• Johan Botha retires from all cricket

    Former Proteas spinner Johan Botha has retired from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect.

    Botha played five Tests, 78 ODIs and 40 T20Is between 2015 and 2012 before moving to Australia.

    ‘Ironically, Botha finished his short 10-game career with the Hobart Hurricanes tonight, battling against his former Sydney Sixers teammates at the SCG in a gripping and high-quality top of the table clash,’ read a statement from the Hurricanes franchise.

    ‘The 36-year-old white-ball specialist joined Hobart from the Sydney Sixers, with his sharp off-spinners, fine fielding and handy lower order batting proving a valuable team addition.

    ‘We wish the enthusiastic fitness fanatic, cyclist, golfer and runner all the very best with his future endeavours, and thank him for his time and efforts at the Hobart Hurricanes since signing prior to the Abu Dhabi T20 in September 2018.’

    An International Cricket Council statement continued: ‘While his spin perhaps didn’t have the bite required to make him a force in Test cricket – he played only five games in the longest format – his canny, accurate off-spin, punchy batting and fine fielding made Botha the archetypal white-ball all-rounder, adaptable in the extreme.

    ‘He was one of South Africa’s stand-out performers at the 2011 World Cup, maintaining a miserly economy rate of 4.07 runs per over, while his abilities under pressure are further emphasised by his two Player of the Match performances in T20Is, in thrilling one-run and three-run wins against West Indies and New Zealand in 2010 and 2012 respectively.’

    Johan Botha – career batting statistics

    Mat Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct
    Tests 5 83 25 20.75 34.87 0 0 3
    ODIs 78 609 46 19.03 85.77 0 0 36
    T20Is 40 201 34 18.27 121.81 0 0 17
    First-class 90 4015 109 31.61 1 27 63
    List A 184 2333 61 24.05 82.73 0 9 70
    T20s 215 1966 67* 19.46 113.18 0 2 93

    Johan Botha – career bowling statistics

    Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR
    Tests 5 1017 573 17 4/56 33.70 3.38 59.80
    ODIs 78 3823 2916 72 4/19 40.50 4.57 53.00
    T20Is 40 774 823 37 3/16 22.24 6.37 20.90
    First-class 90 14656 7103 220 6/34 32.28 2.90 66.60
    List A 184 8782 6455 171 4/19 37.74 4.41 51.30
    T20s 215 4253 4621 163 4/16 28.34 6.51 26.00

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