| Dane Paterson | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Dane Paterson |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2017–present |
| Testdebutdate: | 16 January |
| Testdebutyear: | 2020 |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Testcap: | 344 |
| Lasttestdate: | 29 October |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Odidebutdate: | 15 October |
| Odidebutyear: | 2017 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Odicap: | 121 |
| Lastodidate: | 22 January |
| Lastodiyear: | 2019 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Pakistan |
| T20idebutdate: | 25 January |
| T20idebutyear: | 2017 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| T20icap: | 70 |
| Lastt20idate: | 12 October |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2018 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| Club1: | Western Province |
| Year1: | 2008/09–present |
| Year2: | 2010/11–2012/13 |
| Year3: | 2011/12–2012/13 |
| Club5: | South Western Districts |
| Year5: | 2016/17–2017/18 |
| Club6: | Paarl Rocks |
| Year6: | 2018 |
| Club7: | Jozi Stars |
| Year7: | 2019 |
| Club8: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year8: | 2021–present |
| Club9: | Eastern Province |
| Year9: | 2021/22 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 66 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 911 |
| Wickets1: | 12 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 36.33 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 4 |
| Runs2: | – |
| Bat Avg2: | – |
| 100S/50S2: | –/– |
| Top Score2: | – |
| Deliveries2: | 209 |
| Wickets2: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 54.25 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 164 |
| Runs3: | 1,610 |
| Bat Avg3: | 11.33 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/1 |
| Top Score3: | 59 |
| Deliveries3: | 27,366 |
| Wickets3: | 591 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 23.79 |
| Fivefor3: | 22 |
| Tenfor3: | 2 |
| Best Bowling3: | 8/52 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 48/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 111 |
| Runs4: | 406 |
| Bat Avg4: | 13.53 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 29 |
| Deliveries4: | 5,278 |
| Wickets4: | 156 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 29.89 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/19 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 33/– |
| Date: | 9 November 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dane-paterson-327947 ESPNcricinfo |
Dane Paterson (born 4 April 1989) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in 2017.[1] He plays for Eastern Province in domestic matches.
He was included in the Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Bloem City Blazers' 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 June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[5] In September 2018, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Western Province in the tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches.[7]
In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[8] [9] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with ten dismissals in eleven matches.[10]
In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[11] In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[12]
Paterson joined Nottinghamshire in March 2021,[13] [14] [15] taking 51 wickets in his first season with the club before topping that with 56 dismissals in the 2022 County Championship season as the team won Division Two.[16] [17] That included career-best figures of 8/52 against Worcestershire in April 2022.[18] [19] He signed a new two-year contract at Nottinghamshire in October 2022[20] [21] [22] and in April 2023 claimed his 500th First Class wicket as the club defeated Somerset.[23] [24] [25]
In January 2017, he was included in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka,[26] and made his T20I debut on 25 January 2017.[27] The following month, he was included in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against New Zealand.[28] In October 2017, he was named as Morné Morkel replacement for the second Test against Bangladesh.[29] The same month, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against Bangladesh.[30] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 15 October 2017.[31]
In December 2018, he was added to South Africa's Test squad for the series against Pakistan, but he did not play.[32] In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against England.[33] He made his Test debut for South Africa, against England, on 16 January 2020.[34]
Four years after his first two Test appearances against England, Paterson was recalled to the South Africa squad for their two-match series with New Zealand in February 2024.[35] [36] He took five wickets across the two games and retained his place in the 16-man squad named for the tour of the West Indies in August 2024.[37]