Malcolm Nofal (born 18 September 1991) is a South African

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2010–11 CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge on 28 October 2010 and played for the South Africa Under-19s at the

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in New Zealand. In January 2018, he scored his first century in

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, while playing for

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in the

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in New Zealand. In March 2018, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, batting for Wellington in the

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. He went on to score 179 runs before being dismissed. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season. Nofal emigrated to

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in 2015 after finding it too difficult to break through in South African cricket. However, he returned to South Africa in 2020, and signed to play in the Leinster League in Ireland for the 2022 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nofal, Malcolm 1991 births Living people South African cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Gauteng cricketers Wellington cricketers Limpopo cricketers South African emigrants to New Zealand