Brenden Fourie
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Brenden Craig Fourie is a former South African cricket
er. Fourie was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
. He was born at East London, Cape Province
.
debut for Border
against Eastern Province
in the 1988/89 season. From the 1988/89 season to the 1997/98 season, Fourie represented Border in 48 first-class matches, the last of which came against Eastern Province. In his 48 matches for the Border, he scored 638 runs at a batting average
of 12.26, with a single half century high score of 57. In the field he took 14 catches. With the ball he took 148 wickets at a bowling average
of 28.69, with 7 five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/74.
He also played a single first-class match each for Border B
, a Combined Bowl XI and Leicestershire
in English county cricket
.
. It was also in that season that he made his debut in that format for Border against Eastern Province. From the 1988/89 season to the 1998/99 season, Fourie represented Border in 74 List A matches, the last of which came against Griqualand West
. In these, he scored 282 runs at an average of 16.58, with a high score of 36*
. In the field he took 19 catches, while with the ball he claimed 84 wickets at an average of 28.85, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/16.
In 2001, he made his debut for the Northamptonshire Cricket Board
in a List A match against the Yorkshire Cricket Board
in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
. From 2001 to 2002, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2002.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Fourie was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born at East London, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
.
First-class cricket
Fourie made his first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Border
Border cricket team
Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....
against Eastern Province
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
in the 1988/89 season. From the 1988/89 season to the 1997/98 season, Fourie represented Border in 48 first-class matches, the last of which came against Eastern Province. In his 48 matches for the Border, he scored 638 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 12.26, with a single half century high score of 57. In the field he took 14 catches. With the ball he took 148 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 28.69, with 7 five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/74.
He also played a single first-class match each for Border B
Border cricket team
Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....
, a Combined Bowl XI and Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in English county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
.
List A cricket
In the 1988/89 South African cricket season, Fourie made his debut in List A cricket for the Impalas against Natal. During that season he represented the Impalas in 7 List A matches, with his final appearance for them coming against Western ProvinceWestern Province cricket team
Western Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
. It was also in that season that he made his debut in that format for Border against Eastern Province. From the 1988/89 season to the 1998/99 season, Fourie represented Border in 74 List A matches, the last of which came against Griqualand West
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
. In these, he scored 282 runs at an average of 16.58, with a high score of 36*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. In the field he took 19 catches, while with the ball he claimed 84 wickets at an average of 28.85, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/16.
In 2001, he made his debut for the Northamptonshire Cricket Board
Northamptonshire Cricket Board
The Northamptonshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Northamptonshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status....
in a List A match against the Yorkshire Cricket Board
Yorkshire Cricket Board
The Yorkshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Yorkshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
. From 2001 to 2002, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 29 August 2002 and 30 August 2003. The competition was won by Gloucestershire who beat the Worcestershire by 7 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
which was played in 2002.
External links
- Brenden Fourie at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Brenden Fourie at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...