Connor Esterhuizen | |
Full Name: | Connor Esterhuizen |
Birth Date: | 31 May 2001 |
Birth Place: | Johannesburg |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Top order batsman |
Club1: | Imperial Lions |
Year1: | 2022–present |
Club2: | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders |
Year2: | 2023 |
Club3: | MI Cape Town |
Year3: | 2024 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Columns: | 3 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 230 |
Bat Avg1: | 28.75 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 48 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 15/– |
Column2: | LA |
Matches2: | 4 |
Runs2: | 66 |
Bat Avg2: | 22.00 |
100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
Top Score2: | 52 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 5/1 |
Column3: | T20 |
Matches3: | 8 |
Runs3: | 97 |
Bat Avg3: | 24.25 |
100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
Top Score3: | 32 |
Catches/Stumpings3: | 1/– |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/connor-esterhuizen-1070997 ESPNcricinfo |
Date: | 8 April |
Year: | 2024 |
Connor Esterhuizen (born 31 May 2001) is a South African cricketer, who is a right-handed batsman. He plays for Imperial Lions in domestic cricket.[1]
Esterhuizen was born in Johannesburg and attended St. John's College where he stood out at age group level. He also represented the Wits University First XI where he scored a truck load of runs which earned him a spot in the Lions Academy side.[2]
He made his List A debut for Lions on 27 March 2022, against Dolphins in the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup.[3] He scored 52 runs off 58 balls in his List A debut match.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lions on 1 November 2022, against Boland in the 2022–23 CSA T20 Challenge.[5]
He made his first-class debut on 26 February 2023, against Western Province in the 2022–23 CSA 4-Day Series.[6] In February 2023, he was signed by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to play for them in the 2023 International League T20.[7] In September 2023, he was selected to play for MI Cape Town, following the players' draft to play for them in the 2023–24 SA20.[8] In December 2023, he was named in South Africa A's squad for their first-class series against India A.[9]