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{{short description|South African cricketer (born 1989)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2026}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Hardus Viljoen
| image =
| country = South Africa
| full_name = GC Viljoen{{efn-ua|name=gc}}
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Witbank]], [[Transvaal Province]], South Africa
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 14 January
| testdebutyear = 2016
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 325
| club1 = [[Easterns cricket team|Easterns]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2008/09–2011/12}}
| club2 = [[Titans cricket team|Titans]]
| year2 = 2009/10–2011/12
| club3 = [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Lions]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2017/18}}
| club4 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| year4 = 2016
| club5 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
| year5 = 2017–2018
| club6 = [[Multan Sultans]]
| year6 = 2018
| club7 = [[Chittagong Vikings]]
| year7 = 2019
| club8 = [[Lahore Qalandars]]
| year8 = 2019
| club9 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year9 = 2019
| club10 = Kent
| year10 = 2019
| clubnumber10 = 17
| club11 = [[Paarl Rocks]]
| year11 = 2019
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 26
| bat avg1 = 26.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 20[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 114
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 94.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/79
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 113
| runs2 = 2,099
| bat avg2 = 14.88
| 100s/50s2 = 0/7
| top score2 = 72
| deliveries2 = 19,747
| wickets2 = 438
| bowl avg2 = 26.83
| fivefor2 = 25
| tenfor2 = 5
| best bowling2 = 8/90
| catches/stumpings2 = 31/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 92
| runs3 = 629
| bat avg3 = 16.55
| 100s/50s3 = 0/3
| top score3 = 54[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 4,138
| wickets3 = 127
| bowl avg3 = 32.25
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 6/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 21/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 109
| runs4 = 447
| bat avg4 = 12.77
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 41[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 2,350
| wickets4 = 128
| bowl avg4 = 24.28
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/16
| catches/stumpings4 = 21/–
| date = 9 September
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/375126.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''GC Viljoen'''{{efn-ua|name=gc|Viljoen's name is GC. These are not his initials.<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/373/373892/373892.html Hardus Viljoen], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2019.</ref>}} (born 6 March 1989), known as '''Hardus Viljoen''',<ref name=cit4jul16>Borland K (2016) [http://citizen.co.za/1190043/viljoen-desperate-to-earn-a-place-in-the-national-team/ Viljoen desperate to earn a place in the national team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021205825/http://citizen.co.za/1190043/viljoen-desperate-to-earn-a-place-in-the-national-team/ |date=21 October 2016 }}, ''[[The Citizen (South Africa)|The Citizen]]'', 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.</ref> is a South African professional [[cricket]]er. Viljoen played for [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Lions]] in domestic cricket and made one [[Test cricket|Test match]] appearance for the [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa national team]]. He is a right-arm fast bowler.

==Career==
Viljoen was called up to the [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16|South African squad]] for the first time on the last day of 2015 as cover for [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Viljoen called in as cover for injured Abbott |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/956889.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=31 December 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 }}</ref> He made his Test debut on 14 January 2016 against [[England cricket team|England]],<ref>{{cite web |title=England tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 14-18, 2016 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/800465.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016 }}</ref> taking the wicket of England captain [[Alastair Cook]] with [[List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in international cricket|his first ball in Test cricket]], the 20th player to achieve this feat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/hardus-viljoen-and-other-bowlers-with-wickets-off-their-first-ball-in-test-cricket-381203|publisher=Cricket Country|title=Hardus Viljoen and other bowlers with wickets off their first ball in Test cricket|date=15 January 2016|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref>

Viljoen joined [[Kent County Cricket Club]] for a short spell in English [[county cricket]] in August 2016, playing in the final four matches of the [[2016 County Championship]] season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hardus Viljoen: Kent sign South Africa fast bowler |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37132974 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=19 August 2016 |access-date=19 August 2016 }}</ref> He made his [[County Championship]] debut on 23 August against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] at [[Bristol County Ground|Bristol]], taking five wickets on the first day of the match.<ref name=ci23aug16>Ehantharajah V (2016) [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1049451.html Viljoen makes immediate impact for Kent], ESPNcricinfo, 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.</ref> At the end of the season Kent made a contract offer to Viljoen but were unwilling to match a more lucrative offer made by [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] who signed the player on a three-year [[Kolpak ruling|Kolpak contract]] in December 2016.<ref name=bbc7dec16>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38233842 Hardus Viljoen: Derbyshire sign South Africa bowler under Kolpak ruling], [[BBC Sport]], 7 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.</ref> After playing for the county for two seasons the contract was terminated "by mutual consent"<ref name=bbc24jan19>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46989589 Hardus Viljoen: Derbyshire fast bowler leaves by mutual consent], [[BBC Sport]], 24 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.</ref> in January 2019, with Viljoen signing in June to play for Kent in the [[2019 t20 Blast]].<ref name=bbc5jun19>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48526132 Hardus Viljoen: Kent Spitfires re-sign South African paceman for T20 Blast], [[BBC Sport]], 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.</ref>

In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Kings XI Punjab]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the [[2019 Euro T20 Slam|inaugural edition]] of the [[Euro T20 Slam]] cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the [[Paarl Rocks]] team for the [[2019 Mzansi Super League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2021, he was named in [[Boland (cricket team)|Boland]]'s squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2022, he was signed by the [[Jaffna Kings]] for the [[2022 Lanka Premier League|third edition]] of the [[Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2022-draft-kandy-falcons-sign-wanindu-hasaranga-bhanuka-rajapaksa-to-turn-out-for-dambulla-giants-1323338 |title=LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In December 2019, he married Rhemi Rynners, the sister of South African international cricketer [[Faf du Plessis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecAyUA8ZUlU|title=MSL 2019: Faf du Plessis' hilarious answer when asked about Hardus Viljoen's absence in the team|date=2019-12-10|website=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cricinfo|id=375126}}

{{Chittagong Vikings squad}}

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