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Johan Botha      

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

Johan Botha
Batting and fielding averages
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
Bowling averages
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
Career statistics
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
Profile

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

Notes

South Africa Player of the Year 2008

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Sep 24, 2009

Johan Botha gets the high-fives after dismissing Brendon McCullum, South Africa v New Zealand, Champions Trophy, Group B, Centurion, September 24, 2009

Johan Botha gets the high-fives after dismissing Brendon McCullum

© AFP

Sep 24, 2009

Brendon McCullum and Johan Botha collide, South Africa v New Zealand, Champions Trophy, Group B, Centurion, September 24, 2009

Brendon McCullum and Johan Botha collide

© AFP

Jun 16, 2009

Johan Botha picked up 3 for 16, India v South Africa, ICC World Twenty20 Super Eights, Trent Bridge, June 16, 2009

Johan Botha picked up 3 for 16

© Associated Press

Country Fixtures Country Results
Dolphins v Cape Cobras at Durban - Nov 19-22
Match drawn
Warriors v Eagles at East London - Nov 19-22
Eagles 391/4d & 273/6d Warriors 315/3d & 326/4
Easterns v KZ-Natal at Benoni - Nov 22
Easterns won by 6 wkts (with 27 balls remaining)
Gauteng v Free State at Alberton - Nov 22
Gauteng won by 3 wkts (with 1 ball remaining)
Griq West v W Province at Kimberley - Nov 22
Griq West won by 5 wkts (with 25 balls remaining)
KZN-Inland v Border at Pietermaritzburg - Nov 22
KZN-Inland won by 63 runs
2nd ODI: South Africa v England at Centurion - Nov 22
England won by 7 wkts (with 24 balls remaining)
S West D v Northerns at Oudtshoorn - Nov 22
Northerns won by 105 runs
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