Mitchell Van Buuren

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1998)}}

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| date = 9 November 2017

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Mitchell Van Buuren (born 21 January 1998) is a South African cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/698199.html |title=Mitchell Van Buuren |access-date=9 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 9 November 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1123456.html |title=Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Pretoria, Nov 9-11 2017 |access-date=9 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 7 January 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1123546.html |title=Pool A, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Durban, Jan 7 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158609.html |title=Northerns Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157403.html |title=Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Oudtshoorn, Sep 15 2018 |access-date=15 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was the leading run-scorer for Gauteng in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 371 runs in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12597;team=3282;type=tournament |title=CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2018/19 - Gauteng: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 April 2019}}

In September 2019, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.sacricketmag.com/pongolo-to-captain-central-gauteng-lions/ |title=Pongolo to captain the CGL |work=SA Cricket Mag |access-date=12 September 2019}} In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng'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}}