Neil Brand (cricketer)

Neil Brand
Personal information
Born (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 360)4 February 2024 v New Zealand
Last Test13 February 2024 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2017Cardiff MCCU
2017/18–2023/24Northerns
2018/19–2020/21Titans
2022/23Joburg Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 2 53 25 18
Runs scored 66 2,972 640 232
Batting average 16.50 38.10 29.09 14.50
100s/50s 0/0 6/20 1/2 0/0
Top score 34 159 115* 42
Balls bowled 234 4,679 828 276
Wickets 8 80 22 16
Bowling average 21.37 29.87 31.00 18.18
5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/119 6/119 4/61 3/24
Catches/stumpings 3/– 34/– 6/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2023

Neil Brand (born 12 April 1996) is a South African cricketer who is the current stand-in Captain of the South African National Cricket Team. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler. He initially moved to King's College, Taunton, with a hope to qualify to play for the England cricket team, before returning to South Africa at the end of 2017.

Brand made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCCU against Glamorgan on 2 April 2015. He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 March 2018.

In September 2018, Brand was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.