Beyers Swanepoel

Beyers Swanepoel
Personal information
Born (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2018/19Free State
2019/20–2021/22Northern Cape
2019/20Knights
2022/23–Eastern Province
2023/24Sunrisers Eastern Cape
2024Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 47 50 48
Runs scored 1,426 639 414
Batting average 25.92 24.57 17.25
100s/50s 1/8 0/4 0/1
Top score 188* 73* 83
Balls bowled 7,170 2,280 1,421
Wickets 182 76 54
Bowling average 20.35 21.38 26.31
5 wickets in innings 11 0 1
10 wickets in match 2 0 0
Best bowling 7/50 4/9 5/39
Catches/stumpings 24/– 24/– 16/–
Source: CricInfo, 18 December 2025

Beyers Swanepoel (born 6 May 1998) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 9 March 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Free State in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 15 October 2017.[3] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 University Sports South Africa tournament while playing for the University of the Free State.[4] His performance during the tournament saw him included in the tournament's team that will participate in the Future Cup in April 2019.[4]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Cape in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019.[6] In April 2021, he was named in Northern Cape's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[7]

Swanepoel played as an overseas player for Kent in the 2024 English county season.[8][9] In December 2025, he signed a contract with Worcestershire to represent the club in red-ball cricket in 2026.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Beyers Swanepoel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool B: KwaZulu-Natal Inland v Free State at Pietermaritzburg, Mar 9-11, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Port Elizabeth, Oct 15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Swanepoel, Ridgard named in University Sports South Africa team". www.sacricketmag.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Northern Cape name squad for Provincial T20". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ "10th Match, Pool B, CSA Provincial T20 Cup at Kimberley, Sep 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Division Two squads named for next season". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Beyers Swanepoel: South African all-rounder joins Kent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ^ "South African all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel to join Kent - as Cricket Australia decline fast bowler Xavier Bartlett permission to play County Championship cricket for the county". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Pears sign all-rounder Swanepoel on red-ball deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  11. ^ "CRICKET - Worcestershire sign all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel on red-ball deal". Worcester Observer. Retrieved 18 December 2025.