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Zander de Bruyn
South Africa
Player profile
Full name Zander de Bruyn
Born July 5, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 33 years 19 days
Major teams South Africa, Gauteng, Marylebone Cricket Club, Somerset, Surrey Cricket Board, Titans, Transvaal, Warriors, Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
3 |
5 |
1 |
155 |
83 |
38.75 |
409 |
37.89 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
111 |
189 |
21 |
7099 |
266* |
42.25 |
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18 |
34 |
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77 |
0 |
| List A |
126 |
116 |
24 |
3060 |
113* |
33.26 |
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2 |
18 |
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32 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
31 |
27 |
6 |
572 |
76* |
27.23 |
562 |
101.77 |
0 |
2 |
47 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
3 |
3 |
216 |
92 |
3 |
2/32 |
2/32 |
30.66 |
2.55 |
72.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
111 |
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9678 |
5549 |
141 |
7/67 |
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39.35 |
3.44 |
68.6 |
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3 |
0 |
| List A |
126 |
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2999 |
2662 |
84 |
5/44 |
5/44 |
31.69 |
5.32 |
35.7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
31 |
15 |
288 |
389 |
16 |
4/18 |
4/18 |
24.31 |
8.10 |
18.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
India v South Africa at Kanpur, Nov 20-24, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Test |
South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, Dec 17-21, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1995/96 |
| Last First-class |
Somerset v Kent at Taunton, Jul 16-19, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1995/96 |
| Last List A |
Durham v Somerset at Chester-le-Street, Jul 23, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Warriors v Titans at Port Elizabeth, Apr 1, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jun 24, 2008 scorecard |
Zander de Bruyn is reminiscent of the late Hansie Cronje at the crease; tall and elegant, the purveyor of crunching drives, but also with a question mark over his ability against fast, short-pitched bowling. And he is a useful medium-paced bowler to boot - able to break partnerships or keep an end tight for a lengthy period. In 2003-04, he emulated the great Barry Richards, by becoming only the second player in South African domestic cricket history to score 1000 runs in a SuperSport Series or Currie Cup season. Although he excelled at schoolboy level, de Bruyn's career never really got off the ground until he moved to Easterns in 2002, where he joined forces with their ultra-competitive coach - and newly-appointed national team mentor - Ray Jennings. That season, he played a huge role in an improbable Series victory, averaging 60 and scoring 169 in the final as Easterns overturned a first-innings deficit against the international-strength Western Province attack, and he has gone from strength to strength ever since, until earning a call-up for the Test tour of India in November 2004. Despite scoring 83 on debut, he was dropped after only two Tests. He signed a two-year contract with the Warriors in May 2006 and was appointed captain of the domestic side in September.
Ken Borland September 2006
Education: Hoerskool Helpmekaar, Hoerskool Randburg
Junior Representative Cricket: Tvl Nuff 1991-94, SA Schools 1994
Jul 20, 2008 |
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Zander de Bruyn works one off his toes
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Jul 1, 2008 |
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JP Duminy and Zander de Bruyn mess about
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Dec 8, 2004 |
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Zander de Bruyn
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