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Neil Brand (born 12 April 1996) is a South African cricketer who is the current stand-in Captain of the South African National Cricket Team. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler. He initially moved to King's College, Taunton, with a hope to qualify to play for the England cricket team, before returning to South Africa at the end of 2017.[1]
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Born | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 12 April 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batting all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 360) | 4 February 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 13 February 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Cardiff MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18–2023/24 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19–2020/21 | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23 | Joburg Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2023 |
Brand made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCCU against Glamorgan on 2 April 2015.[2] He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 March 2018.[3]
In September 2018, Brand was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[5] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[6]
In November 2023, he was named as captain of a South Africa A for the West Indies A tour of South Africa.[7] He was named captain on South Africa on debut against New Zealand in February 2024 and became the 25th South African to take five wickets on Test debut.[8] His 6/119 were the best figures for a captain on his debut Test,[9] and for a South African spinner on his Test debut.[10] He also claimed 2 wickets in the second innings.[11]
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