Ant Botha

Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha (born 17 November 1976) is a South African former cricketer who played for the cricket teams of Natal B, Natal, South Africa Academy, KwaZulu-Natal B, KwaZulu-Natal, Easterns, Derbyshire and Warwickshire.

Ant Botha
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Greyvensteyn Botha
Born (1976-11-17) 17 November 1976
Pretoria, Transvaal Province,
South Africa
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995–1999KwaZulu-Natal
1999–2003Easterns
2004–2007Derbyshire
2008–2011Warwickshire
First-class debut8 February 1996 Natal B v Free State B
Last First-class20 April 2011 Warwickshire v Worcestershire
List A debut6 October 1996 Natal v Free State
Last List A26 July 2011 Warwickshire v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 137 149 72
Runs scored 4,403 1,715 502
Batting average 23.92 22.86 17.31
100s/50s 4/11 0/4 0/0
Top score 156* 60* 35*
Balls bowled 21,788 5,314 1,251
Wickets 307 145 66
Bowling average 34.44 29.68 21.39
5 wickets in innings 9 2 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a
Best bowling 8/53 5/43 4/14
Catches/stumpings 107/– 66/– 33/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2017

Botha was born in Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa and he made his domestic debut for Natal B in the UCB Bowl of 1996 and a month later was representing the South African Under-19s cricket team in a tour of India, picking up three Youth Test appearances. He played for the full Natal team in the same year, helping them to third place in the Standard Bank League of 1996/97.

His breakthrough to England was to come in 2003, when he first represented Sussex Second XI, though he was quickly to move to Derbyshire, making his debut in April 2004. Out for a golden duck in his first innings, his blushes would be saved at the expense of fellow South African James Bryant, who retired hurt in the second innings. Late in 2005, Botha hit 158 against Yorkshire, batting at number eight in the lineup, with a calculated mixture of brave and fearless shots.

In 2007, Botha with Derbyshire took part in the Twenty20 Floodlit cup. Alongside Essex Eagles, 2006's Twenty20 Cup Semi-Finalists, and the PCA Masters. Derbyshire qualified for the final where they lost to Essex.

Botha signed to play for Warwickshire in 2008. He once took over the captaincy as third captain after the injuries of Darren Maddy and Ian Westwood. He was forced to retire in 2011 aged 34 due to an unsuccessful struggle against an elbow injury.

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