Johannesburg - Former Proteas and Western Province stalwart Dane Paterson claimed his 500th first-class wicket at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
The 34-year-old seamer, who played 14 matches across formats for the Proteas, is currently spearheading the Nottinghamshire attack along with England star Stuart Broad in the English County Championship Division 1.
Paterson played a major role in Notts winning the Division 2 championship title in 2022, thereby gaining promotion, when he was named Player of the Season
He has continued this fine form in the top league of English County Championship cricket this season with a match-haul of 8/96 that drove Notts to a 165-run victory over Somerset this past weekend.
It formed part of a second innings 5/46 - Paterson’s 18th first-class “fiver”. It was during this incredible spell that he claimed his 500th scalp when Somerset’s Craig Overton edged to third slip.
A win for @TrentBridge 🦌
— Dane Paterson (@DanePaterson44) April 16, 2023
5wickets🍺
500 first class wickets.🍺
Good weekend that🍺 pic.twitter.com/ihoB0Vgh1s
Paterson duly finished off the match shortly afterwards when he picked up the last wicket to fall that of former Australian seamer Peter Siddle, which was much to the delight of Broad as they could now skip across the road to watch Nottingham Forest face off against Manchester United in the Premier League.
Unfortunately for Forest and Broad, United ran out 2-0 victors on the day much to the delight of Paterson though, who is a staunch supporter of the Red Devils.
Paterson is fresh off another productive season with his hometown club Western Province at Newlands where he claimed 17 wickets at an average of 19.64 after five matches played.
He formed part of a potent pace attack that also included Beuran Hendricks (20 wickets), Tshepo Moreki (16 wickets) and Nandre Burger (9 wickets) that had Province pushing for the title until the closing stages of the season.
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