Roelof van der Merwe by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

RE van der Merwe

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DateLine: 7th May 2009

 

Roelof van der Merwe was picked up for South Africa's two Twenty20 matches against Australia in March 2009 and this catapulted him into the big lights. van der Merwe marked his Twenty20 international debut for South Africa with a match winning 48 and 1 for 30. He was duly named Man of the Match.

 

van der Merwe topped the wickets tally in the MTN Domestic Championship and finished third in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series, contributing handy run in both tournaments. van der Merwe was named Player of the Year, MTN Domestic Championship Player of the Year, Standard Bank Pro20 Series Player of the Year and the Newcomer of the Year for the Titans. He was later named Domestic Newcomer of the Year at the SA Cricket awards. The following season van der Merwe's 30 wickets were pivotal as the Titans retained the MTN Domestic Championship.

 

There was also a lucrative contract for the IPL's Bangalore franchise, the Royal Challengers.