Sybrand Engelbrecht (cricketer)

Sybrand Engelbrecht
Personal information
Full name
Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht
Born (1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 36)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 84)9 October 2023 v New Zealand
Last ODI25 February 2024 v Nepal
ODI shirt no.72
T20I debut (cap 58)28 February 2024 v Nepal
Last T20I16 June 2024 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08Northerns
2008/09–2015/16Cape Cobras
2008/09–2016/17Western Province
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 12 54 70
Runs scored 385 280 3,067 1,660
Batting average 35.00 31.11 40.35 42.56
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 7/10 0/12
Top score 70 75 214* 97*
Balls bowled 12 48 2,576 1,946
Wickets 0 5 37 41
Bowling average – 14.20 44.40 40.58
5 wickets in innings – 0 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/13 5/74 3/28
Catches/stumpings 9/– 5/– 47/– 40/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2024

Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht (born 15 September 1988) is a South African-born former Dutch cricketer who played for the Netherlands national cricket team.[1] On 17 June 2024, he announced his retirement from international cricket.[2][3]

Biography

Engelbrecht was born in Johannesburg. He attended school at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool and holds an MBA degree from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.[1]

He made his first-class debut for Northerns in October 2007 and scored 45 runs and took four wickets against North West in the Provincial Challenge. He made an impact during the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008 with his fielding at point and took catches that drew comparison with Jonty Rhodes.[4][5] He played for Cape Cobras and was the replacement for an injured JP Duminy at the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. Cobras released him from their contract list in 2016.[6] He was included in the South Western Districts cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[7]

Engelbrecht later moved to the Netherlands to play club cricket. He has captained VCC in the Topklasse. In 2023 he met ICC residency qualifications to play for the Netherlands and was named in a Netherlands A squad for a series against Guernsey.[8] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut during the 2023 World Cup in a match against New Zealand at Hyderabad on 9 October.[9]

In February 2024, he was selected to T20I squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Nepal at Kirtipur on 28 February 2024.[11] In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "The extraordinary story of the Netherlands' surprise World Cup pick Sybrand Engelbrecht". The Business Standard. 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sybrand Engelbrecht retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Netherland's Sybrand Engelbrecht announces retirement from international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ Binoy, George (2 March 2008). "Move over Jonty, here comes Engelbrecht". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ Vice, Telford (5 April 2010). "'If you hit in the air against SA, expect to be caught'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ Moonda, Firdose (29 March 2016). "Justin Kemp to retire, Robin Peterson to move to Knights". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. ^ South Western Districts Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Strong Netherlands A squad takes on Guernsey in Deventer". KNCB. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Sybrand Engelbrecht, the World Cup debutant who had walked away from cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Dutch men's cricket team to visit Nepal". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ "2nd Match, Kirtipur, February 28, 2024, Nepal Triangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Netherlands' Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 5 June 2024.