Wihan Lubbe
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| Full name | Wihan Johannes Lubbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1992 Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 90) | 10 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2019/20 | North West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2019/20 | Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jozi Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Durban Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Paarl Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wihan Johannes Lubbe (born 22 November 1992) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in April 2021.[1]
Career
[edit]He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' 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 Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.[5] In September 2018, he was named in North West's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] On 15 September 2018, he scored his first T20 century, against Limpopo, in Group D of the tournament.[7] He only took 33 balls to reach 100 runs, making it the third fastest T20 century ever.[8] Lubbe was the leading run-scorer for North West in the tournament, with 173 runs in five matches.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[10] Later the same month, he was named as the captain of North West's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[11] In January 2020, in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[12]
In March 2021, Lubbe was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against Pakistan, on 10 April 2021.[14] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wihan Lubbe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "North West Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Lubbe hits century but Northern Cape edge towards semi". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Batting records | Fastest hundreds | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - North West: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "North West Cricket squad for the Provincial T20". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Erwee scores century as Dolphins outplay Lions". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Lubbe, Williams and Magala make the cut for Pakistan series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "1st T20I, Johannesburg, Apr 10 2021, Pakistan tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- Cricketers from Pretoria
- South African cricketers
- South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers
- North West cricketers
- Lions cricketers
- Jozi Stars cricketers
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants cricketers
- Durban Heat cricketers
- Warriors cricketers
- Eastern Province cricketers
- Paarl Royals cricketers