Dane Vilas

Dane Vilas
Personal information
Full name Dane James Vilas
Born (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Nickname Villa, Vili
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 322) 30 July 2015 v Bangladesh
Last Test 14 January 2016 v England
Only T20I (cap 51) 30 March 2012 v India
T20I shirt no. 33
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2010 Gauteng
2008–2010 Lions
2010–present Cape Cobras (squad no. 44)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20I
Matches 6 82 102 1
Runs scored 94 4,370 2,529 -
Batting average 10.44 40.46 31.22 -
100s/50s -/- 11/21 4/12 -/-
Top score 26 216* 120 -
Balls bowled - 6
Wickets - 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling -/- 0/3
Catches/stumpings 13/- 215/11 103/21 -/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2016

Dane James Vilas (born 10 June 1985 in Johannesburg, Transvaal) is a South African cricketer. He made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 30 July 2015.[1][2]

Domestic career

After four successful seasons at the Lions, Vilas moved to the Cape Cobras in search of more opportunity due to the emergence of Thami Tsolekile and Quinton de Kock at his former club.

International career

Vilas made his international debut against India in a one-off Twenty20 International. He then went with the South African team to a triangular between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. However, Vilas appeared to be out of form, and has not been picked for the T20 side since, with South African limited-overs captain AB de Villiers the new wicket-keeper.

In July 2015, he made his Test debut against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The match was caught in a cyclone with four days washed out, and the series was drawn at 0-0.[3] He was a late replacement for Quinton de Kock in the third Test against England on 14 January 2016, after de Kock suffered an injury before play started. Vilas arrived 45 minutes after the start of the match, after flying from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg.[4]

Other

Vilas appeared in the 2008 film Hansie, about the life of former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje. He was cast as fast bowler Allan Donald by the producers, who wanted to add authenticity to on-field scenes by using real cricketers.[5]

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