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Johan Botha (cricketer)

Johan Botha
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Botha training with South Africa in 2009
Personal information
Full name Johan Botha
Born (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 34)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nickname Botes, Stone
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off spin
Role Allrounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 299) 2 January 2006 v Australia
Last Test 20 November 2010 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 80) 16 November 2005 v India
Last ODI 3 March 2012 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 13) 9 January 2006 v Australia
Last T20I 2 October 2012 v India
Domestic team information
Years Team
2001–2004 Eastern Province
2004–2005 Border
2004–2011 Warriors
2009–2012 Rajasthan Royals
2011 Northamptonshire
2012–2014 South Australia
2012–2014 Adelaide Strikers
2013 Delhi Daredevils
2015 Kolkata Knight Riders
2015–present Sydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 78 40 90
Runs scored 83 609 201 4,015
Batting average 20.75 19.03 18.27 31.61
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/27
Top score 25 46 34 109
Balls bowled 1,017 3,823 774 14,656
Wickets 17 72 37 220
Bowling average 33.70 40.50 22.24 32.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 7
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 4/56 4/19 3/16 6/34
Catches/stumpings 3/– 36/– 17/– 63/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 November 2016

Johan Botha (born 2 May 1982) is a former South African international cricketer who played for the South African national team between 2005 and 2012. He moved to Australia in 2012 to play in that country's domestic leagues, and in 2016 became an Australian citizen.

Born in Johannesburg, Botha represented the South African under-19s at the 2000 Under-19 World Cup, and made his first-class debut for Eastern Province later in the year, aged 18. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin, he made his international debut in November 2005, in a One Day International (ODI) against India. Botha's Test debut came in January 2006, against Australia, although at the end of the match he was reported for an illegal bowling action (an issue that arose on several more occasions). He would play only five Test matches in total during his career, the last of which came in 2010.

Botha had much greater success in the limited-overs formats, representing South Africa at the 2009 World Twenty20, the 2009 Champions Trophy, the 2010 World Twenty20, the 2011 World Cup, and the 2012 World Twenty20. He captained the team for periods at both ODI and Twenty20 International level, generally in the absence of more senior players. Botha retired from international cricket after the 2012 World Twenty20, signing a contract to captain South Australia in Australian domestic cricket. He currently only plays at Twenty20 level, representing the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. He has also made appearances in the Indian Premier League and the Caribbean Premier League.


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