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Full name Johan Botha
Born May 2, 1982, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 27 years 204 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Border, Eastern Province, Rajasthan Royals, Warriors
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 45.00 | 137 | 32.84 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 49 | 26 | 10 | 296 | 46 | 18.50 | 348 | 85.05 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| T20Is | 16 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 28* | 29.50 | 48 | 122.91 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| First-class | 60 | 100 | 15 | 2910 | 109 | 34.23 | 1 | 20 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 117 | 79 | 23 | 1190 | 55* | 21.25 | 1540 | 77.27 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 50 | 35 | 16 | 305 | 44* | 16.05 | 271 | 112.54 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 225 | 178 | 4 | 2/57 | 2/75 | 44.50 | 4.74 | 56.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 49 | 46 | 2352 | 1769 | 44 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 40.20 | 4.51 | 53.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 16 | 15 | 318 | 330 | 13 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 25.38 | 6.22 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 60 | 8338 | 4205 | 133 | 6/42 | 31.61 | 3.02 | 62.6 | 4 | 1 | |||
| List A | 117 | 5177 | 3804 | 101 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 37.66 | 4.40 | 51.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 50 | 47 | 1068 | 1070 | 40 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 26.75 | 6.01 | 26.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Test | Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Feb 22-25, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v South Africa at Hyderabad (Decc), Nov 16, 2005 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Benoni, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Warriors v Lions at East London, Oct 22-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Benoni, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eastern Cape v Western Province Boland at Port Elizabeth, Apr 13, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
Johan Botha's is an interesting case. He began his career as an ordinary medium pacer for the Eastern Cape Warriors - by his own admission he was quicker than 125 kmph - but it was after Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, had a look at him in the nets and saw something else that Botha dropped his ambitions for speed. Spurred by Arthur's comments that he would do well to turn to spin, Botha remodeled his action and began studying the art of the doosra - the ball that turns away from the right-handed batsman - in hopes of emulating the wiles of Harbhajan Singh. A successful tour of Sri Lanka with the South Africa A side - in which he took key wickets as well as scoring runs - saw Botha's name penciled in as a potential spinning allrounder.
A determined, fiercely competitive individual, Botha found a place in the squad to tour India for a five-match one-day series after Nicky Boje pulled out over security concerns in regard to charges of matchfixing. His debut - in the first match at Hyderabad - resulted in 31 runs from six overs with the wicket of Irfan Pathan, bowled through the gate. Both Arthur and Graeme Smith rated him highly and saw him as vital to South Africa's progress towards the World Cup. But his career came to a grinding halt when his action was cited on his Test debut in January 2006, and following testing at the University of Western Australia, he was banned by the ICC. Botha reworked his action but it was confirmed once again in September that he bent his arm more than 15 degrees. However, after another review in November, Botha's action was cleared by the ICC. He made his comeback during the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup and returned to the South African one-day team during the tour of Pakistan in 2007-08.
Jamie Alter August 2008
South Africa Player of the Year 2008
- Doubts over Botha's action will remain - Barnes (Oct 30, 2009)
- Johan Botha's action cleared by CSA (Oct 30, 2009)
- Botha and Theron reported for suspect actions (Oct 22, 2009)
- All-round Botha stars for Warriors (Oct 21, 2009)
- de Villiers helps South Africa stay unbeaten (Jun 16, 2009)
Sep 24, 2009
Johan Botha gets the high-fives after dismissing Brendon McCullum
© AFP
Sep 24, 2009
Brendon McCullum and Johan Botha collide
© AFP
Jun 16, 2009
Johan Botha picked up 3 for 16
© Associated Press
England won by 7 wkts (with 24 balls remaining)
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