Jorich van Schalkwyk
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| Full name | Jorich Johann van Schalkwyk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025- | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 2 October 2025 Titans v North West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jorich Johann van Schalkwyk (born 8 November 2006) is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm off break bowler. He plays domestically for Titans, and represents the South Africa under-19 cricket team. Playing for South Africa U19 in 2025, he became the first batter to hit a double century in youth ODI cricket.
Early life
The son of a farmer who played local league cricket, van Schalkwyk was born and raised in Bela-Bela in Limpopo, and played tennis, hockey and rugby in his youth before focusing on cricket. He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, where he scored double centuries in school cricket against Cornwall Hill College and Potchefstroom Gimnasium. He later studied for a BCom degree in Marketing at the University of Pretoria.[1]
Domestic career
At the age of 17 years-old in 2023 he began playing for Titans U19 side.[2] He made his first class cricket debut for Titans against North West cricket team in October 2025.[3] In February 2026, he made his first List-A cricket century, as he opened the batting for the CSA Emerging XI against Border.[4]
International career
Van Schalkwyk scored an unbeaten 164 for South Africa U19 against Bangladesh U19 in July 2025, breaking the South African national record in youth ODI cricket of 156 not out set by Jacques Rudolph in the 2000 U19 World Cup against Nepal.[5][6] Three days later, van Schalkwyk became the first batter to hit a double century in Youth ODIs when he scored 215 from 153 balls against Zimbabwe U19 in Harare. He overtook the previous highest 50-over score by an U19 batter when he went past Hasitha Boyagoda's 191 for Sri Lanka against Kenya in 2018.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Jorich van Schalkwyk, South Africa's next cricket sensation, shatters youth ODI records". Daily Maverick. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Player Profile - Jorich van Schalkwyk (Affies)". SuperSport Schools Plus. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "North West v Titans". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "South Africa U19 world record-holder smashes first senior cricket hundred in fifth List A game". Wisden. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Opener hits South Africa U19's highest youth ODI score, bad light prevents attempt at world record". Wisden.com. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Van Schalkwyk breaks record in SA U19 win". Sacricketmag. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "South Africa U19 opener makes history with first ever Youth ODI double hundred, days after breaking national record". Wisden.com. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Van Schalkwyk makes U19 cricket history". Sacricketmag. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.