Nkululeko Serame | |
Birth Place: | Klerksdorp, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
Date: | 16 September 2016 |
Source: | ESPNcricinfo |
Adv. Nkululeko Molale Serame (born 26 January 1987) is a South African first-class cricketer.[1] He played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He is an off-spinner in the classic mould and a lower-order batsman.[2]
Before the U19 World Cup, Serame had already played List A cricket, making his first-team debut in January 2006 for North West against Northerns. He took 1 wicket for 46 runs (1/46). He had a disappointing World Cup, in that in four matches he took one wicket at an average of 133.[3]
Serame played for KwaZulu-Natal during the 2006–07 season, taking eight wickets at 30.25 in four first-class matches.[4] He was selected for the South African Academy that toured Zimbabwe in August 2007. His best performance on tour and career to date came in the final one-day fixture when he took 5/25 in 10 overs.[5]
He was included in the South Western Districts squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for South Western Districts against Northern Cape on 16 September 2016 and made further T20 appearances for the Cape Cobras in December 2016.[7] [8]
Serame is an advocate of the High Court of South Africa and currently plays first-class cricket for Boland.[9] [10] In September 2018, Serame was named in Boland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup as well as for the Cape Cobras T20 squad for the 2018-19 CSA T20 Challenge.[11] [12]
In March 2024 Serame was appointed Head Coach of the Bahamas Men's National Cricket Team for the 2024 Carib Cup T20I series between the Bahamas and Cayman Islands.[13]