Renowned Momentum Proteas all-rounder Dané van Niekerk has called time on all forms of her international cricket career, as confirmed on Thursday, 16 March 2023.
Van Niekerk’s spouse, Momentum Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp took to social media to share an emotional update with throwback imagery over the years.
End of an era.. 💔🥹 pic.twitter.com/nefrlzussr
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777) March 11, 2023
She has been part of the Proteas Women setup since 2009, where she made her debut at 16 during a Women’s World Cup match against West Indies.
Over the years, the 29-year-old then went on to develop as an all-rounder playing in Test, One-Day International and T20 International.
In January 2013, she became the first South African woman to take an international hat-trick, finishing with 5/28 in an ODI match against the West Indies.
A year later, in January 2014 against Pakistan, van Niekerk took her second ODI five-wicket haul with 5/17. She was the first South African woman player to achieve two five-wicket hauls in ODIs.
In February 2017, during the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, she became the seventh player to reach 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in WODIs. She also became the first player for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.
She went on to become the first ever bowler (male or female) to take four wickets in international cricket history without conceding a single run and also set the record for recording the best bowling figures for South Africa in Women’s World Cup history.
In February 2019, during the first WODI against Sri Lanka, she scored her first century in a WODI match. In the process, she also became the fourth cricketer for the Proteas Women to score 2,000 runs in WODIs, and became the fourth woman to achieve the double of reaching 2,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in WODIs.
In 2021, van NieKerk was named Newsmaker of the Year at the annual gsport Annual Newsmakers event after an outstanding year on the field.
Photo 1 Caption: Former Momentum Proteas captain Dané van Niekerk has called time on her international cricket career, as confirmed on Thursday, 16 March 2023. Photo: Dané van Niekerk (Instagram)
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