Dawid Malan
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Dawid Johannes Malan is an English
England
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 cricket
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Malan is a left-handed opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler who has represented Boland in South Africa (2005/2006) and the MCC Young Cricketers in 2006. He joined Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
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 in July 2006 and he made his 1st XI debut in a Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
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 tie versus Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
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 at the Oval.

In 2007 Malan was the top run scorer in the Second XI Championship with 969 runs at 51.00.

Malan made his first-class debut for Middlesex in June 2008, making 132 not out
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His father (also known as Dawid) represented Western Province B, Northern Transvaal B and Teddington, as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.

On July 8, 2008, Malan hit the 24th century in the history of the Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...

 after compiling 103 off 54 balls in the quarter-final against the Lancashire Lightning
Lancashire County Cricket Club
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