Dominic Andrew Hendricks (born 7 November 1990) is a South African

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er who played for

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. A left-handed batsman, Hendricks has also represented South Africa U19. Hendricks made his

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debut for Gauteng on his 19th birthday, making a half century at quicker than a run a ball. His first appearance for South Africa U19 came just over a month later, as he opened the batting against Sri Lanka U19 in the South Africa Tri-Nation U-19 tournament. He scored 66 of an opening partnership of 119 that helped set up a South African victory. South Africa took the same squad to the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup in

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. Hendricks scored a century and three fifties during the tournament to finish as the leading run-scorer in the competition. He was included in the

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for the

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. He was included in several squads: in June 2018, he was named in the

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squad for the 2018–19 season; in September 2019, he was included in the Gauteng squad for the

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; and in April 2021, he was included in the Gauteng squad for the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendricks, Dominic 1990 births Living people South African cricketers Gauteng cricketers Wicket-keepers