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Full name Rory Keith Kleinveldt
Born March 15, 1983, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 25 years 210 days
Major teams Cape Cobras,Hampshire,South Africa Under-19s,Western Province,Western Province Boland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
41
64
7
1120
115*
19.64
1768
63.34
1
5
22
0
List A
45
33
6
491
54*
18.18
470
104.46
0
1
6
0
Twenty20
28
24
8
305
46
19.06
184
165.76
0
0
15
23
6
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
41
6782
3397
111
8/47
30.60
3.00
61.0
3
4
1
List A
45
1969
1486
55
4/29
4/29
27.01
4.52
35.8
2
0
0
Twenty20
28
27
562
658
24
3/18
3/18
27.41
7.02
23.4
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
2002/03
Last First-class
Eagles v Cape Cobras at Kimberley, Oct 2-4, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002/03
Last List A
Dolphins v Cape Cobras at Durban, Mar 9, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Cape Cobras v Titans at Cape Town, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Rory Kleinveldt is another member of South Africa's assembly line of big-hitting, fast-bowling allrounders. He was a member of South Africa's Under-19 team which made the final of the 2002 World Cup, and after a stint with the South African Academy side, was fast-tracked into first-class cricket by Western Province in 2002-03. An unremarkable debut resulted in a spell with the province's B side but consistent performances, including a 6 for 22 against Border which he counts as his best spell, soon made him a regular in the first XI. He has had a few issues with his weight and was nicknamed 'Bigshow' by his Western Province team-mate Mark de Stadler, but his progress continued with several impressive seasons with the Cape Cobras. He was rewarded with a spot in the South Africa A side touring India in 2007, and finally a call-up to the national one-day squad in October 2008. He had a brief spell with Hampshire in 2008 as a Kolpak player. Siddarth Ravindran October 2008
