Roald Badenhorst

{{Short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Roald Badenhorst

| image =

| country =

| fullname = Roald Fourie Badenhorst

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role =

| club1 = Central Districts

| year1 = {{nowrap|2011/12–2013/14}}

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Otago

| year2 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2015/16}}

| clubnumber2 =

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 20 November

| debutyear1 = 2011

| debutfor1 = Central Districts

| debutagainst1 = Canterbury

| lastdate1 = 24 October

| lastyear1 = 2015

| lastfor1 = Otago

| lastagainst1 = Canterbury

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 9 March

| debutyear2 = 2014

| debutfor2 = Central Districts

| debutagainst2 = Canterbury

| lastdate2 = 26 March

| lastyear2 = 2014

| lastfor2 = Central Districts

| lastagainst2 = Otago

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 15

| runs1 = 296

| bat avg1 = 17.41

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 71

| deliveries1 = 2,008

| wickets1 = 31

| bowl avg1 = 38.64

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/28

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 14

| bat avg2 = 7.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 14

| deliveries2 = 72

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 73.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/53

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 3

| runs3 = 21

| bat avg3 = 7.00

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 17

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–

| date = 31 December

| year = 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/541254.html CricInfo

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Roald Fourie Badenhorst (born 13 May 1991) is a South African-born New Zealand former cricketer.

Badenhorst was born at Pretoria in South Africa in 1991, the son of a high-level tennis player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/541254.html |title=Roald Badenhorst |accessdate=5 May 2016 |publisher=ESPNCricinfo}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20201026095425/https://www.rcsanews.com/single-post/2019/03/13/no-previous-experience Transferable skills: the former careers of our superstars], RCSA News. Retrieved 6 June 2023. (Archive version. Archived 26 October 2020.) His family moved to New Zealand in 2002 and Badencroft first played for Central Districts age-group sides in the 2007–08 season. He made his Hawke Cup debut for Manawatu in 2009–10 before making his first-class cricket debut for Central Districts in 2011–12.{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/947/947449/947449.html |title=Roald Badenhorst |accessdate=5 May 2016 |publisher=CricketArchive}}

Over three season Badenhorst played 11 first-class and two List A matches primarily as a bowler for Central Districts before moving to play for Otago for the 2014–15 season. Described as a "fringe player"Meikle H (2015) [https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-badenhorst-stars-big-albion-win Cricket: Badenhorst stars in big Albion win], Otago Daily Times, 16 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023. who was brought into the side following good batting performances for his club side,Seconi A (2015) ([https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-rutherford-back-badenhorst-make-otago-debut Cricket: Rutherford back, Badenhorst to make Otago debut], Otago Daily Times, 28 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023. Badenhorst played a further four first-class matches for the side as well as three Twenty20 matches in the Super Smash competition. He played club cricket for Albion Cricket Club in Dunedin and played for club sides in England.

An injury forced him to retire from top-level cricket and Badenhorst has since worked in the recruitment sector in Auckland.