tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  26. ^ "T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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