Marco Jansen

Marco Jansen (born 1 May 2000) is a South African cricketer who plays for North West in domestic matches.[2]

Marco Jansen
Personal information
Born (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000
Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height6 ft 8[1] in (2.03 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleAllrounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018North West
2019-2020Knights
2020-2021Warriors
2021Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 12 13 9
Runs scored 365 112 71
Batting average 20. 27 37.33 14.20
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 87 43 47
Balls bowled 1,144 329 192
Wickets 52 16 6
Bowling average 20.51 28.06 42.16
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/53 3/25 2/21
Catches/stumpings 7/– 4/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 May 2021

During his early years, Jansen used to open the batting. At the age of nine, in a 20-over match, he scored 164 not out. His father watched the match and identified his son's talent. He trained Jansen in the nets along with his twin brother Duan.[1] Duan also plays cricket for North West.[3]

Career

Jansen made his List A debut for North West in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 8 April 2018.[4] He made his first-class debut for North West in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 11 October 2018.[5]

In January 2019, he was named in the South Africa national under-19 cricket team's squad, ahead of their tour to India.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for North West in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 27 dismissals in six matches.[7]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Knights in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge on 28 April 2019.[8] He was the leading wicket-taker for North West in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 27 dismissals in six matches.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[10]

In January 2021, Jansen was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[11] In February 2021, Jansen was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[12] Jansen made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April 2021. He took 2 wickets for 28 runs in his 4 overs, which included the wicket of Glenn Maxwell, his debut IPL wicket.[13] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[14]

In May 2021, Jansen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[15] In December 2021, Jansen received another call-up to South Africa's Test squad, this time for their home series against India.[16]

References
  1. "Marco Jansen, a kid who beat Virat Kohli in the nets, is now a Mumbai Indian". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "Marco Jansen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "India vs South Africa: Meet Duan and Marco Jansen, 17-year-old twins who have impressed Virat Kohli and Co in nets". First Post. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. "Final, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Johannesburg, Apr 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Cross Pool, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Port Elizabeth, Oct 11-13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - North West: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. "28th Match, CSA T20 Challenge at East London, Apr 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - North West Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "Jansen replaces Baartman as South Africa fly to Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. "Live Cricket Score - MI vs RCB, Match 1, IPL 2021 | Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  14. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. "Subrayen, Williams crack the nod for Proteas". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  16. "Duanne Olivier returns as South Africa name 21-member squad for India Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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