Tsherolo Revelation Plaatjie (born 11 June 1982) is a former South African cricketer who played for Griqualand West and Easterns at provincial level, as a right-arm fast bowler.
Born in Kimberley, Plaatjie made his senior debut for Griqualand West during the 2004–05 season of the UCB Provincial Cup, playing a first-class match against North West in October 2004.First-class matches played by Revelation Plaatjie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2015. The following season, he added another five matches in the same competition, also making his limited-overs debut.List A matches played by Revelation Plaatjie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2015. However, he switched to Easterns for the 2006–07 season. In his debut three-day match for his team, Plaatjie faced his old side, and went to make a career-best 49 not out in the second innings, from number ten in the batting order.Easterns v Griqualand West, South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge 2006/07 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2015. He put on 112 for the ninth wicket with David Wiese, and after Wiese's dismissal hung on for five more runs with the number-eleven batsman, Petros Mofokeng, guiding his team to a one-wicket win.(9 October 2006). "Faltering start for domestic newcomers" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
The 2006–07 season saw Plaatjie finish the provincial three-day season with 25 wickets from eight matches, behind only David Wiese (30 wickets) for Easterns.Bowling for Easterns, South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge 2006/07 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Against Mpumalanga, he took what was to be his only first-class five-wicket haul, 6/42 from 13.1 overs.Easterns v Mpumalanga, South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge 2006/07 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2015. However, during the 2007–08 season, Plaatjie struggled for form, playing only five three-day matches and two limited-overs matches in what was to be his last season with Easterns. After a gap of several years without any high-level cricket, he returned to Griqualand West for the 2010–11 season, where he was used predominantly in the one-day format. His final match at provincial level was a one-off limited-overs appearance in February 2012, against Boland.
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