Johann Myburgh

Johann Myburgh
Personal information
Full name
Johannes Gerhardus Myburgh
Born (1980-10-22) 22 October 1980
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsStephan Myburgh (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2006/07Northerns
2004/05–2006/07Titans
2007/08–2009/10Canterbury
2011Hampshire
2012Durham
2014–2018Somerset (squad no. 6)
FC debut13 November 1997 Northerns B v Western Province B
Last FC17 June 2016 Somerset v Nottinghamshire
LA debut3 March 2000 Northerns v Griqualand West
Last LA6 June 2018 Somerset v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 108 118 92
Runs scored 6,841 2,949 2,056
Batting average 40.96 29.49 28.55
100s/50s 16/39 1/19 1/11
Top score 203 112 103*
Balls bowled 4,345 1,790 386
Wickets 45 25 11
Bowling average 48.00 61.00 43.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/56 2/22 3/16
Catches/stumpings 61/– 25/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2018

Johannes Gerhardus Myburgh (born 22 October 1980) is a former British-South African cricketer who played domestic cricket in England for Somerset County Cricket Club.

A right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler, Myburgh was also a talented fielder, and is the current holder of the record for the youngest scorer of a double-century in South African domestic cricket, breaking the record of Graeme Pollock in 1997 when aged 17.

Though born in South Africa, he emigrated to New Zealand in 2007, where he planned to qualify for the national team. Myburgh has since abandoned his New Zealand ambitions and moved to the UK, where he has played for Hampshire and Durham. He joined his third English county, Somerset, in 2014.

In 2021, he was named as Head Coach of the South East Stars, leading them to victory in the inaugural edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup.