Ruan de Swardt (born 21 January 1998) is a South African

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er. He made his

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debut for Northerns in the

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on 4 March 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the

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. He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the

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on 1 November 2018. He made his

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debut for Northerns in the

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on 13 September 2019. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 426 runs in seven matches. In July 2020, de Swardt was named as the CSA Student Cricketer of the Year. In April 2021, he was named in

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

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* 1998 births Living people South African cricketers Northerns cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1990s-stub