Bernadine Bezuidenhout

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Fullname
Bernadine Michelle Bezuidenhout
Born (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 32)
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Bernadine Bezuidenhout
Personal information
Full name
Bernadine Michelle Bezuidenhout
Born (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 32)
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 70/137)15 October 2014 
South Africa v Sri Lanka
Last ODI4 April 2024 
New Zealand v England
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 37/51)7 September 2014 
South Africa v England
Last T20I29 March 2024 
New Zealand v England
T20I shirt no.12
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005/06–2006/07Griqualand West
2007/08Eastern Province
2008/09–2012/13South Western Districts
2012/13Boland
2013/14–2014/15Western Province
2016/17–2019/20Northern Districts
2022/23–presentNorthern Districts
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 20 29
Runs scored 291 299
Batting average 19.40 13.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 86 44
Catches/stumpings 11/1 7/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 May 2024

Bernadine Michelle Bezuidenhout (born 14 September 1993) is a South African-born former international cricketer who currently plays for Northern Districts. During her international career she played for both South Africa and New Zealand.

Bezuidenhout played for the South Africa national women's cricket team in 2014 and 2015 before moving to Christchurch, New Zealand and switching to represent New Zealand,[1] after a three-year stand-down period.[2][3] On 6 May 2018, she made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for New Zealand against Ireland.[4]

In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.[5][6] In October 2018, Bezuidenhout was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8]

She was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.[9]

On 31 May 2024, Bezuidenhout announced her retirement from international cricket.[10][11]

Personal life

Bezuidenhout was diagnosed with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in 2018.[10][12][13][14] She founded non-profit, social enterprise Epic Sports Project which provides free sport and dance lessons to vulnerable young people.[10][12]

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