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Full name Charl Kenneth Langeveldt
Born December 17, 1974, Stellenbosch, Cape Province
Current age 33 years 203 days
Major teams South Africa,Boland,Border,Derbyshire,Leicestershire,Lions,Somerset
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
4
2
16
10
8.00
52
30.76
0
0
3
0
2
0
ODIs
59
14
5
41
12
4.55
95
43.15
0
0
2
0
9
0
T20Is
3
2
1
2
2
2.00
5
40.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
80
101
35
950
56
14.39
0
1
22
0
List A
167
63
23
309
33*
7.72
0
0
29
0
Twenty20
22
8
6
9
3*
4.50
15
60.00
0
0
0
0
11
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
10
999
593
16
5/46
5/96
37.06
3.56
62.4
0
1
0
ODIs
59
58
2811
2334
82
5/39
5/39
28.46
4.98
34.2
1
2
0
T20Is
3
3
60
67
4
2/14
2/14
16.75
6.70
15.0
0
0
0
First-class
80
14839
7333
253
6/48
28.98
2.96
58.6
7
1
List A
167
7895
5964
256
5/7
5/7
23.29
4.53
30.8
7
6
0
Twenty20
22
22
456
464
32
5/16
5/16
14.50
6.10
14.2
2
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2005 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Kenya at Kimberley, Oct 14, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 12, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Nov 23, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Essex v Derbyshire at Chelmsford, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997/98
Last List A
Durham v Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street, May 26, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Derbyshire v Leicestershire at Derby, Jun 22, 2008 scorecard
Profile
For much of the early part of his career, Charl Langeveldt combined his first-class cricket with his job as a prison warder at Drakenstein prison, not far from the headquarters of Boland cricket, his provincial home, a short drive north of Cape Town. Langeveldt first came to prominence with his ability to swing the ball at genuine pace, and further work on his action in recent seasons allowed him to generate even more movement, bringing him to the attention of the national selectors. He made his one-day international debut against Kenya in Kimberley in 2001-02, taking two top-order wickets. He followed that with career-best figures of 4 for 21 when the two sides met for a second time at Newlands shortly afterwards. Langeveldt was included in South Africa's 15-man squad for their ill-starred World Cup campaign in 2003, playing only in the pool match against Kenya. He returned to favour when South Africa experienced a dramatic slump in the middle of 2004, taking 3 for 31 in Sri Lanka and then, in perhaps his most impressive spell so far, 3 for 17 against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy.
He returned in style again against England at Newlands in 2004-05, breaking his hand batting on his return but taking 5 for 46. It was enough to win him selection for the series in the Caribbean which followed. It was in this series that Langeveldt came into his own. In the third one-day match in Barbados, he produced one of the most sensational finales in one-day international history, plucking a hat-trick out of thin air to steal a one-run victory over West Indies and giving his team a series victory. After a disappointing tour of India and Australia, Langeveldt did not play against Australia at home. He was recalled for the Champions Trophy, however, after some impressive domestic performances. Looked well below par in back-to-back ODI series appearances against India and Pakistan at home, but was included in South Africa's 15-man squad for the World Cup. With memories of his previous success in West Indies, Langeveldt enjoyed a successful tournament with his brand of late reverse swing being particularly effective. He finished as the team's joint leading wicket-taker but will continue to face stiff competition from the array of pace bowling options around him. In March 2008 Langeveldt, absent from the Test side since early 2006, opted out of a three-Test series in India, upset by the controversy surrounding his selection for the tour to India. His inclusion ahead of Andre Nel was seen by many as pandering to Cricket South Africa's transformation policy. Doubts over his international future increased after this decision.
Neil Manthorp March 2008
