Rassie van der Dussen Biography
Rassie van der Dussen is a South African cricketer, who was born on 7th February 1989. He is from Pretoria. His full name is Hendrik Erasmus van der Dussen. He plays domestic cricket for Highveld Lions. He is a middle-order batsman, who comes after two down. South African Cricket Annual listed Dussen as one of the five Cricketers of the Year in 2018. He was named International Men’s Newcomer at CSA annual award ceremony in 2109.
He has done schoolings from Hoërskool Menlopark. His case was almost similar to Mark Ramprakash of South African cricket, who is a domestic legend but failed to make the cut for the National side. Rassie van der Dussen wasn’t that unfortunate, he made his international debut at the age of 30. He was brought into the national team before the world cup, to give the batting order more stability. He scored 93 runs in his first ODI match against Pakistan.
- Name: Hendrik Erasmus van der Dussen
- Nickname: NA
- Role: Batsman
- Batting Style: Right-hand Batsman
- Bowling Style: Right arm leg break
Career Batting Stats
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 27 | 2 | 824 | 98 | 32.96 | 2006 | 41.07 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| ODI | 38 | 32 | 10 | 1525 | 134 | 69.31 | 1696 | 89.91 | 3 | 11 | 108 | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| T20I | 41 | 37 | 8 | 1044 | 94* | 36.00 | 811 | 128.72 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 45 | 14 | 0 |
| FC | 133 | 225 | 26 | 8371 | 175 | 42.06 | 17719 | 47.24 | 17 | 47 | 1039 | 45 | 92 | 0 |
| List A | 130 | 121 | 22 | 5027 | 134* | 50.77 | 6353 | 79.12 | 11 | 31 | 406 | 75 | 43 | 0 |
| T20 | 150 | 141 | 26 | 4262 | 112* | 37.06 | 3294 | 129.38 | 3 | 29 | 297 | 186 | 47 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODI | 38 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 133 | 18 | 391 | 257 | 5 | 2/39 | 2/39 | 51.40 | 3.94 | 78.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 130 | 5 | 138 | 85 | 5 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 17.00 | 3.69 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 150 | 6 | 54 | 55 | 3 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 18.33 | 6.11 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career statistics
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Physical Appearance of Rassie van der Dussen
- Height (approx.): 6′ 2”
- Weight (approx.): 75Kg
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Blonde
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Rassie van der Dussen Family
- Father: NA
- Mother: NA
- Brother: NA
- Sister: NA
- Coach/Mentor: Malibongwe Maketa
- Religion: Christianity
- Address: NA
- Hometown: Pretoria, Gauteng Province
- Zodiac sign: Aquarius
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Cricket Career Debut of Rassie van der Dussen
- Test: 26 December 2019 v England
- ODI: 19 January 2019 v Pakistan
- T20: 9 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
- Jersey Number: #72 – South Africa, #72 – Highveld Lions
- Domestic/State Teams: Highveld Lions ( 2011 – present), North West ( 2012 ), Titans ( 2008 -2011), Jozi Stars ( 2018 ), St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (2018)
- Nature on the field: Calm
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Rassie van der Dussen Records
- Rassie van der Dussen becomes the first ever Cricketer to score a fifty on Test debut, ODI debut, and T20I debut.
- Leading run scorer in Sunfoil Series 2017-2018, he scored 959 runs in 10 innings.
- Leading run scorer in CSA T20 Challenge 2018 – 2019, he scored 348 runs in 10 innings.
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Preferences of Rassie van der Dussen
- Hobbies: Birding, Listening to Music, Playing Football, Rugby.
- Favorite Cricketers: Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis.
- Favorite Shot: NA
- Favorite Actor: NA
- Favorite Sportspersons: NA
- Favorite Destination: Ireland and Netherland
- Favorite Food: NA
- Favorite Color: NA
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Wife and Children of Rassie van der Dussen
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Lara van der Dussen
- Marriage Date: 5th January 2012
- Children: NA
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Rassie van der Dussen Awards and Recognitions
- International Men’s Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa’s annual award in 2019
- One of the five Cricketers of the Year in CSA award 2018
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Recent Controversies of Rassie van der Dussen
- Unfortunately, he became part of the DRS controversy in a match against England. Van der Dussen is given out lbw in Adil Rashid’s first ball, then he was allowed to review the decision despite Bavuma losing the remaining review in that match.
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Lesser Known Facts
- He attended NWU-Pokke University to complete his higher education.
- The spouse of Van der Dussen used to be an international cricket scorer.
- He mentioned Mitchell Johnson as the toughest bowler he faced.
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