Dane Cleaver (born 1 January 1992) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. He made his international debut for the

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in July 2022. He is the cousin of New Zealand captain

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Career

Central Districts

On 21 March 2011, Cleaver made his first-class debut for Central Districts in a rain-affected draw, where only 8.2 overs were possible in the match. He made his List A debut the following season. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season. In February 2020, in the

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, Cleaver scored a double century in the first innings and made nine dismissals. In March 2022, Cleaver was named captain of the

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for their Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts in Napier, Hawke's Bay at

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New Zealand A

In November 2020, Cleaver was named in the

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for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.

New Zealand

In March 2022, Cleaver was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad for their home series against the Netherlands. In June 2022, Cleaver was added to New Zealand's

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squad, for their third and final match against England, but did not play. Later that same month, he was named in New Zealand's

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(ODI) and T20I squads for their tours of

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and

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. Cleaver made his T20I debut on 18 July 2022, for New Zealand against

, and in the second match of the series he hit a match-winning 78

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. Cleaver made his ODI debut on 31 July 2022, for New Zealand against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cleaver, Dane 1992 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Central Districts cricketers Cricketers from Palmerston North