matthew kleinveldt Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
matthew kleinveldt is a cricketer(sportsman) from England. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Matthew Caleb Kleinveldt
Born
August 10, 1989, Southampton, Hampshire
Age
34 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Teams he has played for:
- RK Kleinveldt
- J Kleinveldt
- GR Kleinveldt
- Cape Cobras
- Essex 2nd XI
- Hampshire 2nd XI
- Sussex 2nd XI
- Western Province
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Being born and brought up in England, Matthew has played for Hampshire Second XI, Essex Second XI and Sussex Second XI in his early cricketing career; hence his technique to play swing and seam bowling is eye-catching. Apart from his batting, the South African can also bowl gentle offbreaks. He has 80-plus wickets in first-class cricket and that prove his abilities as a handy all-rounder.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Matthew Kleinveldt is from a cricketing family, with a father, John, that took 44 wickets at 16.63 in first-class cricket but found his chances limited in the Apartheid-era. His cousin Rory went on to play for South Africa and uncle Gary good enough to play for Hampshire Second XI - which is where Matthew began his career, having been born in Southampton and schooled in England. He made several appearances for Hampshire, Essex and Sussex Second XIs and was offered a contract by Hampshire but was unable to take it up due to visa regulations.
As a result, he joined his cousin in South Africa and won a deal with Western Province, for whom he made his debut against Eastern Province in October 2010. He played a full season scoring 584 runs at 38.93 but could only marginally improve his tally to 669 runs in 2011-12 and they came at just 27.87.
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