Dane Vilas

{{short description|South African cricketer (born 1985)}} {{Use South African English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Dane Vilas | image = | country = South Africa | fullname = Dane James Vilas | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|6|10}} | birth_place = Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | nickname = Villa, Vili | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | role = Wicket-keeper | international = true | internationalspan = 2012–2016

| club1 = Gauteng | year1 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2009/10}} | club2 = Lions | year2 = {{nowrap|2008/09–2009/10}} | club3 = Western Province | year3 = {{nowrap|2010/11–2021/22}} | club4 = Cape Cobras | year4 = {{nowrap|2010/11–2016/17}} | club5 = South Western Districts | year5 = 2016/17 | club6 = Lancashire | year6 = 2017–2023 | clubnumber6 = 33 | club7 = Dolphins | year7 = {{nowrap|2017/18–2018/19}} | club8 = KwaZulu-Natal Inland | year8 = 2017/18 | club9 = Jozi Stars | year9 = 2018 | club10 = Durban Heat | year10 = 2019 | club11 = Lahore Qalandars | year11 = 2020 | club12 = Northern Superchargers | year12 = 2021 | club13 = Paarl Royals | year13 = {{nowrap|2023–2024}}

| columns = 4 | hidedeliveries = true | column1 = Test | matches1 = 6 | runs1 = 94 | bat avg1 = 10.44 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 26 | catches/stumpings1 = 13/0 | column2 = T20I | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = – | bat avg2 = – | 100s/50s2 = – | top score2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 0/0 | column3 = FC | matches3 = 199 | runs3 = 10,633 | bat avg3 = 39.97 | 100s/50s3 = 25/47 | top score3 = 266 | catches/stumpings3 = 471/20 | column4 = LA | matches4 = 185 | runs4 = 5,292 | bat avg4 = 36.75 | 100s/50s4 = 10/27 | top score4 = 166 | catches/stumpings4 = 177/30 | date = 13 September | year = 2023 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dane-vilas-262456 ESPNcricinfo }} '''Dane James Vilas''' (born 10 June 1985) is a South African former cricketer now cricket coach. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal. Previously, he played for South Africa's national team and made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 30 July 2015.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/817215.html |title=South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2015 |access-date=30 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/2015072945131/test-cricket/dane-vilas-to-make-debut-in-2nd-test-against-bangladesh|title=Dane Vilas to make debut in 2nd Test against Bangladesh|publisher=thesportscampus.com|access-date=30 July 2015|archive-date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821050013/http://www.thesportscampus.com/2015072945131/test-cricket/dane-vilas-to-make-debut-in-2nd-test-against-bangladesh|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Domestic career==

After four successful seasons at the Lions, Vilas moved to the Cape Cobras in search of more opportunity due to the emergence of Thami Tsolekile and Quinton de Kock at his former club.

On 27 January 2017, he signed a Kolpak deal with Lancashire, thus ruling him out of selection for South Africa.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/91033/lancashire-sign-former-west-indies-cicketer-shivnarine-chanderpaul-and-south-africa-wicketkepeer-batsman-dane-vilas-on-kolpak-deals | title=Lancashire sign Chanderpaul, Dane Vilas on Kolpak deals | work=CricBuzz | access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>

In August 2017, he was named in Pretoria Mavericks' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.<ref name="T20GL">{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.<ref name="PP">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |date=10 October 2017 |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ahead of the 2019 season, he was appointed as captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club in all three formats of the game<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dane Vilas |url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/teams/mens-first-xi/dane-vilas/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Lancashire Cricket Club |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219011818/https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/teams/mens-first-xi/dane-vilas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He led the county to promotion from Division 2 of the 2019 County Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lancs seal promotion with big win against Derbyshire |url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2019-news/lancs-seal-promotion-with-big-win-against-derbyshire/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Lancashire Cricket Club}}</ref> Ahead of the 2023 season, Vilas stepped down from his role as captain, relinquishing the title to teammate Keaton Jennings. However, due to a hamstring injury sustained by Jennings in the early stages of the season, Vilas regained the captaincy on a temporary basis.

In May 2022, in the 2022 County Championship in England, Vilas scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket, in the Roses Match against Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61432293 |title=County Championship: Keaton Jennings hits career-best 238 in Roses match |work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>

He announced his retirement from county cricket at the end of the 2023 season, but continued to play in the South African T20 competition.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dane-vilas-announces-lancashire-departure-1392543 | title=Dane Vilas announces Lancashire departure }}</ref>

==International career== Vilas made his international debut against India in a one-off Twenty20 International. He then went with the South African team to a triangular between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. However, Vilas appeared to be out of form, and has not been picked for the T20 team since, with South African limited-overs captain AB de Villiers the new wicket-keeper.

In July 2015, he made his Test debut against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The match was caught in a cyclone with four days washed out, and the series was drawn at 0–0.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-south-africa-2015/content/story/905721.html Vilas' damp debut opens door for keeper's spot]</ref> He was a late replacement for Quinton de Kock in the third Test against England on 14 January 2016, after de Kock suffered an injury before play started. Vilas arrived 45 minutes after the start of the match, after flying from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35309756|title=South Africa v England: Quinton de Kock out, Dane Vilas flies in|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

==Other== Vilas appeared in the 2008 film ''Hansie'', about the life of former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje. He was cast as fast bowler Allan Donald by the producers, who wanted to add authenticity to on-field scenes by using real cricketers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dane Vilas, South Africa gloveman who was Allan Donald in 'Hansie Cronje'|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/dane-vilas-gloveman-who-was-allan-donald-in-hansie-cronje/|access-date=5 November 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=11 September 2015}}</ref>

==Coaching career== Vilas was named as interim head coach at Middlesex County Cricket Club in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cq53ev1e794o|title=Vilas appointed interim Middlesex coach|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 June 2025}}</ref>

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