Nigel Grant Brouwers (4 September 1976 – 3 July 2021) was a South African cricketer.[1] He played in 31 first-class and 30 List A matches from 1998 to 2009.[2][3][4]
Nigel Brouwers
Personal information
Full name
Nigel Grant Brouwers
Born
(1976-09-04)4 September 1976 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Died
3 July 2021(2021-07-03) (aged 44) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Brouwers attended Gelvandale Secondary School and played for Eastern Province Schools in 1991.[1] He made his first-class cricket debut in the 1998/99 season for Eastern Province, before going on to play for Northerns in 2000/01.[1] In the 2006/07 season, Brouwers made his debut for South Western Districts.[1] On his debut for South Western Districts, he made his highest score in first-class cricket, with 63 runs against Kei.[1] In his maiden List A match for the team, he also scored his highest score in the format, with 94 runs.[1] In his first-class career, he took 75 wickets, with his best figures of 6/57 coming against Griqualand West in the 1998/99 season.[1] His best figures in List A cricket came in his final match, against Gauteng,[1] where he took three wickets for sixteen runs.[5]
In February 1999, Brouwers was found guilty of stealing the wallet of fellow cricketer Alan Badenhorst.[6] The incident occurred during Eastern Province's match against Griqualand in the 1998/99 season, with Brouwers taking the wallet from the changing rooms.[6] Brouwers was given twenty hours of community service.[6]
In the 2006/07 season, Brouwers and Sammy-Joe Avontuur set a new opening partnership record for South Western Districts in a List A cricket match.[7] The pair made 109 together against Kei.[7]
Brouwers died in July 2021 from COVID-19, with his mother dying on the same day and his father a week later.[8] South Africa former international cricketer Alviro Petersen said that Brouwers was "one of the most talented cricketers I have known".[8]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefgh"SWD Cricket mourns death of Nigel Brouwers". Knysna-Plett Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^"Nigel Brouwers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^"SWD Cricket mourns former player". Press Reader. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^Nigel Brouwers, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2022. (subscription required)
^"Oudtshoorn, November 07, 2009, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ abcAlfred, Luke (2 May 2001). Lifting the Covers: Inside South African Cricket. New Africa Books. ISBN9780864864741 – via Google Books.
^ ab"Hornbuckle's record-breaking ton seals victory for SWD". The Gremlin. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ abBooth, Lawrence (1 May 2022). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack (159th ed.). Bloomsbury USA. p. 203. ISBN9781472991102.
nigel, brouwers, nigel, grant, brouwers, september, 1976, july, 2021, south, african, cricketer, played, first, class, list, matches, from, 1998, 2009, personal, informationfull, namenigel, grant, brouwersborn, 1976, september, 1976port, elizabeth, south, afri. Nigel Grant Brouwers 4 September 1976 3 July 2021 was a South African cricketer 1 He played in 31 first class and 30 List A matches from 1998 to 2009 2 3 4 Nigel BrouwersPersonal informationFull nameNigel Grant BrouwersBorn 1976 09 04 4 September 1976Port Elizabeth South AfricaDied3 July 2021 2021 07 03 aged 44 Port Elizabeth South AfricaBattingLeft handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxRoleBowlerDomestic team informationYearsTeam1998 99Eastern Province B2000 01Northerns2004 05 2005 06Eastern Province2006 07 2009 10South Western DistrictsCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 31 30Runs scored 955 574Batting average 18 72 27 33100s 50s 0 4 0 4Top score 63 94Balls bowled 1 957 947Wickets 75 28Bowling average 26 09 33 825 wickets in innings 3 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 6 57 3 16Catches stumpings 22 10 Source Cricinfo 2 May 2022 Brouwers attended Gelvandale Secondary School and played for Eastern Province Schools in 1991 1 He made his first class cricket debut in the 1998 99 season for Eastern Province before going on to play for Northerns in 2000 01 1 In the 2006 07 season Brouwers made his debut for South Western Districts 1 On his debut for South Western Districts he made his highest score in first class cricket with 63 runs against Kei 1 In his maiden List A match for the team he also scored his highest score in the format with 94 runs 1 In his first class career he took 75 wickets with his best figures of 6 57 coming against Griqualand West in the 1998 99 season 1 His best figures in List A cricket came in his final match against Gauteng 1 where he took three wickets for sixteen runs 5 In February 1999 Brouwers was found guilty of stealing the wallet of fellow cricketer Alan Badenhorst 6 The incident occurred during Eastern Province s match against Griqualand in the 1998 99 season with Brouwers taking the wallet from the changing rooms 6 Brouwers was given twenty hours of community service 6 In the 2006 07 season Brouwers and Sammy Joe Avontuur set a new opening partnership record for South Western Districts in a List A cricket match 7 The pair made 109 together against Kei 7 Brouwers died in July 2021 from COVID 19 with his mother dying on the same day and his father a week later 8 South Africa former international cricketer Alviro Petersen said that Brouwers was one of the most talented cricketers I have known 8 References edit a b c d e f g h SWD Cricket mourns death of Nigel Brouwers Knysna Plett Herald Retrieved 2 May 2022 Nigel Brouwers ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 17 December 2020 SWD Cricket mourns former player Press Reader Retrieved 2 May 2022 Nigel Brouwers CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2022 subscription required Oudtshoorn November 07 2009 CSA Provincial One Day Challenge ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2 May 2022 a b c Alfred Luke 2 May 2001 Lifting the Covers Inside South African Cricket New Africa Books ISBN 9780864864741 via Google Books a b Hornbuckle s record breaking ton seals victory for SWD The Gremlin 7 January 2018 Retrieved 2 May 2022 a b Booth Lawrence 1 May 2022 Wisden Cricketer s Almanack 159th ed Bloomsbury USA p 203 ISBN 9781472991102 External links editNigel Brouwers at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nigel Brouwers amp oldid 1221093364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
