Marco Jansen
Marco Jansen
Marco Jansen (born 1 May 2000) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in domestic matches. He has represented South Africa in all formats of the game. With his country, Jansen was a member of the team which won the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship, the second ICC trophy the country has won till date.
Early life
During his early years, Jansen used to open the batting. At the age of nine, in a 20-over match, he scored 164 not out. His father watched the match and identified his son's talent. He trained Jansen in the nets along with his twin brother Duan. Duan also plays cricket for North West).
Domestic and T20 franchise career
Jansen made his List A debut for North West in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 8 April 2018. He made his first-class debut for North West) in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 11 October 2018.