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Full name Dirk Peter Viljoen
Born March 11, 1977, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 31 years 252 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Mashonaland,Mashonaland A,Mashonaland Under-24s,Matabeleland Invitation XI,Midlands,Young Mashonaland
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
4
0
57
38
14.25
174
32.75
0
0
6
0
1
0
ODIs
53
43
7
512
63*
14.22
827
61.91
0
2
26
5
18
0
First-class
46
71
8
1956
207*
31.04
2
11
32
0
List A
87
69
11
995
73
17.15
0
3
32
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
2
105
65
1
1/14
1/14
65.00
3.71
105.0
0
0
0
ODIs
53
46
2075
1639
44
3/20
3/20
37.25
4.73
47.1
0
0
0
First-class
46
4117
1998
67
6/73
29.82
2.91
61.4
1
0
List A
87
3099
2440
63
3/20
3/20
38.73
4.72
49.1
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Mar 14-18, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
India v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, Nov 25-29, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Apr 3, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Oct 13, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1994/95 - 2002/03
List A span
1996/97 - 2002/03
Profile
Dirk Viljoen is a genuine allrounder - a left-hand middle-order batsman and slow left-armer - but one who has not fulfilled his early promise - he was Zimbabwe's Young Cricketer of the Year in 1996-97, and gained valuable experience in the Australian Cricket Academy. His footwork and sound technique with the bat promised much, and his bowling showed enough intelligence, with good variation in flight and pace, for him to be a real force for Zimbabwe. It was a surprise when he made the full Zimbabwe squad shortly after his 20th birthday, and he soon became regarded by selectors as a one-day specialist - he made two forgettable Test appearances - and was given a good run in the side. But his batting increasingly disappointed and his bowling became expensive and he was dropped at the end of the 2001-02 series against England. Originally with Mashonaland, he subsequently became player-captain at Midlands. In 2002 his family farm was repossessed by Robert Mugabe's government. Martin Williamson
