Shandre Fritz

Shandre Alvida Fritz (born 21 July 1985) is a former international cricketer who made 59 One Day International and 26 Twenty20 International appearances for South Africa national women's cricket team between 2003 and 2014. She was given the captaincy of her national side in 2007, aged 21, but after an accident at a swimming pool in which she damaged her back, she missed the series against the Netherlands and Pakistan, with Cri-Zelda Brits captaining the side instead.[1]

Shandre Fritz
Personal information
Full nameShandre Alvida Fritz
Born (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
NicknameFritzy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 34)13 August 2003 v England
Last ODI17 January 2014 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap 17)22 August 2008 v England
Last T20I31 March 2014 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 59 26
Runs scored 959 384
Batting average 21.31 19.20
100s/50s 0/5 1/1
Top score 68 116*
Balls bowled 742 42
Wickets 22 1
Bowling average 23.00 60.00
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling 4/36 1/12
Catches/stumpings 15/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 October 2014

Fritz is the first South African woman to score a century in a Twenty20 International.[2]

In August 2019, Cricket South Africa appointed her to their Match Referees Panel for the 2019–20 cricket season.[3] In January 2021, she refereed in her first Women's One Day International (WODI) matches, for all three fixtures between South Africa and Pakistan at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground.[4]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Shandre Fritz". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  2. "Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Agenbag and Fritz break new ground for SA Cricket". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. "Agenbag and Fritz make WODI impressions". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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