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Ant Botha

South Africa

Player profile

Full name Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha
Born November 17, 1976, Pretoria, Transvaal
Current age 31 years 182 days
Major teams Derbyshire, Easterns, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Warwickshire
Nickname Botox
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Maritzburg College South Africa

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 104 167 24 3405 156* 23.81 4 14 78 0
List A 113 87 25 1362 60* 21.96 0 4 47 0
Twenty20 25 19 5 224 26 16.00 197 113.70 0 0 16 6 7 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 104 18625 9004 269 8/53 33.47 2.90 69.2 8 1
List A 113 4110 3321 111 5/60 5/60 29.91 4.84 37.0 1 1 0
Twenty20 25 23 477 566 27 4/14 4/14 20.96 7.11 17.6 2 0 0

Career statistics
First-class debut 1995/96
Last First-class Derbyshire v Warwickshire at Derby, May 7-10, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1996/97
Last List A Ireland v Warwickshire at Belfast, May 16, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Derby, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jul 6, 2007 scorecard
 Profile

Ant Botha was born in South Africa and represented South Africa Under-19's, Natal and Easterns prior to moving to England. He holds a British passport, and he joined Derbyshire in 2004 after 'discovering his mother was English', according to the county's website. Botha was a glass salesman in South Africa, and loves to smash it about a bit when he is batting. He is a pane in the neck for batsmen too with his nagging left-arm spin, and his allround talent has been a feature of Derbyshire's recent attempts to revitalise their squad. He is an electric fielder and was the club's Twenty20 Player-of-the-Year in 2005 and 2006. He was released by Derbyshire in 2007, joining Warwickshire on a two-year contract.
Sam Collins September 2007


 Notes
Education: Maritzburg College, Maritzburg Technikon
Junior Representative Cricket: Ntl Nuff 1993-95, SA Schools 1995

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Apr 20, 2008

Ant Botha portrait
Ant Botha portrait
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Aug 5, 2007

Ant Botha in action against Somerset
Ant Botha in action against Somerset
© Getty Images

Jun 28, 2005

Ismail Dawood runs out Ant Botha
Ismail Dawood runs out Ant Botha
© Getty Images

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