Full Name
Colin Niel Ackermann
Born
4 April 1991
Place Of Birth
George, South Africa
Country
Netherlands
Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
Colin Ackermann
Colin Ackermann
Colin Ackermann
Colin Ackermann is a South African-born Dutch international cricketer known for his role as a versatile batting all-rounder. He represents the Netherlands in international cricket and Durham County Cricket Club in England. He is known for holding the world record for the best bowling figures in a T20 match (7/18).
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham vs Northamptonshire · 32nd Match | First Class | June 19, 2026 | 65 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 48.87 |
| Durham vs Lancashire · Match 53 | T20 | June 9, 2026 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Durham vs Northamptonshire · Match 44 | T20 | June 6, 2026 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 104.76 |
| Nottinghamshire vs Durham · Match 32 | T20 | May 31, 2026 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 119.05 |
| Durham vs Yorkshire · Match 22 | T20 | May 29, 2026 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Durham vs Leicestershire · Match 13 | T20 | May 24, 2026 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham vs Northamptonshire · Match 44 | T20 | June 6, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Nottinghamshire vs Durham · Match 32 | T20 | May 31, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Durham vs Leicestershire · Match 13 | T20 | May 24, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Derbyshire vs Durham · Match 2 | T20 | May 22, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Durham vs Kent · Match 4 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| India vs Netherlands · 36th Match, Group A | T20I | February 18, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 107 | 92 | 6 | 4 | 116.30 |
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 72 | 171 | 3 | 1 | 42.11 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 75 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 129.31 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 | 176 | 201 | 19 | 5 | 87.56 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 304 | 220 | 24 | 10 | 138.18 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 1/24 | 9.29 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 6.50 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 1/30 | 6.67 |
| County Championship Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 94.5 | 14 | 335 | 7 | 2/49 | 3.53 |
| Netherlands tour of Oman 2024 | T20I | Nov 13, 2024 - Nov 16, 2024 | 12 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 3/15 | 5.67 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Jul 24, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 | 45 | 0 | 218 | 8 | 3/37 | 4.84 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 21 | 19 | 505 | 661 | 81 | 28.0500 | 76.3900 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| T20 | 219 | 210 | 4690 | 3803 | 90 | 25.9100 | 123.3200 | 29 | 379 | 131 | 26 | 0 |
| T20I | 29 | 29 | 590 | 507 | 62 | 23.6000 | 116.3700 | 4 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 127 | 118 | 3563 | 4333 | 152 | 35.9800 | 82.2200 | 19 | 330 | 63 | 24 | 4 |
| First Class | 190 | 331 | 12018 | 23910 | 277 | 40.6000 | 50.2600 | 35 | 1592 | 52 | 68 | 28 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 21 | 20 | 120.20 | 722 | 534 | 15 | 35.6000 | 4.4300 | 48.1000 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 219 | 144 | 367.30 | 2205 | 2713 | 93 | 29.1700 | 7.3800 | 23.7000 | 7/18 | 7/18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 29 | 19 | 53.00 | 318 | 353 | 11 | 32.0900 | 6.6600 | 28.9000 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 127 | 91 | 567.30 | 3405 | 2735 | 71 | 38.5200 | 4.8100 | 47.9000 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 190 | 167 | 1355.10 | 8131 | 4481 | 94 | 47.6700 | 3.3000 | 86.5000 | 5/69 | 6/99 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands vs Namibia · Match 59 | ODI | March 13, 2025 | 54 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Durham vs Mashonaland Eagles · Match 6 | T20 | March 4, 2024 | 90 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 173.08 |
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Major Teams Represented
- Current/Recent: Netherlands, Durham (UK), Pretoria Capitals (SA20)
- Past: Leicestershire (County), Somerset (County), Warriors (South Africa), Eastern Province (South Africa), Manchester Originals (The Hundred), Northern Superchargers (The Hundred), Sylhet Strikers (BPL), Southern Brave (The Hundred)
International Debuts
- ODI Debut: vs South Africa, November 26, 2021
- T20I Debut: vs Ireland, October 5, 2019
International Career Statistics
- ODI: 21 matches, 505 runs (Avg: 28.06), Highest Score: 81; 15 wickets (Best: 4/22)
- T20I: 29 matches, 590 runs (Avg: 23.60), Highest Score: 62; 11 wickets (Best: 3/15)
Photo Gallery
Key Records & Achievements
- World Record (Best T20 Bowling): 7 wickets for 18 runs for Leicestershire against Birmingham Bears in the 2019 Vitality Blast.
- Durham Record: Set a record for the highest partnership for any wicket in Durham's first-class history (425 runs alongside David Bedingham).
- ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Key performer in the win against South Africa, scoring 41*.
- 2016 World Twenty20: Joint second-highest wicket-taker with 7 wickets.
- County Cricket: Scored a maiden double-century (277 not out) for Leicestershire in 2022.
- Domestic Honors: Named Domestic Players' Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards in 2017.
Captaincy
- Served as Leicestershire club captain (2020–2022) in English domestic cricket.
Champions (trophy)
- Topklasse Title: Won with Dosti Amsterdam (2015).
- ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier (2019): Helped the Netherlands win the tournament.
