Tazmin Brits

Tazmin Brits
Personal information
Full name
Tazmin Brits
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter; occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 67)15 February 2024 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 87)26 January 2021 v Pakistan
Last ODI23 June 2024 v India
T20I debut (cap 47)19 May 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I20 October 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2021/22North West
2022/23–presentSouth Western Districts
2023South East Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 28 63
Runs scored 36 758 1,572
Batting average 18.00 27.07 32.08
100s/50s 0/0 2/1 0/13
Top score 31 118 81
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 October 2024
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Cricket
T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 South Africa
Runner-up 2024 UAE

Tazmin Brits (born 8 January 1991) is a South African athlete and cricketer. She won gold in the javelin throw at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1] She was in line to be selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, before being involved in a road accident, which left her hospitalised for two months.[2] She made her international debut for the South Africa women's cricket team in May 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ "A year later, Junior star Brits is on the road to recovery… and Rio?". Team SA. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Women's World Cup: Tazmin Brits' redemption from crushed Olympic dreams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2022.