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11 Facts About Sunette Loubser

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Sunette Loubser was born on 26 September 1982 and is a South African former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler.

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Sunette Loubser appeared in two Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa between 2007 and 2014, including captaining the side in 2009.

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Sunette Loubser later joined a cricket club, and made her debut for Boland at the age of 15.

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Sunette Loubser took on the captaincy of Boland in 2005.

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Sunette Loubser bowled ten overs without claiming a wicket, but her figures of nought for 16 were the most economical of the match.

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Sunette Loubser took five wickets in the first innings, and a further three in the second, as South Africa beat the Netherlands by 159 runs.

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Sunette Loubser finished the tournament, which South Africa won, as the leading wicket-taker.

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In 2009, Sunette Loubser replaced Cri-Zelda Brits as the captain of the South African team, when the selectors opted to let Brits focus on her batting for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.

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Sunette Loubser had an unsuccessful tournament, bowling over 20 overs without claiming a wicket.

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Sunette Loubser retained the captaincy for the subsequent 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

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South Africa were eliminated from the competition in the group stage, though Sunette Loubser did claim three wickets, albeit with an economy in excess of seven.