Dale Steyn named Wisden's World Cricketer of 2013

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has been named respected cricketing publication Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for 2013.

Cricket South Africa has congratulated Steyn on the honour.

2013 was a year in which Steyn took 51 test wickets in only nine matches at an average of 17.
Steyn was scarcely less lethal in one-day internationals, claiming 27 wickets at under 16 runs per wicket..

His economy-rate of 3.65 was comfortably the lowest among bowlers to have sent down 100 one-day international overs in 2013.

Steyn is the second South African to be selected as Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World, after Jacques Kallis in 2007.

CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat says the fact that Jacques Kallis is the only other South African to have received this prestigious recognition speaks volumes for Dale Steyn’s international standing.

Lorgat said Steyn's achievement was one for for all South African’s to celebrate.

Meanwhile:

Cricket South Africa has announced the franchise fixtures for all three domestic competitions for the 2014/15 season, ahead of the Cricket World Cup which takes place in February next year.

Lorgat says they've scheduled the Momentum One-Day Cup to start as usual in October but the final rounds of league competition and the knock-out phase will take place in January and February 2015.

He said the scheduling will allow the national players the chance to play competitive 50-over cricket before departing for Australasia for the world cup.

Lorgat said that as a result the RAM SLAM T20 Challenge will take place in November and December.

The season will start and finish with the Sunfoil four-day competition with the opening rounds being played at the end of September involving those franchises not involved in the Champions League T20 Tournament in India.

CSA also added a third T20 International match against the West Indies, who tour South Africa at the end of the year, at Kingsmead on the 14th of January.