Jan Dreyer

Who is Jan Dreyer?

Jan Nicolaas Dreyer is a former South African cricketer. Dreyer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Amanzimtoti, Natal Province.

Dreyer made his debut in South African domestic cricket for Western Transvaal in a List A match against Natal in the 1995/96 season. His debut in first-class cricket came for North West against Transvaal B in the 1996/97 season. From 1996/97 to 2001/02, he represented North West in 18 first-class matches. He also played first-class cricket for KwaZulu-Natal and KwaZulu-Natal B in the 1998/99 season. In total, Dreyer played a total of 26 first-class matches, the last of which came for North West against Gauteng. In his 26 first-class matches, he scored 248 runs at a batting average of 10.33, with a high score of 40. In the field he took 6 catches. With the ball he took 69 wickets at a bowling average of 39.98, with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/81.

As well as representing Western Transvaal in List A cricket, he also represented North West and KwaZulu-Natal in that format of the game.