Michael Rippon

Michael Rippon
Personal information
Full name
Michael James Rippon
Born (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm unorthodox spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 58)7 July 2013 
Netherlands v Ireland
Last ODI4 April 2022 
Netherlands v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.91
T20I debut (cap 27/94)19 April 2013 
Netherlands v Namibia
Last T20I29 July 2022 
New Zealand v Scotland
T20I shirt no.91
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11Cape Cobras
2010/11–2011/12Western Province
2012–2013Sussex
2016/17–2022/23Otago
2023/24–presentCanterbury
2023/24Rangpur Riders
2024Vancouver Knights
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 9 19 65 125
Runs scored 180 216 2,696 2,677
Batting average 30.00 30.85 28.37 33.04
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/13 0/18
Top score 67 42 106 84
Balls bowled 402 328 8,905 5,424
Wickets 13 17 156 160
Bowling average 23.00 20.41 34.08 28.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/37 3/8 6/66 5/21
Catches/stumpings 4/– 4/– 34/– 47/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 January 2026

Michael James Rippon (born 14 September 1991) is a South African-born cricketer. He current plays international cricket for New Zealand, having previously also played for the Netherlands national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm unorthodox spin.