Colin Ackermann

Colin Niel Ackermann (born 4 April 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in England and the Netherlands national cricket team.[1] He made his international debut for the Netherlands in October 2019.[2][3]

Colin Ackermann
Personal information
Full nameColin Niel Ackermann
Born (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991
George, Cape Province,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 50)5 October 2019 v Ireland
Last T20I2 November 2019 v PNG
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2017Eastern Province
2012–2019Warriors (squad no. 48)
2017–presentLeicestershire (squad no. 48)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 11 130 83 116
Runs scored 243 8,243 2,260 2,700
Batting average 30.37 41.00 36.45 28.72
100s/50s 0/0 17/52 2/15 0/15
Top score 43* 196* 152* 79*
Balls bowled 150 5,003 2,065 1,256
Wickets 5 64 42 55
Bowling average 29.40 42.17 39.59 26.40
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/6 5/69 4/48 7/18
Catches/stumpings 4/– 118/– 55/– 57/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 October 2020

Domestic career

In the 2016 season, he scored the most runs in the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series, with a total of 883 from ten matches and seventeen innings.[4]

Ahead of the 2017 season, Ackermann signed for English county side Leicestershire on a two-year contract.[5] In May 2017, he was named Domestic Players' Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[6] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[7] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[8]

On 7 August 2019, in the 2019 t20 Blast in England, Ackermann took seven wickets for eighteen runs for Leicestershire against the Birmingham Bears.[9] These were the best bowling figures in a Twenty20 cricket match.[10]

International career

In June 2019, Ackermann became available to play for the Netherlands cricket team, ahead of the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11] In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squads for the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[12] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Netherlands, against Ireland, on 5 October 2019.[13]

References
  1. "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Colin Ackermann". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. "Colin Ackermann gets Netherlands call-up for T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. "Records: Sunfoil Series, 2016/17: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "Leicestershire turn to Ackermann". ESPNcricinfo. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. "Part-timer Colin Ackermann takes first-ever T20 seven-for on astounding night". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. "Colin Ackermann sets T20 record with 7/18". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. "Experienced Colin Ackermann added to Dutch Men's Squad". Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. "2nd Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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