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Marais Erasmus

Marais Erasmus
Personal information
Full name Marais Erasmus
Born (1964-02-27) 27 February 1964 (age 53)
George, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder, Umpire
Domestic team information
Years Team
1988/89–1996/97 Boland
First-class debut 8 December 1988 Boland v South African Defence Force
Last First-class 12 December 1996 Boland v Natal
List A debut 24 October 1989 Boland v Border
Last List A 25 October 1996 Boland v Western Province
Umpiring information
Tests umpired 43 (2010–2017)
ODIs umpired 67 (2007–2016)
T20Is umpired 26 (2006–2016)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 53 54
Runs scored 1,913 322
Batting average 29.43 10.38
100s/50s 1/7 0/1
Top score 103* 55
Balls bowled 8,402 2,650
Wickets 131 48
Bowling average 28.18 37.06
5 wickets in innings 7 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6-22 3-25
Catches/stumpings 35/— 16/—
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 25 March 2017

Marais Erasmus (born 27 February 1964) is a South African former first-class cricketer who is currently serving as an international cricket umpire. He is a member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and stands in matches of all three formats of international cricketTest matches, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

Erasmus played first-class cricket for Boland cricket team from 1988/89 to 1996/97 as a fast-medium bowler and useful lower-order batsman. His highest score of 103 not out came while batting at number seven in the second innings (after 51 not out in the first innings) against the visiting Warwickshire cricket team in the 1991/92 season. His best bowling figures of 6–22 came against the touring New Zealand cricket team in the 1994/95 season, in a match that had to be abandoned early on the second day due to the dangerous pitch at Boland Bank Park.

Erasmus began umpiring in first-class cricket in South Africa in the 2002/03 season. He stood in his first International match when he made his T20I umpiring debut in the match between South Africa and Australia at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 24 February 2006. He made his debut as an umpire in ODIs when he stood in the match between Kenya and Canada at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi on 18 October 2007.


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