Cameron Scott Delport (born 12 May 1989) is a British-South African professional

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er who plays in

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league tournaments. He was educated at Westville High School. He is a left-hand opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. Delport also played for the

Lahore Qalandars Lahore Qalandars ( ur, ; pnb, لہور قلندرز; abbreviated as LQ) is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing the city of Lahore. The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. ...

during the first edition of

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. He scored 227 runs at the average of 32.42 with the highest total of 78. He was included in the

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for the

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. In January 2018, he was bought by the

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in the 2018 IPL auction.

Career

Delport along with

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set the record for the highest opening stand in List A matches with an unbeaten 367 in the South African Domestic League matches in 2014. In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad for the

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of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. The following month, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the

of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. He was also named in the squad for the

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team, following the draft for the

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. He is set to represent Pokhara Rhinos in 2018 Everest Premier League. Delport was picked by

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Draft. He scored 117 not out in a match against Lahore Qalanders in Karachi. Delport holds a

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and uses it for playing in

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. In 2019, he signed with Essex for two seasons of T20 Blast. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the

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tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the

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. In 2021 he was selected for Quetta Qaldiator for Psl6. In April 2021, it was announced Delport would be returning to South African domestic cricket signing with Division 2 team KwaZulu-Natal. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delport, Cameron 1989 births Living people South African emigrants to the United Kingdom Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Cricketers from Durban South African cricketers English cricketers Dolphins cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Sydney Thunder cricketers Trinbago Knight Riders cricketers Lahore Qalandars cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Boost Defenders cricketers Dhaka Dominators cricketers Guyana Amazon Warriors cricketers Paktia Panthers cricketers Paarl Rocks cricketers Chattogram Challengers cricketers Islamabad United cricketers Essex cricketers Rangpur Riders cricketers Karachi Kings cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricketers