Pierre de Bruyn

Pierre de Bruyn
Personal information
Born (1977-03-31) 31 March 1977 (age 47)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsEttiene de Bruyn (twin-brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96Northern Transvaal
1997/98–2006/07Northerns
1999/00–2004/05Easterns
2003Norfolk
2004/05–2007/08Titans
2008/09–2009/10Dolphins
2008/09–2009/10KwaZulu-Natal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 91 108 28
Runs scored 4,637 1,791 286
Batting average 37.09 29.85 26.00
100s/50s 10/23 1/9 0/0
Top score 202 111* 44*
Balls bowled 6,882 2,934 217
Wickets 108 60 12
Bowling average 29.63 38.11 21.25
5 wickets in innings 3 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/38 4/28 4/11
Catches/stumpings 87/– 54/4 12/2
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2011

Pierre de Bruyn (born 31 March 1977) is a South African former cricketer. Having made his debut in first-class cricket in the 1995–96 South African cricket season, de Bruyn proceeded to play first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket for several teams as an all-rounder and occasional wicket-keeper until his retirement during the 2009–10 South African cricket season. Following his retirement, he moved into coaching. He was appointed the head coach of English county side Leicestershire in 2016, before resigning the following year. In December 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of the Namibia national cricket team.