Boeta Dippenaar Profile
A year after making his Test debut, Boeta Dippenaar scored his maiden century against New Zealand at the Wanderers before he unluckily lost his place at the top of the order to the recalled Herschelle Gibbs. He grabbed his chance of returning to the Test team, after South Africa's disastrous 2003 World Cup, with an unbeaten 177 against lowly Bangladesh.
Prolific first-class runscorers occasionally have weaknesses found out against top-class opposition, and so it was with Dippenaar who quickly found that his tendency to play across and around his back-foot defensive strokes was costly against quality Test bowlers. He worked hard to rectify the problem. On good days, however, he can please the eye for six hours and more. He is not a tall man yet he bats like one, seemingly able to reach the pitch of every ball bowled on or outside off stump and drive it through the covers. The reach and the sweetness of the timing are the foundations of his game; his ability as a cover fielder is a bonus.
He has had great success while opening the batting in one-dayers and cemented his place in the one-day side after a fantastic series against West Indies in 2005, when he ended with an average of more than 100. Dippenaar revels in the outdoor pursuits which kept him busy as a boy growing up in the Free State, and touring is almost as much an opportunity to fish new waters as it is to play cricket. He scored a crucial unbeaten 85 to take South Africa to victory in the first of three ODIs against Zimbabwe at home in September, and was part of a 14-man squad for October's Champions Trophy in India. But despite a year of sustained one-day success he was overlooked for the World Cup squad. After leading Eagles to the SuperSport Series title in 2007-08 he announced his retirement from international cricket with a modest and rather unfulfilled record. He continued to pile on the runs in the domestic circuit for Eagles and Leicestershire.
Prolific first-class runscorers occasionally have weaknesses found out against top-class opposition, and so it was with Dippenaar who quickly found that his tendency to play across and around his back-foot defensive strokes was costly against quality Test bowlers. He worked hard to rectify the problem. On good days, however, he can please the eye for six hours and more. He is not a tall man yet he bats like one, seemingly able to reach the pitch of every ball bowled on or outside off stump and drive it through the covers. The reach and the sweetness of the timing are the foundations of his game; his ability as a cover fielder is a bonus.
He has had great success while opening the batting in one-dayers and cemented his place in the one-day side after a fantastic series against West Indies in 2005, when he ended with an average of more than 100. Dippenaar revels in the outdoor pursuits which kept him busy as a boy growing up in the Free State, and touring is almost as much an opportunity to fish new waters as it is to play cricket. He scored a crucial unbeaten 85 to take South Africa to victory in the first of three ODIs against Zimbabwe at home in September, and was part of a 14-man squad for October's Champions Trophy in India. But despite a year of sustained one-day success he was overlooked for the World Cup squad. After leading Eagles to the SuperSport Series title in 2007-08 he announced his retirement from international cricket with a modest and rather unfulfilled record. He continued to pile on the runs in the domestic circuit for Eagles and Leicestershire.
Full name Hendrik Human Dippenaar
Born June 14, 1977, Kimberley, Cape Province
Current age 33 years 165 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Eagles, Free State, Leicestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 38 62 5 1718 177* 30.14 4128 41.61 3 7 237 5 27 0
ODIs 107 95 14 3421 125* 42.23 5047 67.78 4 26 334 16 36 0
T20Is 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 5 20.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
First-class 188 321 32 11882 250* 41.11 33 53 203 0
List A 245 224 31 7597 125* 39.36 8 52 91 0
Twenty20 59 51 8 885 63 20.58 858 103.14 0 2 83 13 24 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 38 1 12 1 0 - - - 0.50 - 0 0 0
ODIs 107 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 188 120 66 1 1/6 1/6 66.00 3.30 120.0 0 0 0
List A 245 18 7 1 1/5 1/5 7.00 2.33 18.0 0 0 0
Twenty20 59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Test debut South Africa v Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein, Oct 29-Nov 1, 1999
Last Test South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 26-28, 2007
ODI debut India v South Africa at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 26, 1999
Last ODI Africa XI v Asia XI at Chennai, Jun 10, 2007
Only T20I Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006
First-class debut 1995/96
Last First-class Knights v Titans at Kimberley, Oct 21-24, 2010
ODI debut India v South Africa at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 26, 1999
Last ODI Africa XI v Asia XI at Chennai, Jun 10, 2007
Only T20I Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006
First-class debut 1995/96
Last First-class Knights v Titans at Kimberley, Oct 21-24, 2010
List A debut 1995/96
Last List A Eagles v Warriors at Bloemfontein, Jan 10, 2010
Twenty20 debut Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Apr 11, 2004
Last Twenty20 Eagles v Lions at Bloemfontein, Feb 21, 2010
Last List A Eagles v Warriors at Bloemfontein, Jan 10, 2010
Twenty20 debut Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Apr 11, 2004
Last Twenty20 Eagles v Lions at Bloemfontein, Feb 21, 2010
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