Pierre de Bruyn
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Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
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| Born | 31 March 1977 Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ettiene de Bruyn (twin-brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995/96 | Northern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997/98–2006/07 | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/00–2004/05 | Easterns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05–2007/08 | Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
de Bruyn was born at Pretoria, where he was educated at Zwartkop High School. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Northern Transvaal B against Transvaal B in the 1995–96 UCB Bowl at the Wanderers.[1] He scored his maiden first-class century in 1997, batting alongside his twin-brother Ettiene de Bruyn for Northerns B. They shared a stand of 88 in Northerns first-innings, with de Bruyn making 103.[2] He played solely first-class cricket up to 2000,[1] before making his debut in List A one-day cricket for Easterns against a touring England XI.[3] He played cricket in England in 2003, appearing for Norfolk in a one-day match in the 1st round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Lincolnshire.[3]
He played first-class and one-day cricket for the Titans franchise between 2005 and 2007,[1][3] as well as making his Twenty20 debut for the franchise against the Lions in the 2004–05 Standard Bank Pro20 Series.[4] He later moved franchises to the Dolphins for the 2007–08 season having been released from his contract with the Titans, moving along with Alfonso Thomas.[5] He played all three formats for the Dolphins until the 2009–10 season,[1][3][4] as well as appearing in first-class and one-day cricket for KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.[1][3] He retired from playing during the 2009–10 season, having been released from his contract by the Dolphins before the conclusion of the season.[6]
He played a total of 91 first-class matches, scoring 4,637 runs at an average of 37.09, while with his right-arm fast-medium bowling he took 108 wickets at 29.85 apiece.[6] In one-day cricket he played 108 matches, scoring 1,791 runs at an average of 29.85 and a high score of 111 not out,[7] while with the ball he took 60 wickets at 38.11 apiece.[6] Uniquely in Twenty20 matches, de Bruyn played three roles as a batsman, bowler and wicket-keeper in the same match.[6]
