Michael Booth (cricketer)
South African cricketer (born 2001)
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Michael Gary Booth (born 12 February 2001) is a Zimbabwean-born South African cricketer, who is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1]
Harare, Zimbabwe
Booth in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michael Gary Booth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 2001 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 5 April 2024 Warwickshire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 debut | 13 September 2019 KZN-Inland v SW Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Booth grew up in Zimbabwe and attended St. John's Preparatory School in Harare before moving to South Africa, where he was educated at Hilton College and Durham University.[2]
Career
He made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019.[3] He made his List A debut for Warwickshire on 10 August 2023, against Glamorgan in the 2023 One-Day Cup.[4] He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire on 5 April 2024, against Worcestershire in the 2024 County Championship.[5] Booth claimed his maiden First Class five-wicket haul against Nottinghamshire in April 2025, taking 5 for 90.[6][7]
