Bernadine Bezuidenhout Explained

Bernadine Michelle Bezuidenhout (born 14 September 1993) is a South African-born former international cricketer who currently plays for Northern Districts. During her international career she played for both South Africa and New Zealand.

Career

Bezuidenhout played for South Africa national women's cricket team between 2014 and 2015 before moving to Christchurch, New Zealand and switching to represent New Zealand,^[1] after a three-year stand down period.^{[2] [3]} On 6 May 2018, she made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for New Zealand against Ireland.^[4]

In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.^{[5] [6]} In October 2018, Bezuidenhout was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^{[7] [8]}

She was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.^[9]

On 31 May 2024, Bezuidenhout announced her retirement from international cricket.^{[10] [11]}

Personal life

Bezuidenhout was diagnosed with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in 2018.^{[10] [12] [13] [14]} She founded non-profit, social enterprise Epic Sports Project which provides free sport and dance lessons to vulnerable young people.^{[10] [12]}

Further reading

• Web site: S . Shajin Mohanan . Being Bernadine Bezuidenhout . Women's CricZone . 2023-04-10 . en . 2023-02-16.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Player Profile: Bernadine Bezuidenhout . . 2016-05-10.
2. Web site: Barclay . Chris . 4 October 2015 . Former South African international Bezuidenhout eyes future with White Ferns . 6 June 2018 . Stuff.
3. Web site: New Zealand women call up Watkin, Bezuidenhout for England tour . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 June 2018.
4. Web site: Cricket: Debutants impress as White Ferns thrash Ireland . New Zealand Herald . 6 June 2018.
5. Web site: Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 August 2018.
6. Web site: Four new players included in White Ferns contract list . International Cricket Council . 2 August 2018.
7. Web site: New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20 . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 September 2018.
8. Web site: White Ferns turn to spin in big summer ahead . New Zealand Cricket . 18 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160511/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/white-ferns-turn-to-spin-in-big-summer-ahead . 18 September 2018 . dead .
9. Web site: Cricket: White Ferns recall Bernadine Bezuidenhout for Twenty20 World Cup. New Zealand Herald. 21 October 2024.
10. Web site: Bernadine Bezuidenhout retires from international cricket . ESPNcricinfo . 31 May 2024.
11. Web site: Bezuidenhout calls time on international career . Cricbuzz . 31 May 2024.
12. Web site: Cricket star Bernie tells why she had to quit playing. Now To Love - New Zealand. 21 October 2024.
13. Web site: Bernadine Bezuidenhout's journey from in and out of hospital to T20 World Cu. Stuff. 21 October 2024.
14. Web site: Health hazards: why cricket is tougher for women in more ways than you might think. ESPNCricinfo. 21 October 2024.