Pite van Biljon

Pite van Biljon (born 15 April 1986) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Knights cricket team. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2020.[1]

Pite van Biljon
Personal information
Full namePetrus Johannes van Biljon
Born (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986
Bloemfontein, South Africa
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 86)21 February 2020 v Australia
Last T20I26 February 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018-presentJozi Stars
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2020

Career

In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[3]

In July 2018, he was named as the captain of the Knights team, ahead of the 2018/2019 season.[4] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[5][6] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[7]

In February 2020, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against England[8] and against Australia.[9] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against Australia, on 21 February 2020.[10]

References
  1. "Pite van Biljon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "Van Biljon appointed to lead Knights". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Quinton de Kock to lead, Dale Steyn returns for England T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. "South Africa pick du Plessis for Australia T20s, Rabada returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. "1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 21 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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