Marcello Piedt

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Marcello Piedt
Personal information
Full name
Marcello Nicolin Piedt
Born (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 33)
Oudtshoorn, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2018/19South Western Districts
2018/19–2019/20Titans
2019/20Northerns
2020/21Warriors
2020/21Eastern Province
2021/22–2023/24South Western Districts
2024North West Warriors
2024/25KwaZulu-Natal Inland
FC debut18 October 2012 SW Districts v Western Province
Only LA29 December 2012 SW Districts v Border
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 82 52 24
Runs scored 1,652 459 71
Batting average 16.52 15.30 8.87
100s/50s 0/7 0/1 0/0
Top score 86 59 15*
Balls bowled 12,413 2,325 399
Wickets 236 74 17
Bowling average 27.43 24.33 30.47
5 wickets in innings 10 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/6 5/35 3/34
Catches/stumpings 38/– 17/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2025

Marcello Nicolin Piedt (born 23 September 1992) is a South African cricketer. Piedt was called up to the SA Schools team in 2011 and has represented South Western Districts since the U13 levels. He is also a member of the Warriors Cubs franchise.[1] He took 10–5–6–7 against Western Province on first-class debut in October 2012,[2] and finished with 59 wickets,[3][4] a record for a South African debut season.[5] He was included in the South Western Districts cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[6]

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for South Western Districts, with 31 dismissals in ten matches.[7]

In September 2018, he was named in South Western Districts' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] He was the leading wicket-taker for South Western Districts in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 35 dismissals in eight matches.[9] In April 2021, he was named in South Western Districts' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "SWD Cricket | Oudtshoorn - Cricket - George | South Western Districts Cricket Board". www.swdcricket.co.za. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "South Western Districts v Western Province". www.cricketarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "FIRST-CLASS BOWLING IN EACH SEASON BY MARCELLO PIEDT". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Marcello Piedt player of the season". Suid-Kaap Forum. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Samson Stats: Most wickets in season of first-class debut in South Africa". awsstats.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "South Western Districts Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 South Western Districts: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "South Western Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - South Western Districts: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Division Two squads named for next season". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.