Dane Cleaver

Dane Cleaver
Personal information
Full name
Dane Cleaver
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
RelationsKane Williamson (cousin)[1]
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 206)31 July 2022 v Scotland
ODI shirt no.15
T20I debut (cap 93)18 July 2022 v Ireland
Last T20I19 August 2023 v UAE
T20I shirt no.15
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–presentCentral Districts (squad no. 2)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 9 84 82
Runs scored 32 122 4,713 2,012
Batting average 32.00 20.33 38.00 30.02
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 7/29 2/13
Top score 32 78* 201 124*
Catches/stumpings 2/0 9/2 250/16 73/12
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2024

Dane Cleaver (born 1 January 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Central Districts. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in July 2022.[2] He is the cousin of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.

Career

Central Districts

On 21 March 2011, Cleaver made his first-class debut for Central Districts in a rain-affected draw, where only 8.2 overs were possible in the match.[3] He made his List A debut the following season.

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season.[4] In February 2020, in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Cleaver scored a double century in the first innings and made nine dismissals.[5]

In March 2022, Cleaver was named captain of the Central Districts cricket team for their Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts in Napier, Hawke's Bay at McLean Park.[6]

New Zealand A

In November 2020, Cleaver was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[7][8]

New Zealand

In March 2022, Cleaver was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their home series against the Netherlands.[9]

In June 2022, Cleaver was added to New Zealand's Test squad, for their third and final match against England,[10] but did not play.

Later that same month, he was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) and T20I squads for their tours of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.[11] Cleaver made his T20I debut on 18 July 2022, for New Zealand against Ireland,[12] and in the second match of the series he hit a match-winning 78 not out.[13]

Cleaver made his ODI debut on 31 July 2022, for New Zealand against Scotland.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Dane Cleaver's chance to step out of cousin Kane's big shadow". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Dane Cleaver". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Seamers seal win for Wellington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ^ "How often have wickets fallen to the first two balls of an ODI innings?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Dane Cleaver to lead Stags". Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Michael Bracewell, Dane Cleaver earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Netherlands series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Kyle Jamieson sent for back scan, ruled out of remainder of innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Left-arm wristspinner Michael Rippon earns maiden call-up for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. ^ "1st T20I, Belfast, July 18, 2022, New Zealand tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ Egan, Brendon (21 July 2022). "Dane Cleaver makes impact with bat as New Zealand secure T20 series win over Ireland". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Only ODI, Edinburgh, July 31, 2022, New Zealand tour of Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2022.