Jan Nicolaas Dreyer (born 9 September 1976) is a former

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er. Dreyer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Amanzimtoti,

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. Dreyer made his debut in South African domestic cricket for

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in a

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match against Natal in the 1995/96 season. His debut in

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came for North West against Transvaal B in the 1996/97 season. From 1996/97 to 2001/02, he represented North West in 18 first-class matches. He also played first-class cricket for

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and KwaZulu-Natal B in the 1998/99 season. In total, Dreyer played a total of 26 first-class matches, the last of which came for North West against

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. In his 26 first-class matches, he scored 248 runs at a batting average of 10.33, with a high score of 40. In the field he took 6

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. With the ball he took 69 wickets at a

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of 39.98, with two

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s and best figures of 5/81. As well as representing Western Transvaal in List A cricket, he also represented North West and KwaZulu-Natal in that format of the game. He played 29 List A matches in South Africa, the last of which came for North West against Griqualand West in the 1999/00 season. He played a single List A match in English

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for the Warwickshire Cricket Board against the Kent Cricket Board in the

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.Warwickshire Cricket Board v Kent Cricket Board, 2000 NatWest Trophy
/ref> In his 30 career List A matches, he scored 175 runs at an average of 12.50, with a high score of 45 *. In the field he took 3 catches, while with the ball he took 28 wickets an average of 37.35, with best figures of 3/38.

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