Dane James Vilas (born 10 June 1985) is a South African

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er. He was born in

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. Previously, he played for South Africa's national side and made his

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debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 30 July 2015.

Domestic career

After four successful seasons at the

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, Vilas moved to the

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in search of more opportunity due to the emergence of

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and

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at his former club. On 27 January 2017, he signed a Kolpak deal with

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, thus ruling him out of selection for South Africa. 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,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the

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of the

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T20 tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the

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tournament. Ahead of the 2019 season, he was appointed as

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. He would lead the county to promotion from Division 2 of the

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. In May 2022, in the

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in England, Vilas scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket, in the

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against

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International career

Vilas made his international debut against

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in a one-off

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. He then went with the South African team to a triangular between

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and

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. However, Vilas appeared to be out of form, and has not been picked for the T20 side since, with South African limited-overs captain

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the new

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. In July 2015, he made his

debut against

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in Mirpur. The match was caught in a cyclone with four days washed out, and the series was drawn at 0–0. He was a late replacement for

in the third Test against England on 14 January 2016, after de Kock suffered an injury before play started. Vilas arrived 45 minutes after the start of the match, after flying from

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Other

Vilas appeared in the 2008 film ''

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'', about the life of former South African cricket captain

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. He was cast as fast bowler

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by the producers, who wanted to add authenticity to on-field scenes by using real cricketers.

References

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