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

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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 2015 Africa T20 Cup. 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. Delport moved to England and joined

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in 2016, qualifying as a local player through his possession of a UK Ancestry Visa. 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

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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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in 2019 Pakistan Super League 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 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. 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 Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delport, Cameron 1989 births Living people South African people of British descent Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Cricketers from Durban South African cricketers English cricketers Dolphins (South African cricket team) players KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Sydney Thunder cricketers Expatriate cricketers in Australia 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 South African expatriate sportspeople in Pakistan South African expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Expatriate sportspeople in Guyana Expatriate cricketers in Pakistan Expatriate cricketers in Afghanistan Expatriate cricketers in Bangladesh Alumni of Westville Boys' High School South African expatriate sportspeople in Afghanistan