Ryan Rickelton

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Ryan Rickelton
Personal information
Full nameRyan David Rickelton
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 30)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleWicket-keeper, batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 352)31 March 2022 v Bangladesh
Last Test14 November 2025 v India
ODI debut (cap 147)18 March 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI7 September 2025 v England
T20I debut (cap 103)23 May 2024 v West Indies
Last T20I4 February 2026 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–presentGauteng
2017/18–2020/21Lions
2018–2019Jozi Stars
2022Northamptonshire
2023–presentMI Cape Town
2023Yorkshire
2025–presentMumbai Indians
2026-presentSunrisers Leeds
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 15 17 28 70
Runs scored 897 454 741 5,142
Batting average 37.37 28.37 29.64 48.97
100s/50s 2/1 1/1 0/4 18/18
Top score 259 103 77* 259
Catches/stumpings 7/– 18/6 14/– 142/5
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  South Africa
World Test Championship
Winner 2023–2025 {{{3}}}
T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA {{{3}}}
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 March 2026

Ryan David Rickelton (born 11 July 1996) is a South African international cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team on 31 March 2022.[1] A left handed wicket-keeper batter, Rickelton represents Gauteng, and MI Cape Town at the domestic level. Rickelton was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won to date.

Domestic career[edit | edit source]

He made his first-class debut for Gauteng against Northerns.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Gauteng in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 1 September 2017.[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[5]

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Gauteng, with 351 runs in eight matches.[6] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Gauteng, with 562 runs in six matches.[7]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.[8] The following month, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.[9] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[10][11] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[12] Later the same month, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[13]

In February 2022, Rickelton was named as the captain of the Imperial Lions for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge.[14]

In 2022, Rickelton signed with Northamptonshire for that year's edition of the County Championship.[citation needed]

International career[edit | edit source]

In January 2021, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[15] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[16] In May 2021, he was named in the South Africa A's squad to play against the Zimbabwe A cricket team for their tour to Zimbabwe.[17] He scored 224 runs in the List A series including a century, being the highest run-scorer in the series.[18]

In November 2021, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the Netherlands.[19] The following month, Rickelton was named in South Africa's Test squad for the series against India.[20] In January 2022, he received a further call-up to the Test team, for their tour of New Zealand.[21] In March 2022, Rickleton was also named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[22] He made his Test debut on 31 March 2022, for South Africa against Bangladesh.[23] He made his ODI debut against the West Indies on 18 March 2023.[24]

In May 2024, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[25]

Rickelton scored his first double century in Test cricket in the second of a home two match series against Pakistan in January 2025, making 259 at Newlands Cricket Ground.[26][27]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ryan Rickelton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Gauteng v Northerns at Johannesburg, Nov 5-7, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Potchefstroom, Sep 1 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 Gauteng: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Gauteng: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Pongolo to captain the CGL". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "CSA T20 Challenge, 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Klaasen to captain Proteas T20 squad to Pakistan". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "South Africa 'A' squads announced for Tour to Zimbabwe". Cricket World. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "South Africa A in Zimbabwe List A series | Records and Stats | Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bavuma, de Kock among six South Africa regulars rested for Netherlands ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Duanne Olivier returns as South Africa name 21-member squad for India Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "imon Harmer returns to South Africa Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Zondo earns maiden call-up for Bangladesh Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "1st Test, Durban, Mar 31 - Apr 4 2022, Bangladesh tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "2nd ODI (D/N), East London, March 18, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "South Africa Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Rickelton hits 259 as SA take control against Pakistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "SA vs PAK 2nd Test: Rickelton becomes first South African to score double hundred since 2016". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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