Keshav Maharaj
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| Full name | Keshav Athmanand Maharaj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
7 February 1990 Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 – present | KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 – present | Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj (born 7 February 1990, in Durban, Natal, South Africa) is a South African cricketer who has played first-class cricket since 2006.
A left-arm orthodox spinner and useful lower-order batsman, Maharaj made his first-class debut at the age of 16 for KwaZulu-Natal in 2006-07. He was promoted to the Dolphins team in 2009-10.
He toured Bangladesh with the South Africa Academy in April-May 2010, taking 13 wickets in the two four-day matches against Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy. He also took 4 for 12 off four overs, opening the bowling, in one of the T20 matches.[1] He played for South Africa A against the touring Bangladesh A team in 2010-11.
His best season with the bat so far has been 2012-13, when he made 481 first-class runs at an average of 48.10, including two centuries.[2] For KwaZulu-Natal against Northerns he made 114 not out off 119 balls and finished off the match by taking 5 for 12.[3]
For Dolphins against Cape Cobras in 2014-15 he took his best innings and match figures: 6 for 58 and 10 for 145. Dolphins won, and he received the man of the match award.[4] He finished the season with 44 first-class wickets at an average of 26.18.[5]
He played for Cuckfield in the Sussex Premier League in 2013. He signed to play as the professional for Nelson in the Lancashire League in 2015.[6] He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[7]
References
- ↑ "South Africa Academy in Bangladesh 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Batting in each season by Keshav Maharaj". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal 2012-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cape Cobras v Dolphins 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bowling in each season by Keshav Maharaj". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "South African all rounder signs as Nelson’s pro for 2015 season". Pendle Today. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.