Name Hendrik Dippenaar National team Bowling style Right-arm offbreak | Role Batsman Batting style Right-hand bat | |
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Full Name Hendrik Human Dippenaar Born ( 1977-06-14 ) 14 June 1977 (age 47) Birth Place Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa Education Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
Boeta dippenaar on the future of sa pitches and cricketers
Hendrik Human Dippenaar (born 14 June 1977), known as Boeta Dippenaar, is a cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa and the ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist batsman in most of his matches, and has played Test cricket in all batting positions from one through seven [1]. He bats right-handed and bowls occasional off breaks [2].
Contents
- Boeta dippenaar on the future of sa pitches and cricketers
- Boeta dippenaar 101 vs aus 2006
- International career
- Retirement
- References
Boeta dippenaar 101 vs aus 2006
International career
Dippenaar made his international debut in September 1999, playing two of South Africa's four One Day Internationals as an opening batsman during the LG Cup in Kenya, which South Africa won, and he also played both Tests in the home-and-away Test series with Zimbabwe in October and November that same month, making 56 runs in four innings.
He was in and out of both the Test and One Day International team during the next five years, never playing more than eight Tests in succession[3], but during the tour of the West Indies in 2004–05 Dippenaar's form showed signs of improving. He was selected for two Tests against the West Indies, recording two fifties in three innings, and subsequently averaged 105.66 in the 5-ODI series against the West Indies.
However, he made four sub-25 scores in his next ODIs, before a wrist injury ruled him out of the remaining four matches against New Zealand and the tour of India in November. By December, Dippenaar had recovered, and he turned out for the Eagles in three Standard Bank Cup matches in that month, scoring 49 runs in his three innings[4]. The South African selectors did, however, call on him for the one-day leg of the tour of Australia[5], which included the VB Series.
Retirement
In January 2008 Dippenaar retired from international cricket at the age of 30 to concentrate on improving his qualifications for life after cricket [6]. He finished his career with a high average of 42.23 in ODIs for South Africa.