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Ryan Rickelton

30South Africa

Left-handed ultra-aggressive opener

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First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class	60	102	4,434	47.17	55.9	14/16	259
Tests	17	30	930	34.44	52.8	2/1	259
v Australia	3	5	55	11.00	56.7	0/0	31
Domestic	43	72	3,504	52.30	56.8	12/15	194
Last 10	10	18	757	44.53	60.9	2/1	259

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class	60	6	0	–	4.00	–	0	0
Domestic	43	6	0	–	4.00	–	0	0

Batting style

Matches

Balanced top-order batter

Strong against pace
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par
Average	46.7	29.9
Average v pace	47.0	28.5
Average v spin	46.2	32.4
Strike rate v pace	60	54
Strike rate v spin	52	53
Balls per dismissal	82	56
Dot %	71.8	73.5

4,582 balls in Tests and first-class · Oct 2021 – Oct 2026

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Balanced top-order batter

Figure	Player	Par
Average	34.4	29.3
Average v pace	29.9	27.4
Average v spin	43.3	31.9
Strike rate v pace	58	55
Strike rate v spin	47	54
Balls per dismissal	65	54
Dot %	72.0	72.0

1,763 balls in Tests · Mar 2022 – Oct 2026

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Aggressive top-order batter

Strong against pace
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par
Average	58.2	30.2
Average v pace	64.1	29.1
Average v spin	48.7	32.9
Strike rate v pace	60	53
Strike rate v spin	58	52
Balls per dismissal	97	58
Dot %	71.6	74.5

2,819 balls in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

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Men's First-class

International rank: 47th; batters
Overall rank: 114th; all first-class batters
Runs a match: +6.7; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +19.7
January 2018Now +6.7
20172019202120232025
ICC rank: 38; 583 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	12	894	44.7	56.6	–	–	–

Teams

South AfricaInternationalLast Test Oct 2026
LionsCSA 4-Day SeriesLast played Sept 2026

Matches

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	1/10	29%	0	3	2523113535491270231
2523113535491270231

Ryan Rickelton has made 50 or more in 1 of the last 10 First-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
18 Oct 2026	South Africa	Australia	St George's Park	31 (51)	–	South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs
9 Oct 2026	South Africa	Australia	Kingsmead	0 & 2	–	Australia won by 214 runs
10 Sept 2026	Lions	Boland		49 & 127	–	Drawn
22 Nov 2025	South Africa	India	Barsapara Cricket Stadium	35 & 35	–	South Africa won by 408 runs
14 Nov 2025	South Africa	India	Eden Gardens	23 & 11	–	South Africa won by 30 runs
20 Oct 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	14 & 25*	–	South Africa won by 8 wickets
12 Oct 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	71 & 45	–	Pakistan won by 93 runs
11 Jun 2025	South Africa	Australia	Lord's	16 & 6	–	South Africa won by 5 wickets
3 Jan 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Newlands	259 (343)	–	South Africa won by 10 wickets
26 Dec 2024	South Africa	Pakistan	SuperSport Park	8 & 0	–	South Africa won by 2 wickets

Test streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	0/10	10%	0	1	451425231135350231
451425231135350231

Ryan Rickelton has made 50 or more in 0 of the last 10 Test innings.

Last 10 Tests

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
18 Oct 2026	South Africa	Australia	St George's Park	31 (51)	–	South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs
9 Oct 2026	South Africa	Australia	Kingsmead	0 & 2	–	Australia won by 214 runs
22 Nov 2025	South Africa	India	Barsapara Cricket Stadium	35 & 35	–	South Africa won by 408 runs
14 Nov 2025	South Africa	India	Eden Gardens	23 & 11	–	South Africa won by 30 runs
20 Oct 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	14 & 25*	–	South Africa won by 8 wickets
12 Oct 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	71 & 45	–	Pakistan won by 93 runs
11 Jun 2025	South Africa	Australia	Lord's	16 & 6	–	South Africa won by 5 wickets
3 Jan 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Newlands	259 (343)	–	South Africa won by 10 wickets
26 Dec 2024	South Africa	Pakistan	SuperSport Park	8 & 0	–	South Africa won by 2 wickets
5 Dec 2024	South Africa	Sri Lanka	St George's Park	101 & 24	–	South Africa won by 109 runs

Domestic first-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	38%	1	3	352052136491049127
352052136491049127

Ryan Rickelton has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 Domestic first-class innings.

Last 10 domestic first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
10 Sept 2026	Lions	Boland		49 & 127	–	Drawn
28 Feb 2024	Lions	Western Province		9 & 10	–	Lions won by 99 runs
21 Feb 2024	Lions	Titans		13 & 64*	–	Lions won by 5 wickets
14 Feb 2024	Lions	Boland		52 (111)	–	Drawn
20 Dec 2023	Lions	Tuskers		20 (20)	–	Lions won by 9 wickets
14 Dec 2023	Lions	Dolphins		5 (8)	–	Drawn
30 Nov 2023	Lions	Warriors		41 & 3	–	Warriors won by 305 runs
13 Nov 2023	Lions	North West Dragons		58 & 11	–	Drawn
4 Nov 2023	Lions	Western Province		13 & 112*	–	Lions won by 106 runs
25 Jul 2023	Yorkshire	Durham	North Marine Road Ground	13 (23)	–	Drawn

Records

1stMost runs in SA20 history1,349
1stMost hundreds in SA20 history2
1stMost sixes in SA20 history81
1stMost fours in SA20 history117
1stMost sixes in an innings in SA20 history11
1stHighest partnerships in SA20 history200
1stHighest partnerships in The Hundred148
=3rdHighest scores in SA20 history113*
=3rdMost fifties in SA20 history8
3rdHighest strike rates in SA20 history160.98
4thHighest partnerships in MLC history152*
=4thMost sixes in an innings in The Hundred8

Opinion · 15 October 2026Which of Herschelle Gibbs' three changes would actually help South Africa?Gibbs wants one batter dropped and another moved down the order. Our ratings have the one he wants to keep rated lower.

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Bowling

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Men's First-class

Teams

First-class streaks

Last 10 first-class matches

Test streaks

Last 10 Tests

Domestic first-class streaks

Last 10 domestic first-class matches

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