Aviwe Mgijima (born 10 August 1988) is a South African

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er. He was included in the

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squad for the

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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 September 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century playing for

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against

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in the

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, and has since scored a second. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in South Western Districts' squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the

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tournament. In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mgijima, Aviwe 1988 births Living people Cricketers from East London, Eastern Cape South African cricketers Border cricketers Cape Cobras cricketers Cape Town Blitz cricketers South Western Districts cricketers Western Province cricketers