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{{short description|Irish cricketer}}
{{distinguish|André Botha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use South African English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Andre Botha
| image =
| country = Ireland
| full_name = Andre Cornelius Botha
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|09|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]], South Africa
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = [[All-rounder]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000371.shtml |title=All-time Ireland team (1) |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121100231/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000371.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 13 June
| odidebutyear = 2006
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 1
| lastodidate = 11 March
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = West Indies
| T20Idebutdate = 2 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2008
| T20Idebutagainst = Scotland
| T20Icap = 1
| lastT20Idate = 4 May
| lastT20Iyear = 2010
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| club1 = Griqualand West
| year1 = {{nowrap|1998/99–1999/00}}
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 42
| runs1 = 666
| bat avg1 = 19.58
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 56
| deliveries1 = 1,560
| wickets1 = 42
| bowl avg1 = 27.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/19
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 14
| runs2 = 130
| bat avg2 = 13.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 38
| deliveries2 = 204
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 8.76
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/14
| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 30
| runs3 = 1,762
| bat avg3 = 40.04
| 100s/50s3 = 5/7
| top score3 = 186
| deliveries3 = 2,649
| wickets3 = 45
| bowl avg3 = 25.51
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/52
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 91
| runs4 = 1,300
| bat avg4 = 19.40
| 100s/50s4 = 1/4
| top score4 = 139
| deliveries4 = 3,230
| wickets4 = 87
| bowl avg4 = 28.79
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/19
| catches/stumpings4 = 21/–
| date = 21 March
| year = 2011
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6308/6308.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Andre Cornelius Botha''' (born 12 September 1975) is a South African-born Irish former cricketer. He played 55 times in all for Ireland, including the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] and the [[European Cricket Championship|European Championship]] in 2004 and 2006. Botha retired in May 2011.

== Domestic career ==
A left-handed [[batsman]] and right-arm medium pace [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]], Botha played provincial cricket for [[Griqualand West]] in his native South Africa.

Botha was the resident professional at [[Clontarf Cricket Club]] from 1994 until his switch to [http://www.northcountycricketclub.net North County] in 2000. A prolific batsman at club level, Botha contributed to North County's [[Irish Senior Cup (cricket)|Irish Senior Cup]] victories in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as garnering four consecutive [[Leinster Senior League (cricket)|Leinster Senior League]] winners' medals between 2003 and 2006.

== International career ==
Esteemed among the leading [[all-rounder]]s in domestic cricket, the newly eligible Botha débuted for his adopted country in Ireland's August 2001 [[C&G Trophy]] victory over [[Wiltshire County Cricket Club|Wiltshire]], although he started inauspiciously, registering nought with the bat and 1–50 with the ball.<ref name="Record">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000054/005448.shtml |author=John Eoomer |title=Botha rewrites the record books |date=2007-08-14 |access-date=2007-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416045407/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000054/005448.shtml |archivedate=16 April 2009 }}</ref>

A fixture in the Irish team thereafter, Botha's form temporarily deserted him during Ireland's momentous summer of 2005. Selected at #3 in the [[Batting order (cricket)|batting order]] throughout the group phase of the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], Botha recorded a dismal [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 9.5 for the tournament, twice succumbing on zero. However, his economical bowling contributed eight wickets to the Irish cause, and helped the team (which ultimately finished second in the competition) land a qualifying berth for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]].

In marked contrast to his ICC Trophy form, the runs flowed freely from Botha's bat during Ireland's conquest of the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. A tournament average of 66.00 encompassed an international career-best 97 against the [[Dutch cricket team|Netherlands]] at [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]], and knocks of 78 and 43* in the final victory over [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]] at [[Windhoek]]. Botha also accounted for eight wickets at 25.50 with his medium-paced bowling during the course of the tournament.

Selected for Ireland's inaugural [[One Day International]] against [[English cricket team|England]] at Stormont despite a series of low scores in the preceding C&G Trophy matches, Botha vindicated the selectors' judgement by top-scoring with 52 against a first-rate attack including [[Steve Harmison]], [[Liam Plunkett]] and [[Sajid Mahmood]]. Since then, Botha has evinced a marked aptitude for One Day Internationals, averaging 39.66 in three ODIs to date, with a top score of 56 achieved against the Netherlands during Ireland's victorious [[European Cricket Championship#2006|2006 European Cricket Championship]] campaign.

In August 2006, Botha was named in the 14-man squad which will represent Ireland at both the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One|World Cricket League]] in Kenya and the Caribbean-hosted World Cup later the same year. He finished the provincial season with an insuperable batting average of 120.20 from ten innings.

Botha bowled well in the World Cricket League tournament, taking 13 wickets at an average of 21.30. Only one player took more wickets in the tournament.

In Ireland's second match in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]], Botha achieved excellent [[bowling analysis|bowling figures]] of 8–4–5–2, helping Ireland to a shock victory over [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]].<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247465.html Ireland v Pakistan, ICC World Cup – 9th match, Group D], ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 29 March 2009</ref>

In January 2010 [[Cricket Ireland]], the governing body for cricket in Ireland, awarded Botha a full-time contract. He was one of six players awarded such contracts with Cricket Ireland,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/444276.html |title=Ireland back players ahead of 2011 World Cup |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 January 2010 |access-date=2011-09-10}}</ref> and came just a year after the first professional contracts were awarded to Ireland's cricketers. Before that players were amateurs relying on income from other jobs and playing cricket in their spare time. The contract allowed Botha and the others to focus on cricket, with the aim of improving ahead of the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000072/007219.shtml |title=Cricket Ireland announce player contract details |publisher=CricketEurope |date=13 January 2010 |access-date=2011-09-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064326/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000072/007219.shtml |archivedate=23 July 2011 }}</ref>

Botha was selected in Ireland's 15-man squad for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/497464.html |title=Ireland pick Ed Joyce for World Cup |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=2011-01-19 |access-date=2011-01-27}}</ref> In May 2011, Botha announced his retirement from international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/cricket/2011/0504/ireland_bothaa.html|title=Andre Botha retires from international cricket|date=4 May 2011|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=2011-05-04}}</ref>

==Statistics==
Botha is only the fourth Irish player to have achieved the double of 2000 runs and 100 wickets. Botha has also taken part in two of Ireland's record partnerships; 360 for the third wicket against UAE with [[Eoin Morgan]] in February 2007, and 234 for the sixth wicket against Scotland with [[Alex Cusack]] in August 2007. The 360 with Morgan is also Ireland's highest partnership for any wicket. Botha's 186 against Scotland in August 2007 was the highest individual score for Ireland in a home match.<ref name="Record"/>

Botha's extraordinary figures of 2/5 of eight overs in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup pool match against Pakistan deserve mention; while taking only two wickets, the figures equalled the record for the most economical eight over spell in the history of the World Cup.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_economy_rate_innings.html?id=12;type=trophy World Cup – Best economy rates in an innings], ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 29 March 2009</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=44102}}
*[http://www.northcountycricketclub.net North County Cricket Club, Dublin, Ireland]
*[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire8.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile]

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