Shadley van Schalkwyk

Shadley van Schalkwyk
Personal information
Full name
Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk
Born (1988-08-05) August 5, 1988
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 46)13 August 2024 v Canada
Last ODI27 May 2025 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 34)7 April 2024 v Canada
Last T20I15 February 2026 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2009Western Province
2008–2019Knights
2008–2020Free State
2021–2023Seattle Thunderbolts
2023–presentLos Angeles Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 13 18 97 124
Runs scored 167 107 2,593 1,113
Batting average 20.87 21.40 23.15 17.95
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/12 0/1
Top score 58 18 86 58
Balls bowled 552 357 13,212 4,851
Wickets 17 28 239 161
Bowling average 32.35 18.32 28.06 26.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/20 4/25 7/82 5/19
Catches/stumpings 6/– 5/– 63/– 49/–
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]

Early life and education

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.

International career

In March 2024, he was named in the United States' squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Canada.[11] He made his T20I debut for USA on April 7, 2024, against Canada.[12]

In January 2026, van Schalkwyk was named in USA's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.[13] He began the tournament with a breakthrough spell against India at the Wankhede Stadium, where he claimed four wickets for 25 runs. In the next match against Pakistan national team in Colombo, he recorded the same figures of 4/25 in 4 overs, emerging as one of the rising stars for USA.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shadley van Schalkwyk's leap of faith leads to World Cup debut for Team USA". TimesLIVE.
  2. ^ "Shadley van Schalkwyk". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ Free State Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ https://stannes.play-cricket.com/player_stats/batting/3551473?rule_type_id=179&sub_tab=batting_summary&tab=batting
  5. ^ https://stannes.play-cricket.com/player_stats/bowling/3551473?rule_type_id=179&sub_tab=bowling_summary&tab=bowling
  6. ^ https://stannes.play-cricket.com/website/results/2627492
  7. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Free State Announces Provincial T20 Squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  11. ^ "USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada". USA Cricket. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ "1st T20I, Prairie View, April 07, 2024, Canada tour of United States of America". ESPNcricinfo. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  13. ^ "USA announce squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  14. ^ "After 4 wickets vs India, Shadley van Schalkwyk takes 4/25 against Pakistan". KhelWire. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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