Eldred Hawken (born 2 May 1989) is a South African

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er. He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition on 17 January 2013. In August 2017, he was named in Pretoria Mavericks' squad for the first season of the

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. However, in October 2017,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. In October 2018, he was named in

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' squad for the

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of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In April 2021, he was named in

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's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. On 25 March 2022, in Division One of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup, Hawken took his first

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in List A cricket, with 6/46.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawken, Eldred 1989 births Living people South African cricketers Northerns cricketers People from Tzaneen Sportspeople from Limpopo Tshwane Spartans cricketers