Full Name
Reeza Hendricks
Short Name
R Hendricks
Age
34 years
Born
14 August 1989
Playing Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Nationality
South Africa
Teams
Reeza Hendricks (Reeza Raphael Hendricks) is a South African cricketer who plays for Gauteng and for the South Africa national cricket team. He was born on 14 August 1989 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He made his Tweenty20 international (T20I) debut for South Africa on 3 September 2023 against Australia. and the one-day international (ODI) debut for South Africa on 5 August 2018 against Sri Lanka becoming only the third South African to score a century on debut.
Reeza Hendricks Career
In November 2017, Reeza Hendricks notched his first century in a Twenty20 match, scoring an unbeaten 102 for the Lions against the Dolphins during the 2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge. He went on to become the tournament's leading run-scorer, amassing 361 runs in just eight matches. His stellar form continued into January 2018 when he became the first player to score centuries in all three South African franchise competitions in the same season.
He solidified his presence in domestic cricket by joining the Highveld Lions squad for the 2018–19 season. Later, in October 2018, he made his mark in the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament as part of the Jozi Stars, scoring an impressive 410 runs in the competition, which earned him a place in the national side. Reeza's dedication to the sport was further evident when he returned to the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. His consistent performances also led to his inclusion in Gauteng's squad for the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.
In April 2022, during the Division One final of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup, Reeza Hendricks played a pivotal role, scoring 157 runs for the Lions, helping them secure a three-wicket victory over the Titans and claim the title. As of September 2022, his journey in cricket continued as he was picked up by the Johannesburg Super Kings for the inaugural season of the SA20 competition, scheduled for 2023.
Reeza Hendricks made his debut in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket for South Africa against Australia on November 5, 2014. he was included in the Griqualand West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.
In August 2017, he joined the Pretoria Mavericks' squad for the inaugural season of the T20 Global League. However, the tournament was initially postponed by Cricket South Africa until November 2018 and was later canceled.
June 2018 marked an important milestone as Hendricks was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. His ODI debut came on August 5, 2018, against Sri Lanka, where he achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the third South African and fourteenth overall batsman to score a century on his ODI debut. His 88-ball century was not only impressive but also the fastest by a batsman on ODI debut, earning him the well-deserved man of the match award. In September 2021, Reeza Hendricks was selected to represent South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
Batting
Format | MAT | INNS | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
odi | 30 | 30 | 2 | 846 | 102 | 30.21 | 1048 | 80.72 | 1 | 6 |
t20i | 54 | 53 | 1 | 1645 | 83 | 31.63 | 1260 | 130.55 | - | 14 |
t20 | 187 | 174 | 20 | 5440 | 108 | 35.32 | 4291 | 126.77 | 4 | 39 |
lista | 211 | 202 | 13 | 6969 | 181 | 36.87 | 8053 | 86.53 | 17 | 39 |
firstclass | 144 | 258 | 17 | 8130 | 168 | 33.73 | 15407 | 52.76 | 16 | 39 |
t10 | 4 | 3 | - | 59 | 38 | 19.67 | 46 | 128.26 | - | - |
Bowling
Format | MAT | INNS | OVR | RUNS | WK | BBI | AVG | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
odi | 30 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 1/13 | 47.00 | 6.71 | 42.0 | - | - |
t20i | 54 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | 21.00 | - | - | - |
t20 | 187 | 9 | 20 | 136 | 4 | 1/9 | 34.00 | 6.80 | 30.0 | - | - |
lista | 211 | 33 | 120 | 641 | 22 | 3/18 | 29.13 | 5.34 | 32.7 | - | - |
firstclass | 144 | 43 | 160.5 | 688 | 10 | 2/25 | 68.80 | 4.27 | 96.5 | - | - |
t10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 0/7 | - | 7.00 | - | - | - |