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Ruan de Swardt

28South Africa

Left-handed middle-order batter
Right-arm medium-fast bowler
Bowls through the innings

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class	31	45	1,547	42.97	48.5	1/12	138*
Tests	2	4	99	33.00	45.0	0/1	64
Domestic	29	41	1,448	43.88	48.7	1/11	138*
Last 10	10	15	476	36.62	46.9	1/3	138*

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w
First-class	31	3,891	61	30.80	2.90	5/52	3
Tests	2	270	3	40.33	2.69	2/61	0
Domestic	29	3,621	58	30.31	2.91	5/52	3
Last 10	10	1,302	20	32.75	3.02	5/59	1

Batting style

Matches

Middle-order anchor

Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par
Average	43.5	29.5
Average v pace	37.5	28.8
Average v spin	46.7	29.7
Strike rate v pace	49	53
Strike rate v spin	45	50
Balls per dismissal	91	57
Dot %	72.7	74.7

2,822 balls in Tests and first-class · Nov 2021 – Sept 2026

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Figure	Player	Par
Average	33.0	28.8
Average v pace	31.5	27.4
Strike rate v pace	44	55
Balls per dismissal	73	53
Dot %	78.2	72.4

Middle-order anchor

Strong against spin
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par
Average	44.6	29.6
Average v pace	38.2	29.0
Average v spin	47.8	29.6
Strike rate v pace	50	52
Strike rate v spin	45	50
Balls per dismissal	93	57
Dot %	72.2	74.9

2,602 balls in first-class matches · Nov 2021 – Sept 2026

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Bowling style

Matches

Low-threat seamer

Figure	Player	Par
Average	32.9	31.5
Balls per wicket	64.7	57.6
Economy	3.05	3.29
Average with the new ball	26.1	28.9
Average v right-handers	34.7	30.5
Average v left-handers	27.8	37.0
Dot %	77.3	74.5

3,237 balls bowled in Tests and first-class · Nov 2021 – Sept 2026

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Steady seamer

Figure	Player	Par
Average	32.4	31.7
Balls per wicket	63.1	58.0
Economy	3.08	3.28
Average with the new ball	26.2	28.9
Average v right-handers	33.9	30.7
Average v left-handers	27.6	37.7
Dot %	77.6	74.7

2,967 balls bowled in first-class matches · Nov 2021 – Sept 2026

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Men's First-class

Overall rank: 323rd; all first-class batters
Runs a match: −2.2; batting, above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +0.7
March 2025Now −2.2
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Overall rank: 212th; all first-class bowlers
Runs a match: −4.1; bowling, above an average player; Men's First-class bowling, runs a match
AveragePeak +6.3
March 2021Now −4.1
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Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	15	921	54.2	46.7	38	27.2	2.95

Team

North West DragonsCSA 4-Day SeriesLast played Sept 2026

Matches

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	29%	2	3	27724818245871138
27724818245871138
Took a wicket	7/10	73%	3	5	0225500321
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Ruan de Swardt has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 First-class innings, including the last 2.
Ruan de Swardt has taken a wicket in 7 of the last 10 first-class matches bowled in, including the last 3.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Result
17 Sept 2026	North West Dragons	Boland	138* (260)	1/40 (18.0)	Drawn
10 Sept 2026	North West Dragons	Knights	8 & 71	2/49 (18.0)	North West Dragons won by 135 runs
9 Feb 2026	North West Dragons	Boland	24 & 5	3/142 (34.0)	Boland won by 5 wickets
31 Jan 2026	North West Dragons	Dolphins	18 (22)	0/37 (13.0)	Drawn
9 Dec 2025	North West Dragons	Warriors	24 & 8	0/69 (16.0)	Warriors won by an innings and 142 runs
21 Oct 2025	North West Dragons	Lions	7 (15)	5/43 (25.0)	North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
14 Oct 2025	North West Dragons	Western Province	55 & 27	5/77 (31.0)	Western Province won by 8 wickets
2 Oct 2025	North West Dragons	Titans	0 & 12*	2/35 (21.0)	North West Dragons won by 196 runs
25 Sept 2025	North West Dragons	Tuskers	59 (116)	2/76 (21.0)	North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
27 Mar 2025	North West Dragons	Titans	20 (33)	0/87 (20.0)	Drawn

Last 2 Tests

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
13 Feb 2024	South Africa	New Zealand	Seddon Park	64 & 1	0/12 (8.0)	New Zealand won by 7 wickets
4 Feb 2024	South Africa	New Zealand	Bay Oval	0 & 34*	3/109 (37.0)	New Zealand won by 281 runs

Domestic first-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	29%	2	3	27724818245871138
27724818245871138
Took a wicket	7/10	75%	3	9	0225500321
0225500321

Ruan de Swardt has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 Domestic first-class innings, including the last 2.
Ruan de Swardt has taken a wicket in 7 of the last 10 domestic first-class matches bowled in, including the last 3.

Last 10 domestic first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Result
17 Sept 2026	North West Dragons	Boland	138* (260)	1/40 (18.0)	Drawn
10 Sept 2026	North West Dragons	Knights	8 & 71	2/49 (18.0)	North West Dragons won by 135 runs
9 Feb 2026	North West Dragons	Boland	24 & 5	3/142 (34.0)	Boland won by 5 wickets
31 Jan 2026	North West Dragons	Dolphins	18 (22)	0/37 (13.0)	Drawn
9 Dec 2025	North West Dragons	Warriors	24 & 8	0/69 (16.0)	Warriors won by an innings and 142 runs
21 Oct 2025	North West Dragons	Lions	7 (15)	5/43 (25.0)	North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
14 Oct 2025	North West Dragons	Western Province	55 & 27	5/77 (31.0)	Western Province won by 8 wickets
2 Oct 2025	North West Dragons	Titans	0 & 12*	2/35 (21.0)	North West Dragons won by 196 runs
25 Sept 2025	North West Dragons	Tuskers	59 (116)	2/76 (21.0)	North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
27 Mar 2025	North West Dragons	Titans	20 (33)	0/87 (20.0)	Drawn

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