Dane Cleaver
Overview
Dane Cleaver
The cousin of Kane Williamson, Cleaver like the New Zealand batsman was part of an Under 19 World Cup. He was in the squad for the 2010 edition. But unlike Williamson, Cleaver is a hard-hitting batsman and a wicket-keeper - making his debut as a teenager in 2011.
The right-hander came through Central Districts' academy and played his maiden first class game in 2011. The following year he made his List A debut and a couple of years later he was playing all three formats for the Stags.
By being aggressive Cleaver has suffered with inconsistency. He averages around 40 in the four-day format, while he is yet to reach the 1000-run mark in List A. There have been centuries in both forms, but they have been far and few. The strike rate is the most impressive thing in Cleaver's numbers, more than 90 in 50-over cricket and above 125 in T20.
Recent Batting
Stats
Career by format
international & domestic formatsⓘ Career figures cover the formats we track (Test, ODI, T20I, first-class, List A) plus the franchise leagues shown above.
Full statistics tables
Batting
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Innings | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 32 | 222 | 0 |
| Balls | 0 | 37 | 165 | 0 |
| Highest | 0 | 32 | 78 | 0 |
| Average | 0 | 32 | 22.2 | 0 |
| SR | 0 | 86.49 | 134.55 | 0 |
| Not Out | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fours | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Sixes | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BBI | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- |
| BBM | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
| Match | Format | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND v CEN 2nd Match · The Ford Trophy 2026-27 | ODI | Northern Districts won by 62 runs | 28 Oct 2026 |
| BAN v NZ 3rd T20I · New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2026 | T20 | New Zealand won by 6 wkts (DLS method due | 2 May 2026 |
| RSA v NZ 5th T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 | T20 | South Africa won by 33 runs | 25 Mar 2026 |
| RSA v NZ 4th T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 | T20 | South Africa won by 19 runs | 22 Mar 2026 |
| NZXI v NED 2nd one-day Warm-up Match · Netherlands tour of New Zealand, 2022 | ODI | New Zealand XI won by 4 wkts | 19 Mar 2022 |
| NZXI v NED 1st one-day Warm-up Match · Netherlands tour of New Zealand, 2022 | ODI | New Zealand XI won by 42 runs (DLS method) | 17 Mar 2022 |
Career
Matches by format
ⓘ Debut and match counts reflect matches currently in our archive, which may not cover a player's entire career.