Nkululeko Molate Serame (born 26 January 1987, in

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) is a South African

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er. He played in the

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. He is an off-spinner in the classic mould and a lower order batsman. Prior to the U19 World Cup Serame had already played

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, making his first team debut in January 2006 for

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against Northerns. He took 1 wicket for 46 runs (1/46). He had a disappointing World Cup, in that in four matches he took one wicket at an

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of 133. Serame played for

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during the 2006–07 season, taking eight wickets at 30.25 in four first-class matches. He was selected for the South African Academy that toured Zimbabwe in August 2007. His best performance on tour and career to date came in the final one-day fixture when he took 5/25 in 10 overs.Zimbabwe A v South Africa Academy, South Africa Academy in Zimbabwe 2007/08
CricketArchive, Retrieved on 15 March 2009

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