Shadley van Schalkwyk
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Shadley van Schalkwyk is a South Africa
n cricket
er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for The Eagles
. He was born in Cape Town
.
Van Schalkwyk's first cricketing appearances came for Wynberg Boys' High School
in a tour of Pakistan
at the beginning of the 2006-07 season, playing against various Pakistani schools.
Van Schalkwyk made his List A debut in February 2008, scoring a steady 17 runs from the lower order, finishing not out. He made one further List A appearance during the season. He represented South Africa Academy at the Academy Cup competition of 2007-08. So far this season, Van Schalkwyk has made two List A appearances for Western Province.
Moving to The Eagles for the 2008/2009, he has played 5 List A Matches for the amateur Free State side, and 1 First-class
match for The Eagles itself.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for The Eagles
Eagles cricket team
The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles...
. He was born in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
.
Van Schalkwyk's first cricketing appearances came for Wynberg Boys' High School
Wynberg Boys' High School
Wynberg Boys' High School is a public school for boys in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.It was founded in 1841 and is the second oldest school in South Africa. It had humble beginnings in Glebe Cottage under first Headmaster John McNaughton and changed site three times before moving onto its...
in a tour of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
at the beginning of the 2006-07 season, playing against various Pakistani schools.
Van Schalkwyk made his List A debut in February 2008, scoring a steady 17 runs from the lower order, finishing not out. He made one further List A appearance during the season. He represented South Africa Academy at the Academy Cup competition of 2007-08. So far this season, Van Schalkwyk has made two List A appearances for Western Province.
Moving to The Eagles for the 2008/2009, he has played 5 List A Matches for the amateur Free State side, and 1 First-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match for The Eagles itself.
External links
- Shadley van Schalkwyk at Cricket Archive