FORMER Proteas, and current Hollywoodbets Dolphins all-rounder Sarel Erwee has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Erwee, who joined the Dolphins Academy structures in 2008, ended his cricketing journey on a high earlier this year after the Dolphins won the One Day Cup.

A stalwart of KZN cricket, he attended St Charles College and always had dreams of one day representing the Dolphins.

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“As a kid from Pietermaritzburg I grew up watching the Dolphins. I was fortunate enough in that my dad would drive me down to Kingsmead to watch the Dolphins and when they came to Maritzburg I was always there. From an early age I fell in love with the Dolphins. I fell in love with the kit that they wore.

“I fell in love with the players; the likes of Lance Klusener, Jonty Rhodes, Shaun Pollock and Hashim Amla. I was in awe of these guys and how they played. Being a KZN boy I always wanted to play for the Dolphins and there was never a thought of playing anywhere else for me,” he said.

With more than 300 professional matches across all formats, which include 10 Test matches for the Proteas, the 35-year-old’s experience and leadership have been invaluable to the Durban franchise.

“Looking back on my career with the Dolphins, the team and the stadium has always been a special place for me and will always be a special place for me,” a sentimental Erwee commented.

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