Zander de Bruyn

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = South African
country = South Africa
country abbrev = RSA
name = Zander de Bruyn
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
tests = 3
test runs = 155
test bat avg = 38.75
test 100s/50s = 0/1
test top score = 83
test balls = 216
test wickets = 3
test bowl avg = 30.66
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 2/32
test catches/stumpings = 0/-
FCs = 111
FC runs = 7099
FC bat avg = 42.25
FC 100s/50s = 18/34
FC top score = 266*
FC balls = 9678
FC wickets = 141
FC bowl avg = 39.35
FC 5s = 3
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 7/67
FC catches/stumpings = 77/-
debut date = 20 November
debut year = 2004
last date = 17 December
last year = 2004
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44689.html Cricinfo

Zander de Bruyn (born 5 July 1975 in Johannesburg) is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Elegant at the crease, de Bruyn's style is much like that of former captain Hansie Cronje, capable also of useful medium-pace bowling. In 2003-04 he became only the second player, after Barry Richards, to score 1000 runs in a season, either SuperSport or Currie Cup. He joined Easterns in 2002, before joining with their coach Ray Jennings and playing a large role in the improbable series victory against Western Province.

De bruyn's first Test appearance was against India in November 2004. Since 2004 he has played Twenty20 cricket. He plays his domestic cricket for the Chevrolet Warriors and has also represented Worcestershire in English domestic cricket. During this season, he had a disasterous time, his first class wickets costing over a hundred runs each, and only a late season century rescuing his batting average.

In April 2008 de Bruyn signed for Somerset as a Kolpak player.