Rudi Second

Rudi Second (born 17 July 1989) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Knights cricket team.^[1] In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.^[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.^[3]

Rudi Second

Personal information
Full name	Rudi Stewart Second
Born	(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989 (age 34) Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2020

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.^[4] He was the joint-leading run-scorer for Free State in the tournament, with 155 runs in four matches.^[5] The following month, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[6][7]

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against India.^[8] However, later the same month, he was ruled out of the tour due to an injury.^[9] In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against England.^[10] In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[11]

References

1. "Rudi Second". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
3. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
4. "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
5. "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Free State: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
6. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
7. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
8. "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
9. "Heinrich Klaasen replaces Rudi Second for South Africa's Tests against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
10. "SA include six uncapped players for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
11. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

External links

• Rudi Second at ESPNcricinfo