Deon Kruis

Gideon Jacobus Kruis (born 9 May 1974, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa), popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009.[1] His South African cricket has been for Northern Transvaal, Griqualand West and Eagles.[2]

Deon Kruis

Personal information
Full name	Gideon Jacobus Kruis
Born	(1974-05-09) 9 May 1974 Pretoria, South Africa
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-hand
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2009	Yorkshire (squad no. 5)
2004–2005	Eagles
2000–2001	MCC
1998–2004	Griqualand West
1994–1997	Transvaal
First-class debut	24 November 1993 Transvaal B v Free State B
Last First-class	23 September 2009 Yorkshire v Hampshire
List A debut	31 October 1997 Griqualand West v Natal
Last List A	30 August 2009 Yorkshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 130 131 24 Runs scored 1,849 430 41 Batting average 15.15 11.31 20.50 100s/50s –/3 –/– –/– Top score 59 31* 22 Balls bowled 25,664 6,062 526 Wickets 406 161 23 Bowling average 31.53 28.90 24.26 5 wickets in innings 19 – – 10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a Best bowling 7/58 4/17 2/15 Catches/stumpings 45/– 29/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2009

He is a right-handed batsman, and bowls right-arm fast-medium. At the end of the 2006 season he was one of Yorkshire's more successful bowlers helping them stay in Division 1 of the County Championship.

Kruis retired at the end of the 2009 season.[1]

References

1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
2. "Deon Kruis". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010.