George Van Heerden
George Van Heerden cricketer, wiki, age, height, family, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | George Van Heerden |
| Profession | South African International cricketer |
| Major teams | South Africa South Africa Under-19s |
| Date of Birth | September 11, 2003 |
| Age (In 2024) | 21 Years 2 Month(s) 10 Days |
| Birth Place | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Current City | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Zodiac | Virgo |
| Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet inches- 5ft 11in |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Josie Andrew 1 |
| Cricket Information | |
| Playing role | Batsman |
| Batting style | Right-handed bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium |
| T20I debut | March 17, 2024 (South Africa vs Ghana at Accra) |
| T20 debut | October 8, 2021 (South Africa Under-19s vs Easterns at Bloemfontein) |
| Education Details | |
| School | Grey Junior School, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | School dropout |
| @george_van_heerden | |
| George Van Heerden is a South African international cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter. He was born on 11 September 2003 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. | |
| He studied at the Grey Junior School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, the same school that other notable South African cricketers such as Graeme Pollock, Peter Pollock, Aubrey Faulkner, Athol McKinnon, Spook Hanley, Dave Callaghan, Wayne Parnell, and Johan Botha also attended. 2 | |
He is in a relationship with a girl named Josie Andrew. 3 | |
George was the captain of South Africa’s team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup hosted by the West Indies. He made his Twenty20 debut for South Africa Under-19s against Easterns at Bloemfontein in the 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out tournament on 8 October 2021. 4 5 | |
| He was named as the captain of South Africa’s team for the 2023-2024 Asian Games hosted by Ghana. | |
| George Van Heerden made his T20I debut on 17 March 2024 for South Africa against Ghana at Accra in the 2023-2024 Asian Games. In an impressive performance, he scored 107 runs off just 57 deliveries, including 8 fours and 7 sixes, guiding his team to a mammoth score of 237/2 in 20 overs. In reply, the Ghana team could only score 103/7, and South Africa won the match by a significant margin of 134 runs. 6 | |
References
- https://www.instagram.com/josie.andrew/[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/george-van-heerden-946177[↩]
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CumYtIdsquF/[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/csa-provincial-t20-cup-2021-22-1277887/easterns-vs-south-africa-under-19s-pool-c-1277958/full-scorecard[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/george-van-heerden-to-lead-south-africa-under-19-in-2022-world-cup-1289732[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/african-games-2023-24-1424737/ghana-vs-south-africa-3rd-match-group-a-1424754/full-scorecard[↩]
