South Africa / Players
Full name Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha
Born November 17, 1976, Pretoria, Transvaal
Current age 33 years 10 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 | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 127 | 195 | 27 | 4063 | 156* | 24.18 | 4 | 19 | 95 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 137 | 103 | 32 | 1608 | 60* | 22.64 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 47 | 32 | 11 | 372 | 35* | 17.71 | 322 | 115.52 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 127 | 21292 | 10321 | 298 | 8/53 | 34.63 | 2.90 | 71.4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| List A | 137 | 4936 | 3995 | 137 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 29.16 | 4.85 | 36.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 47 | 44 | 879 | 997 | 48 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 20.77 | 6.80 | 18.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1995/96 |
| Last First-class | Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Sep 23-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1996/97 |
| Last List A | Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Derby, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sussex v Warwickshire at Hove, Jul 27, 2009 scorecard |
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
Education: Maritzburg College, Maritzburg Technikon
Junior Representative Cricket: Ntl Nuff 1993-95, SA Schools 1995
- Patel's six sends Ireland packing (May 16, 2009)
- Warwickshire rue missed chances (Apr 25, 2009)
- Smith hundred puts Durham in charge (Jul 17, 2008)
- Frost and Westwood salvage tie (Jun 13, 2008)
- Nottinghamshire rout Kent by 10 wickets (Apr 19, 2008)
Apr 20, 2008
Ant Botha portrait
© Getty Images
Aug 5, 2007
Ant Botha in action against Somerset
© Getty Images
Jun 28, 2005
Ismail Dawood runs out Ant Botha
© Getty Images
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