Marques Ackerman

Marques Ackerman
MJ Ackerman with Cape Town Blitz in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Marques Jannie Ackerman
Born (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2017/18North West
2017/18Lions
2017/18–2018/19KwaZulu-Natal
2018/19–2020/21Dolphins
2019/20–presentKwaZulu-Natal Coastal
2019Cape Town Blitz
2023Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 57 52 41
Runs scored 3,711 1,236 765
Batting average 46.38 25.22 23.18
100s/50s 10/22 0/6 0/3
Top score 139* 81 74
Balls bowled 479 426 72
Wickets 6 12 1
Bowling average 50.50 23.50 88.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/14 4/26 1/3
Catches/stumpings 64/– 34/– 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 January 2023

Marques Jannie Ackerman (born 1 March 1996) is a South African first-class cricketer. He was included in the North West squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.

In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the tournament, with 121 runs in four matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 439 runs in six matches.

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. Later the same month, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.

In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. In February 2022, Ackerman was named as the captain of the Dolphins for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge.

In the spring of 2024, he was named in Chorley CC's squad ahead of the 2024 season in the Northern Premier League Division 1.