Pite van Biljon
Personal information
Full name
Petrus Johannes van Biljon
Born (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 37)
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
RelationsSuzaan van Biljon (sister)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 86)21 February 2020 v Australia
Last T20I14 April 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–2008/09Northerns
2008/09–2010/11Eastern Province
2010/11–presentFree State
2011/12Impi
2012/13–2020/21Knights
2018Jozi Stars
2019Tshwane Spartans
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 10 117 115 101
Runs scored 125 7,464 3,360 1,826
Batting average 20.83 42.89 35.36 27.25
100s/50s 0/0 20/39 5/15 0/7
Top score 42 218 167* 75*
Catches/stumpings 1/– 90/– 29/1 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 January 2023

Pite van Biljon (born 15 April 1986) is a South African cricketer who plays for Free State. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2020.[1] His sister, Suzaan, competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the breaststroke swimming events.[2]

Career

In August 2017, Van Biljon was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[4]

In July 2018, Van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights team, ahead of the 2018/2019 season.[5] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[6][7] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8]

In February 2020, Van Biljon was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against England[9] and against Australia.[10] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against Australia, on 21 February 2020.[11]

In November 2020, van Biljon was named in South Africa's squad for their limited overs series against England.[12][13] In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[14]

In February 2022, van Biljon was named as the captain of the Knights for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Pite van Biljon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Van Biljon delighted with national call-up". OFM. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Van Biljon appointed to lead Knights". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Quinton de Kock to lead, Dale Steyn returns for England T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. ^ "South Africa pick du Plessis for Australia T20s, Rabada returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  11. ^ "1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 21 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Uncapped Glenton Stuurnman in South Africa white-ball squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. ^ "CSA name Proteas squad for inbound England tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  14. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. ^ "CSA T20 Challenge, 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

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