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British-South African cricketer
Cameron Scott Delport
(born 12 May 1989) is a British-South African professional
cricketer
who plays in
Twenty20
league tournaments.
He was educated at
Westville High School
.
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He is a left-hand opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. Delport also played for the
Lahore Qalandars
during the first edition of
Pakistan Super League
. He scored 227 runs at the average of 32.42 with the highest total of 78.
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He was included in the
KwaZulu-Natal cricket team
for the
2015 Africa T20 Cup
.
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In January 2018, he was bought by the
Kolkata Knight Riders
in the
2018 IPL auction
.
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Career
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Delport along with
Morne van Wyk
set the record for the highest opening stand in List A matches with an unbeaten 367 in the South African Domestic League matches in 2014.
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Delport moved to England and joined
Leicestershire
in 2016, qualifying as a local player through his possession of a UK Ancestry Visa.
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In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad for the
first edition
of the
Afghanistan Premier League
tournament.
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The following month, he was named in
Paarl Rocks
' squad for the
first edition
of the
Mzansi Super League
T20 tournament.
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He was also named in the squad for the
Chittagong Vikings
team, following the draft for the
2018?19 Bangladesh Premier League
.
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He is set to represent Pokhara Rhinos in
2018 Everest Premier League
.
Delport was picked by
Islamabad United
in
2019 Pakistan Super League
Draft. He scored 117 not out in a match against
Lahore Qalanders
in Karachi.
Delport holds a
British passport
and uses it for playing in
County Cricket
.
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In 2019, he signed with Essex for two seasons of T20 Blast.
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In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the
Paarl Rocks
team for the
2019 Mzansi Super League
tournament.
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In November 2019, he was selected to play for the
Rangpur Rangers
in the
2019?20 Bangladesh Premier League
.
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In 2021 he was selected for Quetta Qaldiator for Psl6. In April 2021, it was announced Delport would be returning to South African domestic cricket signing with Division 2 team KwaZulu-Natal.
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In November 2021, he was selected to play for the
Kandy Warriors
following the players' draft for the
2021 Lanka Premier League
.
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Notes
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Not every side that Delport has played for is listed here. Sides which he played for in only one season have been omitted.
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