Cornelis Johannes "Corne" Bodenstein (born 3 November 1992) is a
Jersey international cricketer. Born in South Africa, he also played two
first-class matches for
Oxford MCC University
Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). ...
during the
2013 season. Bodenstein is a left-handed
all-rounder.
Bodenstein was born in
Pretoria, but went to school in Jersey, attending
Saint Helier's
Victoria College. A captain of the school team, he represented Jersey at both the 2009 and 2010 European Under-17 Championships. His senior debut for Jersey came in 2011, at the age of 18, when he played against
Cornwall and a
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
development team early in the season. Bodenstein also represented the Jersey under-19s in 20-over tournaments in both 2011 and 2012, playing against other European sides.
[Miscellaneous matches played by Cornelis Bodenstein](_blank)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015. While a student at
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University (formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic (United Kingdom), Polytechnic) is a public university, public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and High ...
in 2013, he was selected in Oxford MCC University's squad, playing a number of fixtures against university sides and various other teams. Bodenstein's season including two first-class matches, against
Warwickshire in April and against
Worcestershire in May. On debut, he took five wickets for the match (3/53 and 2/12), but scored only 1 and 4 in his two innings. His batting fared slightly better against Worcestershire, with a first-innings
duck followed by 27 in the second innings, but he failed to take a wicket while bowling.
Later in 2013, Bodenstein appeared for Jersey at the
2013 European T20 Championship, held in England in July. He played four out of five games at the tournament, including Jersey's semi-final loss to
Italy, and finished with eight wickets, second only to
Ben Stevens for Jersey. The
2013 World Cricket League Division Six tournament was hosted by Jersey later in the month, and Bodenstein again had a successful tournament – only three players (two Nigerians and Ben Stevens, again) took more wickets than his eleven. Jersey won Division Six to gain promotion to
the following year's Division Five tournament, played in Malaysia. Bodenstein's most notable performance there was 4/37 against
Tanzania.
Jersey v Tanzania
ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015. He has since also played for Jersey at the 2014 WCL Division Four tournament in Singapore, and the 2015 European T20 Championship, which was hosted by Jersey.
References
External links
Player profile and statistics
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Cricket Archive
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ESPNcricinfo
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1992 births
Living people
Jersey cricketers
Cricketers from Pretoria
South African cricketers
South African people of Afrikaner descent
People educated at Victoria College, Jersey
Alumni of Oxford Brookes University
South African emigrants to Jersey
Oxford MCCU cricketers