Christiaan Jonker
South African cricketer (born 1986)
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Christiaan Jonker (born 24 September 1986) is a South African cricketer who represents the South Africa national cricket team.[1] He was included in the Border cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2]
Rustenburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
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| Born | 24 September 1986 Rustenburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 129) | 30 September 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 October 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 76) | 24 February 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 October 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic and T20 franchise career
In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' 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]
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[5]
In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[7][8] Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the Rajshahi Kings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[9] In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10]
International career
In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.[11] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 24 February 2018.[12] In September 2018, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe.[13] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe on 30 September 2018.[14]