Johann Myburgh

Johann Myburgh
Personal information
Full name
Johannes Gerhardus Myburgh
Born (1980-10-22) 22 October 1980 (age 43)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsStephan Myburgh (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2006/07Northerns
2004/05–2006/07Titans
2007/08–2009/10Canterbury
2011Hampshire
2012Durham
2014–2018Somerset (squad no. 6)
FC debut13 November 1997 Northerns B v Western Province B
Last FC17 June 2016 Somerset v Nottinghamshire
LA debut3 March 2000 Northerns v Griqualand West
Last LA6 June 2018 Somerset v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 108 118 92
Runs scored 6,841 2,949 2,056
Batting average 40.96 29.49 28.55
100s/50s 16/39 1/19 1/11
Top score 203 112 103*
Balls bowled 4,345 1,790 386
Wickets 45 25 11
Bowling average 48.00 61.00 43.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/56 2/22 3/16
Catches/stumpings 61/– 25/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2018

Johannes Gerhardus Myburgh (born 22 October 1980) is a former British-South African cricketer who played domestic cricket in England for Somerset County Cricket Club.

A right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler, Myburgh was also a talented fielder, and is the current holder of the record for the youngest scorer of a double-century in South African domestic cricket, breaking the record of Graeme Pollock in 1997 when aged 17.[1]

Though born in South Africa, he emigrated to New Zealand in 2007, where he planned to qualify for the national team.[2] Myburgh has since abandoned his New Zealand ambitions and moved to the UK, where he has played for Hampshire and Durham. He joined his third English county, Somerset, in 2014.[3]

In 2021, he was named as Head Coach of the South East Stars, leading them to victory in the inaugural edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Johann Myburgh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Astle ends first-class career". ESPNcricinfo. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Somerset Sign Myburgh". Somerset County Cricket Club. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ^ "MYBURGH NAMED SE STARS HEAD COACH". Kia Oval. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Alice Capsey stars as South East Stars claim inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2021.