Ockert Johannes Erasmus (born 20 January 1988) is a South African professional

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er who currently plays for Boland. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm

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. Erasmus made his first-class debut for Boland in December 2009, having played his first

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match some ten months earlier. He has also played

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in England, for both Northern League side Netherfield and Lancashire League team East Lancashire, where he is currently the club professional.

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1988 births Living people People from Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal Afrikaner people South African people of German descent South African cricketers Boland cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1980s-stub