Clayton August (born 16 February 1990) is a South African

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Boland. He was born in

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. August made a single first-class appearance during the 2006–07 season, in which, as a tailender, he did not bat, but bowled five overs, taking match figures of 0–12. August was a part of the South African Under-19 World Cup squad in 2007–08, and played two games in the competition, his first act in the competition being to bowl out Namibian opening batsman

Raymond van Schoor Raymond van Schoor (23 May 1990 – 20 November 2015) was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He was Namibia's most capped cricketer, making more than 200 appearances. Van Schoor made his first-clas ...

. August has played for Boland Under-19s since the opening of the 2008–09 season. He was included in the

Easterns cricket team Easterns (formerly Eastern Transvaal) has played first-class cricket in South Africa since October 1991, and List A cricket since October 1989. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Easterns has merged with Northerns (formerly Northern Tra ...

squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup tournament, with 41 dismissals in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in Easterns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 39 dismissals in nine matches. In April 2021, he was named in Easterns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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