South Africa / Players
Full name Gideon Jacobus Kruis
Born May 9, 1974, Pretoria, Transvaal
Current age 35 years 202 days
Major teams Eagles, Griqualand West, Marylebone Cricket Club, Northern Transvaal, Yorkshire
Nickname Kruisie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 3 in
Education St Alban's College, Pretoria
Relation Brother-in-law - PJ Koortzen
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 130 | 180 | 58 | 1849 | 59 | 15.15 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 131 | 58 | 20 | 430 | 31* | 11.31 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 20.50 | 34 | 120.58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 130 | 25664 | 12804 | 406 | 7/58 | 31.53 | 2.99 | 63.2 | 19 | 1 | |||
| List A | 131 | 6062 | 4654 | 161 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 28.90 | 4.60 | 37.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 24 | 24 | 526 | 558 | 23 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 24.26 | 6.36 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1993/94 |
| Last First-class | Yorkshire v Hampshire at Leeds, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1997/98 |
| Last List A | Yorkshire v Sussex at Scarborough, Aug 30, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eastern Cape v Eagles at East London, Apr 18, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
Deon Kruis was born in Transvaal and joined Yorkshire under the Kolpak ruling in 2005. In his first season with the county he was the top wicket-taker in the second division of the County Championship with 64 wickets, and was voted Yorkshire's Player-of-the-Year. In 2006 he was again Yorkshire's top wicket-taker. He is a handy lower-order batsman and previously represented Northern Transvaal, Griqualand West and Goodyear Eagles in South Africa between 1993 and 2005. There was a hint of controversy and confusion in 2008 when he left Yorkshire, who were irritated by his delay in signing a new contract. But the two parties resolved their differences a week later, and all was again well at Headingley.
Sam Collins October 2008
- Kruis rejoins Yorkshire (Oct 17, 2008)
- Kruis leaves Yorkshire (Oct 9, 2008)
- Kruis looks to the future (May 19, 2008)
- Yorkshire win the desert Roses clash (Mar 22, 2008)
- Durham crowned Division Two champions (Sep 15, 2007)
May 24, 2008
Deon Kruis celebrates removing Scott Newman
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Aug 10, 2006
Deon Kruis removes Oliver Newby
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Jul 24, 2006
Deon Kruis celebrates the wicket of Ronnie Irani
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