Duanne Olivier Full Biography, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

Duanne Olivier Full Biography

The tall right-arm Pretoria-born seam bowler named Duanne Olivier broke the headlines in world cricket when he ripped apart the Pakistani Batting lineup during their tour of South Africa. In a three-match test series, Olivier ended up taking 24 scalps in 3 matches with ten-wicket in a first test. He is affected by Kolpak deals when in February 2019 he signed a contract with Yorkshire for County Championship. However in 2021, after the Kolpak deal ended due to Brexit, which made him eligible to play for South Africa again.

After his destructive 2016-17 season with the ball, he was awarded  First-class Cricketer of the Season at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards. He carried his impressive form with the ball and hence added to the squad to face Sri Lanka which he made his Test debut against. Olivier made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 2019 but has yet to make a T20I debut. Early in his career, he has just played 15 matches for South Africa including 13 tests and 2 ODI’s.

Duanne Olivier Basic Information 

• Name: Duanne Olivier
• Nickname: Doozle, Doozie
• Role: Bowler
• Batting Style: Right-hand bat
• Bowling Style: Right-arm medium

Duanne Olivier Physical Appearance

• Height (approx.):  6’3″
• Weight (approx.): N/A
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Brown

Personal Life of Duanne Olivier

• Date of Birth: 9 May 1992
• Age: 29 years
• Birth Place: Pretoria, South Africa
• Zodiac sign: Aries
• Nationality: South African
• School: N/A
• College: N/A
• Educational Qualifications: N/A
• Net Worth: $700k approx.

Duanne Olivier Family & Religion

• Father: N/A
•  Mother: N/A
• Brother:
• Sister: N/A
• Coach/Mentor: Allan Donald
• Religion: Christianity
• Address: Pretoria, South Africa

Cricket Career Of Duanne Olivier

• Test:  South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg – January 12 – 14, 2017
• ODI: South Africa vs Pakistan at Port Elizabeth – January 19, 2019
• T20: N/A
•  Jersey Number: 74
• Domestic/State Teams:
  South Africa, Knights, South Africa A, South African Invitation XI, Joburg Giants, Derbyshire, Jozi Stars, Yorkshire, Jaffna Stallions, Lions
• Nature on the field: Calm.

Batting Career

Bowling Career

Source: Cricbuzz

Highlighted Records of Duanne Olivier

• He ended up being the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series.
• He ended up being the highest wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series, with 52 wickets.
• He was named First-class Cricketer of the Season at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards in 2017.
•  In a three-match test series against Pakistan in 2019, Olivier ended up taking 24 scalps in 3 matches with ten-wicket in a first test and awarded with man of the series award.

Duanne Olivier Preferences & Hobbies

• Hobbies: Watching Football

• Favorite Cricketers: Morne Morkel
• Favorite Sportspersons: Rooney
• Favorite Food: Sushi
• Favorite Color: Maroon

Duanne Olivier Relationship Status

• Marital Status: Married
• Wife: N/A

• Marriage Date: N/A
• Children: N/A

                                       Duanne Olivier Awards and Recognitions

• He was named First-class Cricketer of the Season at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards in 2017.

Controversies did by (Duanne Olivier)

N/A

The All Out Cricket Post Interview Of Duanne Olivier

Lesser-Known Facts

• He used to be a rugby player before playing cricket professionaly.
• He is the die hard fan of English Football Club Manchester United.

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