Pieter Coenraad Strydom (born 10 June 1969) is a former

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er. He played two

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and ten

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s for

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in 2000 until he was caught up in the

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, but he was acquitted of those charges. In February 2020, he was named in South Africa's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the

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