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May 02, 1982 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 42 years old
Cricket player of South Africa.
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Johan Botha Cricketer - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Johan Botha Cricketer
- Johan Botha (born 2 May 1982) is a South African-Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the South African national team between 2005 and 2012.
- He moved to Australia in 2012 to play in that country's domestic leagues, and in 2016 became an Australian citizen.
- In January 2019, he retired from all forms of the game.Born in Johannesburg, Botha represented the South African under-19s at the 2000 Under-19 World Cup, and made his first-class debut for Eastern Province later in the year, aged 18.
- An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin, he made his international debut in November 2005, in a One Day International (ODI) against India.
- Botha's Test debut came in January 2006, against Australia, although at the end of the match he was reported for an illegal bowling action (an issue that arose on several more occasions).
- He would play only five Test matches in total during his career, the last of which came in 2010. Botha had much greater success in the limited-overs formats, representing South Africa at the 2009 World Twenty20, the 2009 Champions Trophy, the 2010 World Twenty20, the 2011 World Cup, and the 2012 World Twenty20.
- He captained the team for periods at both ODI and Twenty20 International level, generally in the absence of more senior players.
- Botha retired from international cricket after the 2012 World Twenty20, signing a contract to captain South Australia in Australian domestic cricket.
- He currently only plays at Twenty20 level, representing the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League.
- He has also made appearances in the Indian Premier League and the Caribbean Premier League.
