Johan van der Wath

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Johan van der Wath

South Africa
Personal information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches - 10
Runs scored - 89
Batting average - 14.83
100s/50s - 0/0
Top score - 37*
Balls bowled - 526
Wickets - 13
Bowling average - 42.38
5 wickets in innings - 0
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling - 2/21
Catches/stumpings -/- 3/-

As of 17 January 2008
Source: Cricinfo

Johannes Jacobus van der Wath (born 10 January 1978 in Newcastle, Natal) is a South African cricketer, currently registered with Northamptionshire as a Kolpak player. He is a right hand batsman and a right hand medium fast bowler.

He started his first-class career in 1996 in South Africa where he played for the Eagles. He developed into an allrounder and performed well with both bat and ball. When Jacques Kallis was injured during the VB Series in Australia, van der Wath was called to the team. He debuted against Australia at the Telstra Dome, in Melbourne. He has played county cricket for Sussex and in 2007 appeared for Northamptonshire.

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