Clyde Fortuin: I have resigned from my job at Boland

Wicketkeeper-batsman Clyde Fortuin has exited domestic cricket in South Africa to permanently relocate to the United Kingdom.

Fortuin was listed among Boland’s contracted players for the 2026-27 domestic season in SA. He later declined the contract.

“I have not formally retired from cricket, but I have resigned from my job at Boland. I have done this because I want to stay in England with my wife,” Fortuin told Club Cricket SA.

“It’s looking likely I will pursue a professional career in the United Kingdom, but I’m not 100 percent sure yet. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but most likely that will be the road I go down.

“We will see what the next few months look like. That will be my preferred route, but we’ll see what happens.”

Fortuin played 90 first-class matches from 2014 to 2026. This included two Tests for South Africa in 2024.

He was capped in first-class cricket by the Warriors, Knights, Western Province, Boland and Northern Cape.

His 12-year first-class career in SA included three centuries and 21 half-tons from 144 innings.

Fortuin also played for the Pretoria Capitals in the SA20.

“I am grateful to all the teams I played for over the years in South Africa,” he added.

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Earlier this month, batsmen Dean Elgar and Pieter Malan retired from professional cricket as well.

Malan played first-class cricket for 19 years, from 2007 to 2026. This included three Test matches for South Africa in 2020.

He totalled 13,959 first-class runs across 345 innings at an average of 43.75. This included 43 centuries. His highest score was 264 for the Cape Cobras against the Knights at Newlands in 2021.

“I have retired. It was slightly forced in a sense. I thought I had a couple more years left, but it was going to happen at some stage,” Malan told The Biggest Man in Cricket podcast.

“I’m very much a guy who wants to be fully committed to what I’m doing, so it’s time for the next step.”

Former Proteas captain Elgar played 86 Tests from 2012 to 2024 – and has since been playing for Essex in the United Kingdom. He is South Africa’s eighth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket.

“I feel it’s the right time for me now,” said Elgar.

“I’m not getting any younger, 39 years old, and I’ve got a lot of things going on back home with regards to a young but growing-up-very-quickly family. It’s the right time for me now to be present at home and be there for my partner and my kids.

“It’s been a great journey so far. It’s not done yet, but at the end of the season, I will be retiring. I was fortunate enough to represent my country for 12 years and then the responsibility of captaining South Africa – that’s one of the proudest moments of my career.

“If you look back at the journey of where I have come from, I don’t think many people would have given me a lot of hope of having a career in cricket, let alone one that spans over two decades.”

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