Colin Ackermann

Dutch-South African cricketer

Colin Ackermann
Personal information
Full name
Colin Niel Ackermann
Born (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
George, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 75)26 November 2021 v South Africa
Last ODI12 November 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.48
T20I debut (cap 50)5 October 2019 v Ireland
Last T20I6 November 2022 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.48
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2016/17Eastern Province
2011/12–2018/19Warriors (squad no. 48)
2017–2023Leicestershire (squad no. 48)
2021–2022Manchester Originals
2023Sylhet Strikers
2023Southern Brave
2023/24Pretoria Capitals
2024Durham
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 16 22 166 107
Runs scored 427 465 10,661 2,993
Batting average 28.46 25.83 41.16 36.50
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 24/63 3/20
Top score 81 62 277* 152*
Balls bowled 548 210 7,028 2,889
Wickets 9 7 84 56
Bowling average 50.11 30.85 46.00 42.03
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/39 1/6 5/69 4/48
Catches/stumpings 8/– 6/– 180/– 71/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2024

Colin Niel Ackermann (born 4 April 1991) is a Dutch-South African cricketer who plays for Durham 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]

He served as the Leicestershire club captain (2020–2022).

Early life

Ackermann was born on 4 April 1991 in George, Cape Province, South Africa. He studied at Outeniqua Primary School in George and Grey High School in Port Elizabeth.[4][5][6] He was the vice-captain of South Africa at the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7]

Domestic career

In 2014, Ackermann represented the North Holland Hurricanes in the North Sea Pro Series.[8] He won a Topklasse title with Dosti Amsterdam in 2015.[9]

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.[10]

Ahead of the 2017 season, Ackermann signed for English county side Leicestershire on a two-year contract.[11] In May 2017, he was named Domestic Players' Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[12] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[13] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[14]

On 7 August 2019, in the 2019 t20 Blast in England, Ackermann took seven wickets for eighteen runs for Leicestershire against the Birmingham Bears.[15] These were the best bowling figures in a Twenty20 cricket match.[16] In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[17] In July 2022, in the County Championship, Ackermann scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 277 not out.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Netherlands, against Ireland, on 5 October 2019.[21]

In September 2021, Ackermann was named as the vice-captain of the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[22] In November 2021, Ackermann was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[23] He made his ODI debut on 26 November 2021, for the Netherlands against South Africa.[24] In September 2023, he was included in Netherlands' squad for the World Cup to be played in India.[25]

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. ^ "South African rising star Ackermann to become new professional at Netherfield Cricket Club". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Outeniqua Primary School learner takes record 7/18". Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "South Africa Under-19s Squad - S Africa U19 Squad - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2010 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Teams Colin Ackermann played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Colin Ackermann". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Records: Sunfoil Series, 2016/17: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Leicestershire turn to Ackermann". ESPNcricinfo. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  12. ^ "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  13. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Part-timer Colin Ackermann takes first-ever T20 seven-for on astounding night". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Colin Ackermann sets T20 record with 7/18". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  17. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Colin Ackermann, Wiaan Mulder score unbeaten double-tons on landmark day for Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Experienced Colin Ackermann added to Dutch Men's Squad". Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB). Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  21. ^ "2nd Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Six changes in Netherlands squad for Centurion". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  24. ^ "1st ODI, Centurion, Nov 26 2021, Netherlands tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Ackermann, van Meekeren, van der Merwe return to Netherlands squad for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

External links

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Netherlands squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup
  • Coach: Ryan Cook
Netherlands
Noah Croes and Kyle Klein as travelling reserves for the team.
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Durham County Cricket Club – current squad