Grant Roelofsen (born 26 July 1996) is a South African

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 13 October 2016. He was the leading run-scorer in the

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for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 781 runs in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal Inland's squad for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Momentum One Day Cup, with 588 runs in ten matches. In July 2020, Roelofsen was named one-day player of the year at

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's annual awards ceremony. In April 2021, Roelofsen was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia. Later the same month, he was named in

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's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* 1996 births Living people South African cricketers Gauteng cricketers KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricketers Dolphins cricketers Cricketers from Johannesburg White South African people Essex cricketers Alumni of King Edward VII School (Johannesburg) {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1990s-stub