Johann Myburgh

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Johann Myburgh
New Zealand
Personal information
Full name Johann Gerhardus Myburgh
Born 22 October 1980 (1980-10-22) (age 27)
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Domestic team information
Years Team
Canterbury
Northerns
Titans
Last First Class April 11, 2008: Canterbury v Otago
Last List-A February 24, 2008: Canterbury v Northern Districts
'Career statistics
First Class List-A Twenty20 '
Matches 57 71 13
Runs scored 3683 1634 161
Batting average 42.33 28.66 17.88
100s/50s 8/23 0/9 0/1
Top score 203 95 68
Balls bowled 1419 1125 24
Wickets 14 16 3
Bowling average 51.21 61.37 9.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 - -
Best bowling 2/45 2/27 3/16
Catches/stumpings 38/0 15/0 1/0

As of April 24, 2008
Source: CricInfo

Johann Gerhardus Myburgh (October 22, 1980— ) is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket in New Zealand. A Right-handed batsman and occasional offbreak bowler, Myburgh is also a talented fielder, and is the current holder of the record for the youngest scorer of a double-century in South African domestic cricket, breaking the record of Graeme Pollock in 1997 when aged 17.[1] Though born in South Africa, he emigrated to New Zealand in 2007, where he required three seasons to qualify for the national team.[2]

[edit] Career

Myburgh was born in Pretoria, along with his brother Stephanus who is also a cricket player.[3] Myburgh debuted for Canterbury in 1997 in first-class cricket.[1] On January 7, 2001, during a one day game, he scored an opening partnership of 156 with Jacques Rudolph before being dismissed on 95.[4] On October 15, 2004 he scored 102 against Northerns during a first class match,[5] and on January 9, 2005 he scored 100* against Border.[6] Returning to South Africa by the end of 2005, Myburgh scored 56* against the Warriors,[7] and then when playing for the Titans became their leading run scoring, hitting 237 runs in ten matches with a high score of 59*.[8]

In 2006, playing for Northerns, Myburgh scored a 50 as they faced Western Province on April 8,[9] and then scored another 55-ball 50 against the South African national cricket team in September.[10] By now, with Nathan Astle retiring, Myburgh was aware that he needed to play only three more seasons in New Zealand to qualify for their national team.[2] By mid-2007, he was back at Canterbury,[11] and he quickly cemented his place when he scored 148* off 154 balls with four sixes as his team moved on to 344/1,[12] and followed this with another century in December,[13] a fifty in January 2008,[14] and a 98-ball 87 in February against England.[15]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Player Profile: Johann Myburgh from Cricinfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  2. ^ a b Astle ends first-class career at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  3. ^ Player Profile: Johann Myburgh from Cricinfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  4. ^ Crookes slip-up cost Easterns as Northerns win at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  5. ^ Myburgh runs into Easterns at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  6. ^ Aronstam and Myburgh strike hundreds as Northerns draw at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  7. ^ Cape Cobras crash out of the tournament at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  8. ^ Eagles aim for back-to-back finaks at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  9. ^ Northerns plod towards advantageous position at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  10. ^ South Africa presented with questions, not answers at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  11. ^ Myburgh heads to Canterbury at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  12. ^ Wellington go top with innings win over Auckland at CricInfo retrieved April 24 [[2008]
  13. ^ uckland win after Adams demolition at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  14. ^ Auckland top, first win for Canterbury at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
  15. ^ Bell and Anderson star in 34-run win at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008

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