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    Home » Blog » Cricketer Biography » South Africa Cricketer Biography » Hardus Viljoen Full Biography, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

    Hardus Viljoen Full Biography, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

    By Abdhesh GangwarUpdated:17/04/2020
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    Hardus Viljoen Biography

    Hardus Viljoen is a South African cricketer, who was born on 6th March 1985. He is also known as GC Viljoen. He is from WItbank. He played for Lions in Domestic cricket, he even made his Test Debut against England in 2016. He was replacement of Kyle Abott. He took the wicket of Alastiar Cook with his very first bowl in the Test Cricket. He is 20th player to have this record in his name.

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    Viljoen joined Kent County Cricket Club in 2016. He played four matches for Kent, he made County Championship debut against Gloucestershire. He took 5 wickets in the First Day itself. He was signed by Derbyshire on a 3 year Kolpak contract. But his contract was terminated by the mutual consent, when he signed a contract for Kent to play in 2019 T20 Blast. He even played for Kings XI Punjab in 2019. He played for the Paarl Rocks in 2019 Mzansi Super League. He married Rhemi Rynners, who is the sister of Faf du Plessis.

    Source: Gettyimages
    Career Bowling Stats
    Right-Arm Fast Bowler
    Format
    M
    Inn
    B
    Mdn
    Runs
    W
    BB
    Econ
    Avg
    SR
    4W
    5W
    Test
    2016
    1
    2
    114
    2
    94
    1
    1/79
    4.94
    94.0
    114.0
    0
    0
    IPL
    2019–
    6
    6
    138
    0
    222
    7
    2/39
    9.65
    31.7
    19.7
    0
    0
    1st class
    2008–
    115
    199
    20199
    622
    12003
    445
    8/90
    3.57
    27.0
    45.4
    11
    25
    List A
    2009–
    95
    93
    4298
    33
    4241
    131
    6/19
    5.92
    32.4
    32.8
    5
    1
    T20
    2018–19
    2
    2
    48
    0
    116
    4
    2/49
    7.75
    15.5
    12.0
    0
    0

     

    Career Batting Stats
    Right-Handed Batsman
    Format
    M
    Inn
    NO
    Runs
    HS
    Avg
    BF
    BF
    SR
    100s
    50s
    Test
    2016
    1
    2
    1
    26
    20*
    26.0
    31
    16
    83.9
    0
    0
    IPL
    2019–
    6
    3
    1
    3
    2*
    1.5
    7
    3
    42.9
    0
    0
    1st class
    2008–
    115
    162
    19
    2257
    132
    15.8
    3717
    110
    60.7
    1
    7
    List A
    2009–
    95
    59
    20
    629
    54*
    16.1
    753
    76
    83.5
    0
    3
    T20
    2018–19
    2
    2
    0
    11
    15
    5.5
    10
    7
    160.0
    0
    0

     

    Career Fielding Stats
    Format
    Catches
    Run Outs
    Stumpings
    1st class
    2008–
    –
    –
    –
    List A
    2009–
    24
    5
    0
    T20
    2018–19
    3
    0
    0

     

    ⦁ Name: Hardus Viljoen
    ⦁ Nickname: GC
    ⦁ Role: Bowler
    ⦁ Batting Style: Right-hand bat
    ⦁ Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
    ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________________________________
    Physical Appearance
    ⦁ Height (approx.): 6′ 4″
    ⦁ Weight (approx.): 90 KG
    ⦁ Eye Colour: Grey
    ⦁ Hair Colour: Dark Brown
    __________________________________________________________
    Family
    ⦁ Father: Piet Viljoen
    ⦁ Mother: Riana Koen
    ⦁ Brother: Waldo Viljoen
    ⦁ Sister: Yolandi Viljoen
    ⦁ Coach/Mentor: NA
    ⦁ Religion: Christianity
    ⦁ Address: NA
    ⦁ Hometown: Witbank, Transvaal Province, South Africa
    ⦁ Zodiac sign: Pisces
    _________________________________________________________
    Cricket Career Debut
    ⦁ Test: 14th January 2016 v England
    ⦁ ODI: NA
    ⦁ T20: NA
    ⦁ Jersey Number: #7 -Derbyshire, Kent, Titans
    ⦁ Domestic/State Teams: Easterns( 2008/09–2011/12), Titans ( 2009/10–2011/12), Lions ( 2012/13–2017/18), Kent ( 2016 ), Derbyshire ( 2017 – 2018 ), Multan Sultans ( 2018 ), Chittagong Vikings ( 2019 ), Lahore Qalandars ( 2019 ), Kings XI Punjab ( 2019 ), Kent ( 2019 ), Paarl Rocks ( 2019 ).
    ⦁ Nature on the field: Aggressive
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    Records
    ⦁ He took the wicket of Alastair Cook with his very first ball in Test cricket, he is the 20th player to achieve this record.
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    Preferences
    ⦁ Hobbies: Travelling, Movies, Music.
    ⦁ Favorite Cricketers: NA
    ⦁ Favorite Shot: NA
    ⦁ Favorite Actor: NA
    ⦁ Favorite Sportspersons: NA
    ⦁ Favorite Destination: NA
    ⦁ Favorite Food: NA
    ⦁ Favorite Color: NA
    __________________________________________________________

    Source: lokmat

    Wife and Children
    ⦁ Marital Status: Married
    ⦁ Wife: Remi Rhynners
    ⦁ Marriage Date: 7th December 2019
    ⦁ Children: NA
    __________________________________________________________
    Awards and Recognitions
    ⦁ Player of the Tournament in the T10 League in2017.
    __________________________________________________________
    Controversies
    ⦁ He is in controversy once, when Faf du Plessis reveals that teammate Viljoen missed a match because he was ‘in bed with my sister’.
    ___________________________________________________________
    Lesser Known Facts
    ⦁ His Wife is the sister of Faf Du Plesis.
    ⦁ He is a dog lover.

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