Reeza Raphael Hendricks (born 14 August 1989) is a South African

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er who plays for

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and for the

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. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He made his international debut for South Africa in November 2014 by becoming only the third South African to score a century on debut.

Domestic career

In November 2017, Hendricks scored his first century in a

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match, when he made 102

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for Lions against

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in the 2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge. He was the leading run-scorer during the tournament, finishing with 361 runs in eight matches. In January 2018, he became the first player to score a century in all three franchise competitions in South Africa in the same season, after scoring a List A century in the final round of the

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. In June 2018, Hendricks was named in the squad for the

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team for the 2018–19 season. In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the

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of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. Hendricks scored 410 runs in MSL 2018, subsequently earning a place in the national side. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2021, he was named in

's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. In April 2022, in the Division One final of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup, Hendricks scored 157 runs for Lions, as they beat

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by three wickets to win the title. In September 2022 Hendricks was bought by the Johannesburg Super Kings for the inaugural season of the SA20 competition, scheduled to take place in 2023.

International career

Hendricks made his

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debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014. He was included in the Griqualand West cricket team squad for the 2015

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. In August 2017, he was named in

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' squad for the first season of the

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. However, in October 2017,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, Hendricks was named in South Africa's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut for South Africa against

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on 5 August 2018. He became the third batsman for South Africa, and fourteenth overall, to score a century on ODI debut. His 88-ball century was the fastest by a batsman on ODI debut and he won the man of the match award. In September 2021, Hendricks was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendricks, Reeza 1969 births Living people Cape Coloureds Cricketers from Kimberley, Northern Cape South African cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers who made a century on One Day International debut Gauteng cricketers Griqualand West cricketers Jozi Stars cricketers Knights cricketers Lions cricketers