Rudi Second

Rudi Second (born 17 July 1989) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Knights cricket team.^[1] In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.^[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.^[3]

Rudi Second

Personal information
Full name	Rudi Stewart Second
Born	(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989 (age 36) Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2020

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.^[4] He was the joint-leading run-scorer for Free State in the tournament, with 155 runs in four matches.^[5] The following month, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[6][7]

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against India.^[8] However, later the same month, he was ruled out of the tour due to an injury.^[9] In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against England.^[10] In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[11]