Clyde Fortuin

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1995)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Clyde Fortuin

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

| height =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper

| international = true

| country = South Africa

| internationalspan =

| testdebutdate = 4 February

| testdebutyear = 2024

| testdebutagainst = New Zealand

| testcap = 362

| lasttestdate = 13 February

| lasttestyear = 2024

| lasttestagainst = New Zealand

| club1 =

| year1 =

| club2 =

| year2 =

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 23

| bat avg1 = 5.75

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 11

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/2

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 76

| runs2 = 3,004

| bat avg2 = 26.35

| 100s/50s2 = 2/17

| top score2 = 144*

| deliveries2 = 228

| wickets2 = 3

| bowl avg2 = 42.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/39

| catches/stumpings2 = 180/22

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 60

| runs3 = 1,034

| bat avg3 = 19.88

| 100s/50s3 = 0/4

| top score3 = 80

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 58/6

| column4 = T20

| matches4 = 66

| runs4 = 1,006

| bat avg4 = 20.12

| 100s/50s4 = 1/3

| top score4 = 104*

| deliveries4 = –

| wickets4 = –

| bowl avg4 = –

| fivefor4 = –

| tenfor4 = –

| best bowling4 = –

| catches/stumpings4 = 35/17

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/clyde-fortuin-596137 ESPNcricinfo

| date = 17 February

| year = 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|}}

{{Medal|Winner|2014 UAE|}}

}}

Clyde Fortuin (born 18 August 1995) is a South African cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/596137.html |title=Clyde Fortuin |access-date=27 June 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was included in the Border cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/910911.html Border Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. In August 2017, he was named in Bloem City Blazers' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In September 2019, Fortuin was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31627/Northern-Cape-name-squad-for-Provincial-T20 |title=Northern Cape name squad for Provincial T20 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102003955/https://cricket.co.za/news/31627/Northern-Cape-name-squad-for-Provincial-T20 |url-status=dead }} In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }} On 4 October 2021, in the 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out tournament, Fortuin scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket, with 104 not out against Warriors.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldlive.co.za/sport/cricket/2021-10-04-rocks-roll-over-warriors-in-kimberley/ |title=Rocks roll over Warriors in Kimberley |work=Herald Live |access-date=4 October 2021}}