Zander de Bruyn

Zander de Bruyn
Personal information
Full name
Zander de Bruyn
Born (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 293)20 November 2004 v India
Last Test17 December 2004 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995–1997Transvaal
1997–2002Gauteng
2002–2006Easterns
2005Worcestershire
2004–2006Titans
2006–2009Warriors
2008–2010Somerset
2009–2014Highveld Lions (squad no. 58)
2011–2013Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 3 242 242 125
Runs scored 155 14,259 6,085 2,187
Batting average 38.75 38.33 35.37 29.95
100s/50s 0/1 29/78 6/37 0/9
Top score 83 266* 122* 95*
Balls bowled 216 20,051 5,465 1,147
Wickets 3 285 166 62
Bowling average 30.66 39.35 30.84 27.09
5 wickets in innings 0 4 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/32 7/67 5/44 4/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 155/– 60/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 April 2016

Zander de Bruyn (born 5 July 1975) is a former South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played three Test matches for South Africa, and played domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He was a batting all-rounder whose elegance at the crease drew comparisons with former South African captain Hansie Cronje. His medium-pace bowling was able to take the pressure off the front-line bowlers, with his ability to restrict the run-rate and take partnership-breaking wickets.