Colin Niel Ackermann (born 4 April 1991) is a Dutch-South African

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er who plays for

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in England and the

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. He made his international debut for the Netherlands in October 2019. He served as the Leicestershire club captain (2020-2022).

Early life

Ackermann was born on 4 April 1991 in

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, South Africa. He studied at Outeniqua Primary School in George and

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. He was the vice-captain of South Africa at the

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Domestic career

In the 2016 season, he scored the most runs in the

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, with a total of 883 from ten matches and seventeen innings. Ahead of the 2017 season, Ackermann signed for English county side Leicestershire on a two-year contract. In May 2017, he was named Domestic Players' Player of the Season at

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's annual awards. In August 2017, he was named in

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' squad for the first season of the

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. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. On 7 August 2019, in the

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in England, Ackermann took seven wickets for eighteen runs for Leicestershire against the Birmingham Bears. These were the best bowling figures in a

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match. In April 2022, he was bought by the

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for the 2022 season of The Hundred. In July 2022, in the

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, Ackermann scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 277

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International career

In June 2019, Ackermann became available to play for the

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, ahead of the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squads for the

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and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. He made his

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(T20I) debut for the Netherlands, against

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, on 5 October 2019. In September 2021, Ackermann was named as the vice-captain of the Dutch squad for the

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. In November 2021, Ackermann was named in the Dutch

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(ODI) squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut on 26 November 2021, for the Netherlands against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ackermann, Colin 1991 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers South African cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Warriors cricketers People from George, South Africa South African emigrants to the Netherlands Manchester Originals cricketers Cricketers from the Western Cape