Deon Kruis

Deon Kruis

Personal information
Full name	Gideon Jacobus Kruis
Born	9 May 1974 (1974-05-09) (age 37) Pretoria, South Africa
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2009	Yorkshire (squad no. 5)
2004–2005	Eagles
2000–2001	MCC
1998–2004	Griqualand West
1994–1997	Transvaal
First-class debut	24 November 1993 Transvaal B v Free State B
Last First-class	23 September 2009 Yorkshire v Hampshire
List A debut	31 October 1997 Griqualand West v Natal
Last List A	30 August 2009 Yorkshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition	FC	LA	T20
Matches	130	131	24
Runs scored	1,849	430	41
Batting average	15.15	11.31	20.50
100s/50s	–/3	–/–	–/–
Top score	59	31*	22
Balls bowled	25,664	6,062	526
Wickets	406	161	23
Bowling average	31.53	28.90	24.26
5 wickets in innings	19	–	–
10 wickets in match	1	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	7/58	4/17	2/15
Catches/stumpings	45/–	29/–	7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2009

Gideon Jacobus Kruis (born 9 May 1974, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa), popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009.^[1] His South African cricket has been for Northern Transvaal, Griqualand West and Eagles.^[2]

He is a right-handed batsman, and bowls right-arm fast-medium. At the end of the 2006 season he was one of Yorkshire's more successful bowlers helping them stay in Division 1 of the County Championship.

Kruis retired at the end of the 2009 season.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4. 
2. ^ "Deon Kruis". www.cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4034/4034.html. Retrieved 9 March 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Kruis, Deon
Alternative names
Short description	South African cricketer
Date of birth	9 May 1974
Place of birth	Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death