Ryan Rickelton Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Ryan David Rickelton
Profession	Cricketer (Wicket-keeper batter)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight (approx.)	70 Kg (154 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Blonde
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 18 March 2023 vs West Indies at East London Test- On 31 March 2022 vs Bangladesh at Durban T20- On 23 May 2024 vs West Indies at Kingston
Jersey Number	#44 (South Africa) #44 (SA20)
Domestic/State Team(s)	Club/First-Class/List-A/T20 • Gauteng Under-13 (2009-2010) • Gauteng Under-15 (2011-2012) • Gauteng Under-19 (2013-2015) • South African Schools (2014-2015) • Lions Cubs (2014-2015) • Sale (2015) • Lions Academy (2015-2016) • Gauteng (2015-present) • University of Johannesburg (2015-2016) • Lions (2017-2018) • Central Gauteng (2019-2020) South African Franchise T20 (SA20) • Jozi Stars (2018-2020) • MI Cape Town (2022-present) Abu Dhabi T10 • Deccan Gladiators (2021) County Championship • Northamptonshire (2022) • Northamptonshire Second XI (2022) • Yorkshire (2023) Major League Cricket (MLC) • Seattle Orcas (2024) Indian Premier League (IPL) • Mumbai Indians (MI (2025) Others • South Africa Emerging Players (2018) • South Africa (2022-present)
Coach/Mentor(s)	• Neil McKenzie • Peter Stringer • Bongani Ndaba
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 July 1996 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	28 Years
Birthplace	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	South African
Hometown	Johannesburg
School	St Stithians College, Sandton
College/University	• University of Johannesburg • University of Cape Town
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Intrapreneurship and finance (UJ, 2016-2018) • Short Course - Investments and Securities (UCT, 2020) • Short Course - Taxation (UCT, July 2021-September 2021)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	• Travelling • Partying • Playing golf
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Girlfriend	Jamie Kronenberg
Family
Parents	Father- Ian Rickelton (Cricket coach) Mother- Penny Rickelton
Siblings	Brother- Dean Rickelton (elder)
Other Relatives	Sister-in-law- Tamie-Lee Rickelton (Dean's wife) Paternal Grandfather
Favourites
Cricketer	Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	Rs 1 crore (2.12 million SAR) (From 2025 IPL)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ryan Rickelton

• Ryan Rickelton was born into a sports-loving family as his father also played cricket while his mother Penny played squash during her teenage years.

• His father told him that he should become an opening batsman wicketkeeper if he was serious about becoming a cricketer.

• He also played squash, soccer, and rugby in provincial tournaments while growing up.
  

  Ryan Rickelton playing rugby during his school years

• His brother, Dean, also played cricket and rugby, but later studied IT and moved to London.

• He later had problems with sweep shot after which his father told him that he should not play it. He then contacted his mentor, Neil McKenzie, who corrected his technique.

• At the age of 5, he practised his strokes by hanging a ball on a tree outside his father’s garage.

• When he was 6-7 years old, he played cricket in the United Kingdom (UK) for his school team.

• He later moved to New Zealand where he played cricket for one year.

• When he was 12 years old, he started training under Peter Stringer who made him play 300 balls without any aerial shot that helped him play long innings.
  

  Ryan Rickelton when he played school cricket

• He also participated in weightlifting competitions under his weightlifting coach, Ndjike Steve Franck Kafang, and made an Under-14 weightlifting snatch record in Gauteng province by lifting 61 kg.

• To become a better wicketkeeper, he trained in the movement patterns involved in Olympic weightlifting under the strength and conditioning coaches named Steve Kafang and Rodney Anthony.

• He also focuses on contact points and rotation of shoulders and can do snatches up to 100 kgs and clean and jerks up to 110 kgs.

• In the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, he was the leading runscorer for Gauteng with 562 runs in 6 matches.
  

  Ryan Rickelton playing in 2018

• From March 2020 to October 2022, he worked as an assistant at KeConcepts.

• In October 2023, he started his coffee shop Roasted Coffee Co. as the director.

• On 27 September 2024, he scored his first T20I half-century with 76 runs in 48 deliveries with 3 fours and 6 sixes against Ireland.

• On 5 December 2024, he made his maiden test hundred with 101 runs against Sri Lanka in the first innings.

• In December 2024, he was acquired by Mumbai Indians in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for his base price of Rs 1 crores.

• In January 2025, he scored his first test double-hundred with 259 runs against Pakistan in the first innings.

• During the 2025 Champions Trophy held in Pakistan, he made his first ODI century with 103 runs against Afghanistan.
  

  Ryan Rickelton with his Man of the Match award after scoring his first ODI century

• He had a cat named James which died in October 2024.
  

  Ryan Rickelton’s deceased cat, James

• He uses hot and cold therapy to recover faster from the fatigue.

• He likes to drink alcoholic drinks such as whiskey or beer during parties.
  

  Ryan Rickelton drinking beer