Ruhan Pretorius (born 2 March 1991) is a South African

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er. Since 2015, he has played cricket in Ireland, and in 2019 moved to Northern Ireland. In November 2020, he was released by his club, North Down, due to financial reasons. Pretorius will become eligible for international selection through residency for the Ireland cricket team in 2022. He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer in the

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tournament for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 340 runs in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal Inland's squad for the

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. In February 2021, Pretorius was added to the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. However, during the first Unofficial ODI match of the tour, Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19, with the match being abandoned after 30 overs.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pretorius, Ruhan 1991 births Living people Irish cricketers South African cricketers KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricketers Northern Knights cricketers Cricketers from East London, South Africa