Eddo Brandes

Eddo Brandes
Personal information
Full name Eddo André Brandes
Born (1963-03-05) 5 March 1963
Port Shepstone, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right arm fast
Role Bowler, now coach
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 2) 18 October 1992 v India
Last Test 8 December 1999 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 14) 10 October 1987 v New Zealand
Last ODI 18 December 1999 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1996 Mashonaland Country Districts
1996–2001 Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 59 60 126
Runs scored 121 404 1,151 1,173
Batting average 10.08 13.03 16.68 16.52
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 1/2 0/4
Top score 39 55 165* 55
Balls bowled 1,996 2,828 9,437 6,200
Wickets 26 70 179 164
Bowling average 36.57 32.37 28.60 28.19
5 wickets in innings 0 2 10 4
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 3/45 5/28 7/38 5/28
Catches/stumpings 4/– 11/– 28/– 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2009

Eddo André Brandes (born 5 March 1963) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 59 ODIs from 1987 to 1999, spanning four World Cups. In the days when a number of Zimbabwe's players were amateurs with other full-time professions, Brandes was a chicken farmer.

International career

He took a hat-trick in an ODI against England in January 1997 that is still regarded as the highest by total average of the batsmen dismissed.[1] Only two months short of his 34th birthday, he remains the oldest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick.

Brandes gained fame for his noted and oft-quoted exchange with Glenn McGrath. After McGrath became frustrated at being unable to dismiss him, the bowler asked: "Why are you so fat?" to which Brandes replied: "Because every time I shag your wife she gives me a chocolate biscuit."[2]

After cricket

As of 2003 Brandes had moved to Australia to pursue a coaching career, and was formerly coaching the Sunshine Coast Scorchers who play in the XXXX Gold Brisbane Grade Competition. As of 2009 he runs a tomato farm on the Sunshine Coast.[3]

International record

ODI 5 Wicket hauls

#FiguresMatchOpponentVenueCityCountryYear
15/2833 EnglandHarare Sports ClubHarareZimbabwe1997
25/4135 IndiaBoland Bank ParkPaarlSouth Africa1997

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 England Lavington Sports Oval, Albury 18 March 1992 14 (24 balls, 1x4) ; 10-4-21-4  Zimbabwe won by 9 runs.[4]
2 Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 3 February 1993 9-1-57-2 ; 55 (35 balls, 4x4, 3x6)  Sri Lanka won by 30 runs.[5]
3 England Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 January 1997 DNB ; 10-0-28-5  Zimbabwe won by 131 runs.[6]
4 India Boland Park, Paarl 27 January 1997 DNB ; 9.5-1-41-5 Match tied.[7]
5 Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7 November 1998 7-2-19-3 ; DNB  Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Cricinfo – Hat-trick heroes
  2. ↑ "50 greatest sporting insults". The Times. 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "1991-1992 Benson & Hedges World Cup - 35th Match - England v Zimbabwe - Albury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "1992-1993 Wills Trophy - 3rd Match - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "1996-1997 Zimbabwe v England - 3rd Match - Harare". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "1996-1997 Standard Bank International Series - 3rd Match - India v Zimbabwe - Paarl". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "1998-1999 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy - 2nd Match - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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