Gerrit Jacques Snyman (born 10 May 1994) is a South African

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er. A batting

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, he bats right-handed and bowls

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. He made his

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debut in a

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(T20I) against

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in February 2021.

Career

Snyman was included in the

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squad for the

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. He made his

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(T20) debut for Northern Cape against South Western Districts on 16 September 2016. He made his first-class debut for Northern Cape on 1 December 2016 in the

2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup The 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 6 October 2016 to 9 April 2017. The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and Namibia. Unlike its cou ...

. He made his

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debut for Northern Cape on 17 December 2016 in the

2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a List A cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 9 October 2016 to 2 April 2017. The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and Namibia. The ...

. Snyman was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Northern Cape, with 695 runs in seven matches. In September 2018, he was named in Northern Cape's squad for the

2018 Africa T20 Cup The 2018 Africa T20 Cup was the fourth and final edition of the Africa T20 Cup, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in South Africa in September 2018, as a curtain-raiser to the 2018–19 South African domestic season. Provincial side K ...

. He was the leading run-scorer for Northern Cape in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 381 runs in four matches. In September 2019, Snyman was named in Northern Cape's squad for the

2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup The 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup was a domestic Twenty cricket tournament that took place in South Africa in September 2019, as a curtain-raiser to the 2019–20 South African domestic season. It was played between the thirteen South African ...

. In January 2021, Snyman was named in South Africa's T20I squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against

, on 11 February 2021. In April 2021, Snyman was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snyman, Jacques 1994 births Living people Cricketers from Pretoria South African cricketers South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers Northern Cape cricketers Knights cricketers Jozi Stars cricketers Free State cricketers