Sybrand Engelbrecht (cricketer)

Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht (born 15 September 1988) is a South African-born Dutch cricketer who plays for the Netherlands national cricket team.^[1]

Sybrand Engelbrecht

Personal information
Full name	Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht
Born	(1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 35) Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Netherlands (2023–present)
ODI debut (cap 84)	9 October 2023 v New Zealand
Last ODI	25 February 2024 v Nepal
ODI shirt no.	72
T20I debut (cap 58)	28 February 2024 v Nepal
Last T20I	5 March 2024 v Nepal
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08	Northerns
2008/09–2015/16	Cape Cobras
2008/09–2016/17	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 12 5 54 70 Runs scored 385 172 3,067 1,660 Batting average 35.00 57.33 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/– 0/– 47/– 40/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 March 2024

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4] He was included in the South Western Districts cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.^[5]

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.^[6] He made his ODI debut during the 2023 World Cup in a match against New Zealand at Hyderabad on 9 October.^[7]

References

1. "The extraordinary story of the Netherlands' surprise World Cup pick Sybrand Engelbrecht". The Business Standard. 8 September 2023.
2. Binoy, George (2 March 2008). "Move over Jonty, here comes Engelbrecht". ESPNcricinfo.
3. Vice, Telford (5 April 2010). "'If you hit in the air against SA, expect to be caught'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. Moonda, Firdose (29 March 2016). "Justin Kemp to retire, Robin Peterson to move to Knights". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
5. South Western Districts Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
6. "Strong Netherlands A squad takes on Guernsey in Deventer". KNCB. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
7. "Sybrand Engelbrecht, the World Cup debutant who had walked away from cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Sybrand Engelbrecht at ESPNcricinfo