Ottniel Baartman

Ottniel Baartman
Personal information
Full name
Ottniel Emile Graham Baartman
Born (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 152)2 October 2024 v Ireland
Last ODI17 December 2024 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 102)23 May 2024 v West Indies
Last T20I13 December 2024 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2017South Western Districts
2018–2021Dolphins
2018–2019Knights
2018–2020Northern Cape
2021–presentKwaZulu-Natal
2023–presentSunrisers Eastern Cape
2024Texas Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 12 40 48
Runs scored 13 1 154 71
Batting average 0.50 5.31 6.45
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 1 23 14
Balls bowled 150 264 5,872 1,976
Wickets 6 17 109 69
Bowling average 16.83 19.23 27.16 22.39
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 2/32 4/11 7/27 4/24
Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/– 16/– 7/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 April 2025

Ottniel Emile Graham Baartman (born 18 March 1993) is a South African cricketer. He made his first-class debut for South Western Districts in the 2014–15 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 22 January 2015. In September 2018, he was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In September 2019, he was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.

In January 2021, Baartman was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Pakistan. However, later the same month, he was ruled out of the tour due to a medical reason. In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

Baartman was a part of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape squad that won the 2022–23 and 2023–24 SA20 seasons.

In May 2024, Baartman was named in South Africa's squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup tournament. He took a wicket with his first ball of the tournament in a game against Sri Lanka.

In May 2024, he was signed for Hampshire for six T20 Blast games as a replacement for Naveen-ul-Haq. Due to problems with his visa Baartman's stint was cancelled without playing a game for the team.

In July 2024, Baartman signed for the Texas Super Kings for the 2024 edition of the Major League Cricket tournament as an injury for Gerald Coetzee.