Magdalena "Daleen" Terblanche (born 19 October 1969) is a South African former

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er who played as a

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and right-handed

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. She appeared in four

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, 61

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and two

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for

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between 1997 and 2008. She was the first South African woman to pass 1,000 runs in One Day Internationals, doing so in a match against

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in April 2005, during her 46th innings. She played domestic cricket for

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Career

Following South Africa's expulsion from international cricket, South Africa women played their first match for 25 years in August 1997. Playing against

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, Terblanche and her ten teammates made their international debuts. After losing the toss, South Africa put on 175 runs, Terblanche hitting 28 from number six. In reply, Ireland were bowled out for just 82, giving South Africa the victory on their return. South Africa went on to win the three-match series 3–0, and went straight into a four-match series against

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, which they lost 2–1. For the

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, Terblanche continued as

, but was promoted to open the batting alongside

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in all but two of the matches. She finished the tournament with 124 runs, second amongst the South Africans only to Olivier. Against

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, she shared a 102 run first-wicket partnership with Olivier to help set up a 99 run victory for South Africa. Three years later in the

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, Terblanche once again trailed only Olivier in the South African's batting charts, and courtesy of 3

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s, she had the superior batting average, her 200 runs coming at 40.00. She played a key-role in securing a semi-final berth for South Africa, playing a strong supporting role in a five-wicket victory over England, her 41 runs coming off 117 runs. She hit her maiden half-century in the fourth group match, played against

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, remaining not out as the team won by six wickets. After defeat in the World Cup semi-final, South Africa didn't play another international match for over a year, when they hosted

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. Following the retirement of Olivier, South Africa struggled to score runs, with Terblanche managing just 64 in her four innings. Despite this, South Africa won the one day series 2–1, and then played their first

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since 1972. In a four-day match, Terblanche scored 25 & 2 as South Africa chased 404, eventually losing by 10 wickets.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terblanche, Daleen 1969 births Living people Cricketers from Pretoria South African women cricketers South Africa women Test cricketers South Africa women One Day International cricketers South Africa women Twenty20 International cricketers Central Gauteng women cricketers Wicket-keepers