Hendrik Human Dippenaar, known as
Boeta Dippenaar (born 14 June 1977 in
Kimberley,
Cape Province) is a
cricketer who has played
Test and
One Day International cricket for
South Africa and the
ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist
batsman in most of his matches, and has played Test cricket in all batting positions from one through seven . He bats right-handed and bowls occasional
off breaks .
Dippenaar made his international debut in September 1999, playing two of South Africa's four One Day Internationals as an opening batsman during the
LG Cup in Kenya, which South Africa won, and he also played both Tests in the home-and-away Test series with
Zimbabwe in October and November that same month, making 56 runs in four innings.
He was in and out of both the Test and One Day International team during the next five years, never playing more than eight Tests in succession, but during the tour of the West Indies in
2004–05 Dippenaar's form showed signs of improving. He was selected for two Tests against the
West Indies, recording two fifties in three innings, and subsequently averaged 105.66 in the 5-ODI series against the West Indies.
However, he made four sub-25 scores in his next ODIs, before a wrist injury ruled him out of the remaining four matches against
New Zealand and the
tour of India in November. By December, Dippenaar had recovered, and he turned out for the
Eagles in three
Standard Bank Cup matches in that month, scoring 49 runs in his three innings. The South...
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