Local cricketer Wiaan Mulder earns call up to the Proteas
LYME PARK – Former St Stithians Boys' College cricketer says it is a dream come true.
Former St Stithians Boys’ College cricket captain, Wiaan Mulder (19) has been selected for the Proteas squad for the two remaining one-day-international matches against Bangladesh.
Mulder completed matric last year and since then the all-rounder has performed well with bat and ball for the Joburg-based bizhub Highveld Lions team. He has also captained the SA U19 cricket team, for which he earned recognition at the Gauteng Cricket Board’s 2017 awards dinner.
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Speaking to the Sandton Chronicle, Mulder said the call-up was a ‘dream come true’.
“I am obviously stoked, it is really a dream come true, to be honest, and hasn’t quite settled [sic] in yet,” he said.
“I don’t quite know what my role in the side will be but my aim is to do my best for the team.”
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Mulder replaces all-rounder Wayne Parnell, who is injured.
The final two one-day-internationals of the three-match series are on 18 and 22 October. South Africa won the first match by 10 wickets on 25 October.
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