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George Linde
Personal information
Full name
George Fredrik Linde
Born (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 (age 32)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 340)19 October 2019 v India
Last Test4 February 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 141)4 September 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI7 September 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 87)27 November 2020 v England
Last T20I24 July 2021 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.27
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–Western Province
2014/15–2020/21Cape Cobras
2017/18South Western Districts
2018/19–2019/20Cape Town Blitz
2022–2023Kent
2022/23–2023/24MI Cape Town
2022/23Sylhet Strikers
2023St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2024Lahore Qalanders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 2 76 84
Runs scored 135 27 3,129 1,736
Batting average 22.50 27.00 31.92 28.45
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 5/16 0/13
Top score 37 18 148* 93*
Balls bowled 473 90 13,376 3,803
Wickets 9 3 248 113
Bowling average 28.00 24.00 26.56 29.29
5 wickets in innings 1 0 15 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 5/64 2/32 7/29 6/47
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 40/– 33/–

Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2024

George Fredrik Linde (born 4 December 1991) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in October 2019.[1]

Domestic and T20 career[edit]

He was included in the Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's 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] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[7][8] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[9]

In January 2020, in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, Linde took his tenth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[10] In July 2020, Linde was named the four-day cricketer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.[11] In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[12]

In April 2021, he was signed by Multan Sultans to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[13] In January 2022, Linde signed a two-year deal to play for Kent County Cricket Club in England.[14]

International career[edit]

On 5 September 2019, Linde was added to South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India, but he did not play.[15] The following month, he was added to South Africa's Test squad for the third match against India.[16] He made his Test debut for South Africa, against India, on 19 October 2019.[17] In March 2020, Linde was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India.[18] In November 2020, Linde was named in South Africa's squad for their limited overs series against England.[19][20] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against England, on 27 November 2020.[21]

In February 2021, in South Africa's series against Pakistan, Linde took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[22] In August 2021, Linde was named in South Africa's ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[23] He made his ODI debut on 4 September 2021, for South Africa against Sri Lanka.[24] Later the same month, Linde was named as one of three reserve players in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George Linde". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  • ^ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  • ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  • ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  • ^ "Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019". Cape Cobras. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  • ^ "WP select two schoolboys in Africa T20 Cup team". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  • ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  • ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  • ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  • ^ "Linde provides bite as Cobras take control". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  • ^ "Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt scoop up major CSA awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  • ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  • ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  • ^ "George Linde joins Kent on two-year, multi-format deal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  • ^ "Uncapped George Linde replaces JJ Smuts for India T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  • ^ "Keshav Maharaj ruled out of third Test with shoulder injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  • ^ "3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Ranchi, Oct 19-23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  • ^ "Maiden ODI call-up for George Linde as South Africa travel to India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ "Uncapped Glenton Stuurnman in South Africa white-ball squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  • ^ "CSA name Proteas squad for inbound England tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  • ^ "1st T20I (N), Cape Town, Nov 27 2020, England tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  • ^ "Rizwan's maiden Test century sets South Africa 370 to win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  • ^ "Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi to miss ODI leg of South Africa's Sri Lanka tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  • ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Sep 4 2021, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  • ^ "T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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