South Africa players and officials - select an initial letter: -
A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z
Full name Zander de Bruyn
Born July 5, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 33 years 101 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
121
205
23
7700
266*
42.30
19
37
83
0
List A
132
121
24
3207
113*
33.06
2
18
33
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
121
9976
5694
145
7/67
39.26
3.42
68.8
3
0
List A
132
3167
2813
88
5/44
5/44
31.96
5.32
35.9
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
First-class debut
1995/96
Last First-class
Warriors v Eagles at Port Elizabeth, Oct 9-12, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
Lancashire v Somerset at Liverpool, Sep 14, 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
Profile
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
