Destined for success

We take a look at the youngest South African cricketers to have made their professional debuts.

South Africa Youngest First-Class Cricketer
Yrs	Days	Name	Team	Against	Venue	Season
15	309	DA Theophilus	Eastern Province	Western Province	Port Elizabeth	1926/27
15	324	JE Waddington	Griqualand West	Eastern Province	Kimberley-DBS	1934/35
15	340	BA Helfrich	Griqualand West	Western Province	Kimberley-DBS	1934/35
15	348	DS Lumsden	Eastern Province	Border	King William’s Town	1903/04
16	30	JH Sinclair	Transvaal	Western Province	Kimberley-ECC	1892/93
16	31	LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	Transvaal	Johannesburg	1934/35
16	35	FDB Edmunds	Griqualand West	SB Joel’s XI	Kimberley	1924/25
16	62	XC Balaskas	Griqualand West	Western Province	Cape Town	1926/27
16	65	PR Carlstein	Orange Free State	Natal	Bloemfontein	1954/55
16	84	LE de Villiers	Orange Free State	Border	East London	1924/25
16	96	RB Gordon	Border	Eastern Province	Port Elizabeth	1939/40
16	117	RF Pienaar	Transvaal B	Rhodesia B	Lenasia	1977/78
16	130	JD du Toit	Western Province B	Orange Free State	Bloemfontein	1975/76
16	133	KC Wessels	Orange Free State	Northern Transvaal	Bloemfontein	1973/74
16	145	GL Cloete	Griqualand West	KwaZulu-Natal	Kimberley	2008/09
16	151	DS Rosier	Griqualand West	Namibia	Windhoek	2010/11
16	190	MG Erasmus	Namibia	Free State	Windhoek	2011/12
16	193	JA Rudolph	Northerns B	Western Province B	Centurion	1997/98
16	209	AA Manack	Transvaal SACB	Eastern Province SACB	Port Elizabeth-A	1983/84
16	216	KG Viljoen	Griqualand West	Western Province	Cape Town	1926/27
16	226	W van Vuuren	Namibia	Gauteng	Windhoek	2009/10
16	247	H Strauss	Namibia	Griqualand West	Kimberley	2013/14
16	247	HM Amla	KwaZulu-Natal	England XI	Durban	1999/00
16	250	TP Kaber	Northerns	KwaZulu-Natal Inland	Pretoria	2008/09
16	268	KA Maharaj	KwaZulu-Natal	Kei	Durban	2006/07
16	275	PNF Mansell	Rhodesia	Transvaal	Johannesburg	1936/37
16	278	HM Ackerman	Border	Transvaal B	East London	1963/64
16	283	DJ Cullinan	Border	South African Universities	East London	1983/84
16	285	PT Ellis	Orange Free State	Border	East London	1937/38
16	286	RG Pollock	Eastern Province	Border	East London	1960/61
16	290	HH Gibbs	Western Province B	Transvaal B	Cape Town	1990/91
16	310	DC Parkin	Port Elizabeth	Natal	Port Elizabeth	1889/90
16	318	CP Carter	Natal	Transvaal	Durban	1897/98
16	323	JB Wessells	Namibia	Border	East London-U	2011/12
16	341	BWF Pienaar	Griqualand West	Western Province	Kimberley	1968/69
16	342	HF Dowling	Natal	Marylebone Cricket Club	Pietermaritzburg	1905/06
16	343	CJ August	Boland	South Western Districts	Paarl	2006/07
16	352	JN Frylinck	Boland	Western Province	Paarl	2010/11
16	353	S Pillay	Gauteng	Griqualand West	Johannesburg-OE	2010/11
16	364	LE Tapscott	Griqualand West	Eastern Province	Durban-L3	1910/11

South Africa Youngest List A Cricketer
Yrs	Days	Name	Team	Against	Venue	Season
16	148	GL Cloete	Griqualand West	KwaZulu-Natal	Kimberley	2008/09
16	154	DS Rosier	Griqualand West	Namibia	Windhoek	2010/11
16	207	MG Erasmus	Namibia	KwaZulu-Natal Inland	Pietermaritzburg	2011/12
16	229	W van Vuuren	Namibia	Gauteng	Windhoek	2009/10
16	253	TP Kaber	Northerns	KwaZulu-Natal Inland	Pretoria	2008/09
16	271	KA Maharaj	KwaZulu-Natal	Kei	Durban	2006/07
16	312	Q de Kock	Gauteng	Border	Johannesburg-OE	2009/10
16	316	GP Lotter	Namibia	Gauteng	Windhoek	2009/10
16	325	JB Wessells	Namibia	Border	East London	2011/12
16	327	JN Frylinck	Boland	KwaZulu-Natal	Paarl	2010/11
16	327	JD Vandiar	KwaZulu-Natal	Griqualand West	Kimberley	2006/07
16	355	S Pillay	Gauteng	Griqualand West	Johannesburg-OE	2010/11
16	356	HH Gibbs	Western Province	Impalas	Cape Town	1990/91

South Africa Youngest Twenty20 Cricketer
Yrs	Days	Name	Team	Against	Venue	Season
16	192	JJ Heunis	South Western Districts	Namibia	Oudtshoorn	2012/13
16	193	MG Erasmus	Namibia	Free State	Windhoek	2011/12
16	250	H Strauss	Namibia	Griqualand West	Kimberley	2013/14
17	121	SJ Loftie-Eaton	Namibia	Griqualand West	Kimberley	2013/14
17	153	DS Rosier	Griqualand West	Gauteng	Kimberley	2011/12
17	193	JN Frylinck	Boland	Eastern Province	Paarl	2011/12
17	194	S Pillay	Gauteng	Namibia	Windhoek	2011/12
17	217	R Maree	South Western Districts	Namibia	Oudtshoorn	2012/13
17	311	R Strauss	Namibia	Boland	Paarl	2012/13
17	328	AL Phehlukwayo	KwaZulu-Natal	Western Province	Cape Town	2013/14
17	335	J Snyman	Easterns	Boland	Benoni	2012/13

South Africa Youngest Test Cricketer
Yrs	Days	Name	Team	Against	Venue	Season
18	340	PR Adams	South Africa	England	Port Elizabeth	1995/96
19	1	AE Ochse	South Africa	England	Port Elizabeth	1888/89
19	28	DC Parkin	South Africa	England	Cape Town	1891/92
19	48	WA Shalders	South Africa	England	Cape Town	1898/99
19	120	JH Sinclair	South Africa	England	Port Elizabeth	1895/96
19	123	PR Carlstein	South Africa	Australia	Port Elizabeth	1957/58
19	158	CB Llewellyn	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	1895/96
19	252	MG Melle	South Africa	Australia	Johannesburg	1949/50
19	267	CN McCarthy	South Africa	England	Durban	1948/49
19	282	RG Pollock	South Africa	Australia	Brisbane	1963/64
19	308	EP Nupen	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1921/22
19	328	GH Shepstone	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	1895/96
20	22	ES Newson	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	1930/31
20	59	JH Kallis	South Africa	England	Durban	1995/96
20	70	XC Balaskas	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	1930/31
20	102	AHC Cooper	South Africa	England	Durban	1913/14
20	117	HGO Owen-Smith	South Africa	England	Birmingham	1929
20	127	MJ Procter	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
20	158	B Mitchell	South Africa	England	Birmingham	1929
20	161	PM Pollock	South Africa	New Zealand	Durban	1961/62
20	168	WD Parnell	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	2009/10
20	224	KG Viljoen	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	1930/31
20	256	M Ntini	South Africa	Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1997/98
20	265	PL Winslow	South Africa	Australia	Johannesburg	1949/50
20	304	AB de Villiers	South Africa	England	Port Elizabeth	2004/05
20	318	MV Boucher	South Africa	Pakistan	Sheikhupura	1997/98
20	347	JM Blanckenberg	South Africa	England	Durban	1913/14
20	361	RA McLean	South Africa	England	Manchester	1951
20	363	GM Griffin	South Africa	England	Birmingham	1960

South Africa Youngest LOI Cricketer
Yrs	Days	Name	Team	Against	Venue	Season
18	314	PV Mpitsang	South Africa	West Indies	Bloemfontein	1998/99
18	354	PR Adams	South Africa	England	Cape Town	1995/96
19	184	WD Parnell	South Africa	Australia	Perth	2008/09
20	33	Q de Kock	South Africa	New Zealand	Paarl	2012/13
20	85	JH Kallis	South Africa	England	Cape Town	1995/96
20	128	J-P Duminy	South Africa	Sri Lanka	Colombo-RPS	2004
20	134	M Zondeki	South Africa	Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	2002/03
20	194	M Ntini	South Africa	New Zealand	Perth	1997/98
20	346	DA Miller	South Africa	West Indies	North Sound	2010
20	351	AB de Villiers	South Africa	England	Bloemfontein	2004/05

South Africa Youngest T20 International Cricketer
Yrs	Days	Name	Team	Against	Venue	Season
19	167	WD Parnell	South Africa	Australia	Brisbane	2008/09
20	4	Q de Kock	South Africa	New Zealand	Durban	2012/13
20	344	DA Miller	South Africa	West Indies	North Sound	2010
21	129	M de Lange	South Africa	New Zealand	Hamilton	2011/12
22	7	AB de Villiers	South Africa	Australia	Johannesburg	2005/06
22	79	VD Philander	South Africa	West Indies	Johannesburg	2007/08
22	340	M Morkel	South Africa	West Indies	Johannesburg	2007/08
23	154	J-P Duminy	South Africa	Bangladesh	Cape Town	2007/08
23	168	M Zondeki	South Africa	Australia	Brisbane	2005/06
23	252	J Botha	South Africa	Australia	Brisbane	2005/06
23	277	BE Hendricks	South Africa	Australia	Durban	2013/14
23	344	VB van Jaarsveld	South Africa	Australia	Melbourne	2008/09

Photo: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images

Destined for success

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