Shadley van Schalkwyk
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Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
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| Full name | Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 5, 1988 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 46) | 13 August 2024 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 May 2025 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 7 April 2024 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 February 2026 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2009 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2020 | Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Seattle Thunderbolts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Los Angeles Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk (/vən ˈskɒlkveɪk/, vən SKOLK-vayk; born August 5, 1988) is a cricketer who plays for MLC franchise Los Angeles Knight Riders, and the United States national cricket team.[1] He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler and has played cricket for Seattle Thunderbolts and Free State. Born in Cape Town, he represents the United States at international levels.[2]
Van Schalkwyk was born on August 5, 1988, in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. He studied at Wynberg Boys' High School.[1] His first cricketing appearances came for Wynberg Boys' High School in a tour of Pakistan at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, playing against various Pakistani schools.
Domestic career
Van Schalkwyk made his List A debut in February 2008, scoring a steady 17 runs from the lower order, finishing not out. He made one further List A appearance during the season. He represented South Africa Academy at the Academy Cup competition of 2007–08, and made two List A appearances for Western Province.
Moving to The Knights for the 2008/2009, he has played 5 List A Matches for the amateur Free State side, and 1 First-class match for The Knights itself. He was included in the Free State cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[3]
Shadley spent the English summer playing as a professional for St Annes Cricket Club in the Northern Premier Cricket League. With the bat he scored 676 runs at 33.8,[4] but it was with the ball he shone.[5] Taking 62 wickets at an average of 13.26 with his best bowling figures of 7/42 coming in a 45 run local derby victory at Vernon Road on 11 June against Blackpool CC, after contributing 57 with the bat.[6]
In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[7] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[8]
In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[9] In September 2019, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[10]
In June 2021, van Schalkwyk was named in the Minor League Cricket team for the Seattle Thunderbolts. In March 2023, he was drafted by Los Angeles Knight Riders to play in the Major League Cricket.
