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Dane Piedt: Age, Stats, 484 FC Wickets and Test Comeback

Dane Piedt is a South African off-spinner from Cape Town with 37 wickets in 12 Tests and 484 wickets in 133 first-class matches. He took eight wickets on Test debut in Zimbabwe, left South African cricket for the United States in 2020, then returned to claim a career-best 5 for 89 against New Zealand in 2024. In the 2025-26 domestic season he captained the Knights to a three-format Division Two treble and won their Most Valuable Player award before MI Cape Town retained him for SA20 Season 5.

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Right-handedRight-arm off break bowlerBorn 6 March 1990

Current squadMI Cape TownSA20 · Retained by MI Cape Town for SA20 Season 5; Knights captain and 2025-26 domestic treble winner

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Full nameDane Leeroy Piedt

Age36As of 2 September 2026

Date of birth6 March 1990Cape Town, South Africa

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm off break

Career overview

Dane Piedt cricket career

Born in Cape Town on 6 March 1990; age 36 on 2 September 2026.

Right-arm off-spinner and useful right-handed lower-order batter.

Took eight wickets on Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2014.

Returned after nearly five years to take 5/89 and 3/93 in Hamilton in 2024.

Reached 484 first-class wickets after the 2025-26 South African domestic season.

Captained the Knights to a treble and remains retained by MI Cape Town.

Career story

Dane Piedt career and playing journey

Who is Dane Piedt?

Dane Piedt is a South African cricketer whose main skill is right-arm off-spin. He has represented South Africa in Test cricket, built a long first-class career around Cape Cobras and the Knights, played in the United States, and joined MI Cape Town in the SA20.

His full name is Dane Leeroy Piedt. He is not Dane Paterson, the South African fast bowler who shared several Test squads with him, and he is not Marcello Piedt, another South African domestic cricketer. The Cape Town birthplace, 6 March 1990 birth date and off-spin role keep the identity clear across team and scorecard records.

Dane Piedt's age, date of birth and birthplace

Piedt was born on 6 March 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was 36 years old on 2 September 2026.

Cape Town is more than a birth entry in his career. Western Province and the Cape Cobras shaped his domestic rise, Newlands became the ground most closely associated with his early success, and MI Cape Town later brought him back into a franchise representing the same city. His move to the United States changed his playing route but not his South African identity.

What is Dane Piedt's playing role?

Piedt is an off-spin bowler who bats right-handed in the lower order. His stock delivery turns from off to leg against a right-handed batter, while changes of pace, angle and release help him create chances on surfaces that offer limited assistance.

The word all-rounder appears in some domestic descriptions because he has a first-class hundred and useful Test runs. Bowling remains his primary role: 484 first-class wickets and 37 Test wickets carry much more weight than his batting aggregates. Calling him a bowler with lower-order value is more precise than presenting both skills as equal.

Western Province and Cape Cobras beginnings

Piedt entered senior first-class cricket through Western Province and developed into a central member of the Cape Cobras attack. His early seasons demanded patience because South African pitches and team combinations often gave seamers the larger share of attention.

Off-spin still offered a distinct match function. Piedt could hold an end, attack left-handers and work through long spells as the surface wore. Regular domestic overs gave him the control and physical durability needed for Test selection, while batting in the lower order gradually added another route to influence close games.

The 45-wicket season that earned a Test chance

Piedt led the 2013-14 Sunfoil Series wicket table with 45 dismissals for the Cape Cobras. That body of work placed him in South Africa's Test plans and earned selection for the 2014 tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

He did not play in Sri Lanka, but remaining with the squad kept him close to international preparation. The Zimbabwe Test then offered a surface and match-up suited to spin. Selection rested on a full domestic season rather than a brief burst, which makes the 45 wickets the proper starting point for his international story.

Eight wickets on Test debut in Zimbabwe

Piedt made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in Harare on 9 August 2014 and took a wicket with his first delivery, trapping Mark Vermeulen leg before. He finished the match with eight wickets for 152 runs as South Africa won by nine wickets.

His first-innings 4 for 90 was followed by 4 for 62 in the second. ICC's rankings report recorded him as Player of the Match and placed him 53rd among Test bowlers after one appearance. The achievement was unusual for a South African spinner, but one successful debut did not guarantee a permanent place in a pace-led attack.

Why Test opportunities remained irregular

Piedt played 12 Tests across more than ten years, a timeline that reveals how intermittent his chances were. South Africa often selected attacks built around fast bowlers, while conditions and the presence of other spinners shaped when a specialist off-spinner entered the XI.

He played in India in 2015 and 2019, against New Zealand in 2016 and 2024, and in home and away Tests where the role changed sharply. The gaps matter when judging his average. His 37 wickets at 41.10 reflect the full record, but they were gathered in short, separated runs rather than through an uninterrupted 12-match season.

Five wickets against England at Kingsmead

Piedt took 5 for 153 in England's second innings at Durban in December 2015. It was his first Test five-wicket haul and required a 36-over spell as England built a large lead.

The figures demonstrate both opportunity and cost. Five wickets reward sustained attacking work, while 153 runs show that England could score against him. A five-for is not automatically a dominant spell; match context matters. England won the Test, so the personal milestone came in a difficult team result.

The 2018-19 domestic season: 54 wickets and an MVP award

Piedt produced one of the strongest seasons of his career in 2018-19. He took 54 wickets in the four-day competition, including five five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket match returns, and won the South African Cricketers' Association's overall domestic MVP award.

The award covered contributions across South Africa's three franchise competitions rather than only the red-ball wicket table. His standout four-day numbers supplied the core of the case, while leadership and useful runs broadened his value. Cape Cobras made him captain, placing tactical responsibility alongside the heavy bowling workload.

The 13-wicket match and career-best 8/130

Piedt took career-best first-class innings figures of 8 for 130 and 13 wickets in the match as Cape Cobras beat the Titans in Oudtshoorn in January 2019. The result pushed him past 50 wickets for the season.

A 13-wicket match means wickets in both innings, not a separate career category. The eight-for remains inside his first-class total, and the match return is recorded as 13 for 141. It was a decisive performance during a title race and one of the clearest examples of how he could carry an attack on a wearing surface.

Dane Piedt's maiden first-class century

The same 2018-19 season produced Piedt's only first-class hundred. He made 114 against the Knights in Bloemfontein and shared a competition-record tenth-wicket partnership with Mthiwekhaya Nabe.

The innings supports the description of Piedt as a capable lower-order batter, but one century does not change his primary role. Across 133 first-class matches he scored 2,684 runs at 16.67. The value lies in resistance, partnerships and occasional counterattack rather than the output expected from a specialist batter.

Why Dane Piedt left South African cricket in 2020

In March 2020, Piedt announced that he would leave South African domestic cricket and pursue opportunities in the United States. He had played nine Tests at that point and believed a route into USA cricket and a different professional life could offer a fresh direction.

The move was a career decision, not an international transfer that immediately made him eligible for the United States. Residency and selection rules still applied, and he never gained a USA international cap. The pandemic also disrupted the timing of the emerging American competitions, turning a clear plan into a more complicated transition.

Minor League Cricket and Washington Freedom

Piedt played in Minor League Cricket for the Morrisville side and became a familiar figure in North Carolina. He contributed as an economical off-spinner and lower-order hitter, including an unbeaten 53 with five sixes in a 2022 conference semi-final.

Washington Freedom then selected him for the inaugural Major League Cricket season in 2023. MLC reported an economy rate of 6.69 during the regular season, fourth-best among bowlers who delivered at least ten overs at that stage. The American period kept him in competitive cricket while his South Africa career appeared closed.

How the South Africa comeback began

Test coach Shukri Conrad contacted Piedt in 2023 about returning to South African first-class cricket and making himself available for the 2024 tour of New Zealand. Piedt came back through the Knights and South Africa A pathway rather than stepping directly from American league cricket into a Test XI.

The decision required another major change of direction. He had left with a possible USA future in mind, yet the chance to represent South Africa again remained powerful. A strong South Africa A series against West Indies A, including a six-wicket innings return, showed that his red-ball skill and endurance had survived the long absence.

A career-best 5/89 in Hamilton

Piedt returned to Test cricket against New Zealand in Hamilton in February 2024, his first Test since October 2019. He took 5 for 89 in the first innings and 3 for 93 in the second, producing match figures of 8 for 182.

South Africa led by 31 runs after the first innings, but Kane Williamson's unbeaten 133 carried New Zealand to victory in the chase. Piedt's eight wickets therefore mark an outstanding personal comeback rather than a match-winning result. The first-innings five-for remains his best Test innings return.

West Indies and Bangladesh in 2024

South Africa kept Piedt in the wider Test group after New Zealand. He played the second Test against West Indies in Guyana, taking 2 for 50 and making 38 not out and 7 not out as South Africa won the series.

His final Test of 2024 came against Bangladesh in Mirpur. He scored 32 in a vital lower-order partnership and took one wicket as South Africa won by seven wickets. He was omitted for the second Test, leaving his completed international record at 12 matches and 37 wickets through the review date.

Dane Piedt's Test statistics

Piedt's 12 Tests produced 37 wickets from 2,427 balls at an average of 41.10 and an economy rate of 3.76. He recorded two five-wicket hauls, three four-wicket innings and a best match return of 8 for 152.

With the bat he scored 214 runs from 17 innings at 15.28, including a highest score of 56 against India. The 38 not out in Guyana and 32 in Mirpur came during the 2024 comeback. These are useful contributions, but the Test record is judged chiefly through his off-spin workload and wickets.

Dane Piedt's current first-class record

A current statistical snapshot after the 2025-26 domestic season lists 133 first-class matches, 484 wickets at 31.32 and an economy rate of 3.21. His best innings return is 8 for 130, with 26 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket match returns.

The same record includes 2,684 runs, one century and 12 fifties. The earlier 448-wicket figure came from a table dated November 2024 and is no longer the best available career total. His 2025-26 Knights wickets account for much of the movement between those snapshots.

List A and T20 career statistics

Piedt's broader career record stands at 93 wickets in 92 List A matches and 39 wickets in 58 senior T20 matches. His best List A return is 4 for 9, while his best T20 figures are 3 for 15.

He has 707 List A runs and 129 T20 runs, reinforcing the lower-order nature of his batting. List A includes domestic one-day matches but not Tests, while T20 totals include franchise and domestic twenty-over cricket. Neither row should be added to his Test record to create an all-format average.

Knights captain and the 2025-26 domestic treble

Piedt captained the Knights through a remarkable 2025-26 Division Two season. The team won the four-day title, the one-day cup and the T20 knockout competition, becoming the first Free State side to complete that three-format treble and earning promotion to Division One.

His own contribution covered every format: 26 wickets in the four-day series, 14 in the one-day competition and six in only three T20 matches. The Knights named him their Most Valuable Player of the Year. Leadership, availability and wickets combined to make the season more significant than a single statistical milestone.

MI Cape Town and the SA20

MI Cape Town bought Piedt for R175,000 before the 2025 SA20 season. He played once, taking 3 for 20, and the team went on to win the title. The coach highlighted the energy and local knowledge he brought even while spending most matches outside the XI.

The franchise retained him for Season 4 at R200,000 and then named him among its retained players for Season 5 in August 2026. That latest announcement removes the earlier uncertainty around his registration. He remains part of MI Cape Town's plans, although retention does not guarantee selection in every match.

Why one SA20 appearance still had value

Piedt's 3 for 20 came in MI Cape Town's final league match of the 2025 season. It was his only appearance, yet it demonstrated why a deep squad needs experienced specialists ready to enter without a long run of games.

Coach Robin Peterson described Piedt as a source of energy and experience around the group. That contribution should not be converted into invented playing statistics: he had three wickets from one match in the title season. Team membership and dressing-room value are real, but they remain different from repeated on-field selection.

Dane Piedt's records and achievements

Piedt's career landmarks include eight wickets and Player of the Match on Test debut, two Test five-fors, a career-best 5 for 89 on comeback, 54 wickets in the 2018-19 four-day season and the SACA domestic MVP award.

His team honours include domestic success with Cape Cobras, MI Cape Town's 2025 SA20 title as a squad member and the Knights' 2025-26 Division Two treble as captain. Reaching 484 first-class wickets gives the career unusual depth, while the return after a four-year red-ball break gives it an equally unusual shape.

Dane Piedt's salary, contract values and net worth

The public contract figures are limited to specific franchise transactions. MI Cape Town listed his 2025 SA20 auction price at R175,000 and his Season 4 price at R200,000. These amounts identify team acquisition values for those seasons, not his complete annual income.

No audited public record reviewed for this profile establishes Dane Piedt's current net worth. Test match fees, domestic retainers, American contracts, sponsorships, taxes and expenses are not captured by an SA20 auction number. Converting one public price into a personal-wealth estimate would create false precision.

Dane Piedt records

Dane Piedt career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Tests through 24 October 202412matches

Batting

Innings: 17
Runs: 214
High score: 56
Average: 15.28
Strike rate: 34.57
Not outs: 3
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 20
Wickets: 37
Best bowling: 5/89
Average: 41.10
Economy: 3.76
Strike rate: 65.50
Balls: 2,427
Catches / stumpings: 5
5w / 10w: 2/0

First-class career through February 2026133matches

Batting

Innings: 183
Runs: 2,684
High score: 114
Average: 16.67
Strike rate: 43.95
Not outs: 22
100s / 50s: 1/12

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 237
Wickets: 484
Best bowling: 8/130
Average: 31.32
Economy: 3.21
Strike rate: 58.40
Balls: 28,268
Catches / stumpings: 68
5w / 10w: 26/4

List A career through March 202692matches

Batting

Innings: 53
Runs: 707
High score: 73
Average: 20.20
Strike rate: 74.26
Not outs: 18
100s / 50s: 0/2

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 85
Wickets: 93
Best bowling: 4/9
Average: 33.74
Economy: 4.57
Strike rate: 44.20
Balls: 4,116
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Senior T20 career through January 202658matches

Batting

Innings: 16
Runs: 129
High score: 29*
Average: 12.90
Strike rate: 98.47
Not outs: 6
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 57
Wickets: 39
Best bowling: 3/15
Average: 31.84
Economy: 6.62
Strike rate: 28.80
Balls: 1,124
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

2025-26 Knights seasonAcross all three domestic formatsmatches

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 46
Best bowling: 5/44 in the four-day competition; 4/29 in one-day cricket
5w / 10w: At least 1/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Test cricket

Debut

South Africa v Zimbabwe, Harare, 9 August 2014

Last listed match

South Africa v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 21-24 October 2024

South African first-class cricket

Debut

Western Province, 2011

Last listed match

Knights, 2025-26 Division Two title season

United States cricket

Debut

Minor League Cricket, 2021

Last listed match

Washington Freedom in the inaugural 2023 Major League Cricket season

SA20

Debut

MI Cape Town, 2025

Last listed match

Retained for SA20 Season 5 in August 2026

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took 8/152 and won Player of the Match on Test debut in 2014.
Claimed a career-best Test 5/89 on his 2024 comeback in Hamilton.
Finished the 2018-19 four-day season with 54 wickets.
Won the 2018-19 SACA domestic MVP award.
Recorded first-class best figures of 8/130 and match figures of 13/141.
Reached 484 first-class wickets by the end of the 2025-26 season.
Captained the Knights to a historic three-format Division Two treble.
Retained by MI Cape Town for SA20 Season 5.

Reader questions

Dane Piedt FAQ

How old is Dane Piedt?

Dane Piedt was born on 6 March 1990 and was 36 years old on 2 September 2026.

What is Dane Piedt's full name?

His full name is Dane Leeroy Piedt.

What is Dane Piedt's bowling style?

He bowls right-arm off break and bats right-handed in the lower order.

How many Test wickets does Dane Piedt have?

He has 37 wickets from 12 Tests, with a best innings return of 5 for 89.

How many first-class wickets does Dane Piedt have?

His record after the 2025-26 season stands at 484 wickets from 133 first-class matches.

What did Dane Piedt do on Test debut?

He took 4 for 90 and 4 for 62 against Zimbabwe in 2014, finishing with eight wickets and the Player of the Match award.

Why did Dane Piedt move to the United States?

He left South African cricket in 2020 to pursue professional and lifestyle opportunities in the emerging American system, but later returned to play for South Africa again.

Which SA20 team does Dane Piedt play for?

MI Cape Town signed him before the 2025 season and retained him for SA20 Season 5 in August 2026.

What did Dane Piedt achieve with the Knights?

He captained the Knights to the 2025-26 Division Two treble and won the team's MVP award after taking 46 wickets across formats.

What is Dane Piedt's net worth?

No audited public source establishes a dependable net-worth figure. His public MI Cape Town prices were R175,000 for 2025 and R200,000 for Season 4.

Conclusion

Dane Piedt's 484 first-class wickets tell only part of the story. Eight wickets on Test debut, 54 in one domestic season and a five-for after nearly five years away from Test cricket show a bowler capable of rebuilding his career when selection and geography changed around him.

His 2025-26 Knights treble and MI Cape Town retention extend that story beyond the national team. Piedt may no longer be judged as a developing prospect, but current domestic wickets, leadership and franchise value show that his off-spin remains relevant at 36.