Ruhan Pretorius

Ruhan Pretorius
Personal information
Full name
Ruhan Pretorius
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991
East London, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2018/19KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2019–2020Northern Knights
First-class debut4 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province
List A debut7 October 2012 KZN Inland v Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 62 59 33
Runs scored 2,610 1,554 409
Batting average 29.32 33.78 20.45
100s/50s 1/14 1/11 0/2
Top score 151 122* 56*
Balls bowled 7,333 2,011 492
Wickets 157 51 22
Bowling average 23.66 31.49 27.36
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 8/31 4/30 3/18
Catches/stumpings 37/– 21/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2021

Ruhan Pretorius (born 2 March 1991) is a South African cricketer. Since 2015, he has played cricket in Ireland, and in 2019 moved to Northern Ireland. In November 2020, he was released by his club, North Down, due to financial reasons. Pretorius will become eligible for international selection through residency for the Ireland cricket team in 2022.

He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 340 runs in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal Inland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.

In February 2021, Pretorius was added to the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. However, during the first Unofficial ODI match of the tour, Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19, with the match being abandoned after 30 overs.