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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Johan van der Wath
| image = VDWath.JPG
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Johannes Jacobus van der Wath
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|1|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal|Newcastle]], [[Natal Province]], South Africa
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowling]] [[Allrounder]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2006–2007
| odidebutdate = 20 January
| odidebutyear = 2006
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 83
| lastodidate = 26 August
| lastodiyear = 2007
| lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe
| T20Idebutdate = 24 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 24
| lastT20Idate = 20 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2007
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| club1 = [[Easterns (cricket team)|Easterns]]
| year1 = 1995–1997
| club2 = [[Free State (cricket team)|Free State]]
| year2 = 1997–2011
| club3 = [[Knights (cricket team)|Knights]]
| year3 = 2003–2014
| clubnumber3 = 5
| club4 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
| year4 = 2005
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]
| year5 = 2007–2009
| clubnumber5 = 24
| club6 = [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]
| year6 = 2010
| clubnumber6 =
| club7 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year7 = 2011
| clubnumber7 =
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 89
| bat avg1 = 14.83
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 37[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 526
| wickets1 = 13
| bowl avg1 = 42.38
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/21
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 121
| runs2 = 3,790
| bat avg2 = 24.77
| 100s/50s2 = 3/21
| top score2 = 154
| deliveries2 = 20,729
| wickets2 = 419
| bowl avg2 = 25.45
| fivefor2 = 22
| tenfor2 = 1
| best bowling2 = 7/60
| catches/stumpings2 = 35/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 175
| runs3 = 2,418
| bat avg3 = 24.42
| 100s/50s3 = 0/11
| top score3 = 91
| deliveries3 = 7,697
| wickets3 = 216
| bowl avg3 = 28.19
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/26
| catches/stumpings3 = 39/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 109
| runs4 = 862
| bat avg4 = 16.57
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 48[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 2,185
| wickets4 = 108
| bowl avg4 = 25.58
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/24
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–
| date = 31 October
| year = 2021
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/johan-van-der-wath-47693 ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Johannes Jacobus van der Wath''' (born 10 January 1978) is a South African former [[cricket]]er who played Limited Over Internationals.

==Playing style==
Van der Wath is an attacking right-handed [[batsman]] who usually bats in the lower middle order coming in and increasing the strike rate. He is also an aggressive right-arm medium-fast [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]] who regularly takes wickets with the new ball.

==Domestic career==

===South Africa===
Van der Wath started his career off in 1995 with the [[Easterns cricket team|Easterns]] in South Africa where he played one [[List A|One Day]] match. The following year he made his [[first class cricket|first class]] debut but only played one more match after that before joining [[Free State cricket team|Free State]] for the beginning of the 1997 [[South Africa]]n season. He scored his highest first class score of 113* in 2002 while playing for Free State. After 7 seasons with the club he joined the [[Eagles cricket team|Eagles]]. It was here where he produced performances good enough for the [[South African cricket team|Protea]] selectors to take notice of him and in his second season he made his international debut. He was banned from playing in South Africa when he joined the [[Indian Cricket League]].

===England===
While still playing in South Africa, he joined [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in 2005 as an overseas player for the [[2005 English cricket season|English season]] playing in 17 matches altogether.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2357748/Sports-Round-up.html Sussex line up van der Wath] ''The Telegraph''. 2005-04-05. Retrieved 1 August 2009.</ref> He then joined his second [[English county]] in 2007 playing for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/northamptonshire/6148558.stm Northants snap up SA fast bowler] ''BBC Sport.'' 2007-11-04. Retrieved 1 December 2009.</ref> but didn't finish the season after being called up by South Africa for the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|World Twenty20]], and he was replaced by [[Nicky Boje]] (who next year became captain). The next year his was signed as a [[Kolpak ruling|Kolpak player]], however just before the season started he was banned by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] for playing in the now defunct [[Indian Cricket League]]
(ICL) alongside four other players including Northampton's new signing [[Andrew Hall]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/343315.html ECB rejects five ICL players] ''Cricinfo.'' 2008-03-20. Retrieved 3 August 2009.</ref> A month later after an appeal, he and Hall were allowed to play again, a spokesman said it was an "unlawful, unreasonable, capricious and discriminatory" ban. During that year, Johan recorded his best first class figures of 7/60 and took 43 wicket altogether that season. In 2009, he was an important team member of the [[Northants Steelbacks]] [[Twenty20 Cup]] squad that got to the finals day at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]]. During the group stages he won the match against [[Worcestershire Royals]] scoring the 22 needed in the last over that kept Northamptonshire's winning run going.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/8065798.stm Van der Wath wins it at Worcester] ''BBC Sport.'' 2009-05-30. Retrieved 3 August 2009.</ref> That season proved to be Johan's best season at Northants as he took over 50 [[First-class cricket|first class]] wickets and scored just under 500 runs. Van der Wath and [[Riki Wessels]] were unable to play for the county in the 2010 season.<ref>[http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/counties/northamptonshire/northants-lose-kolpak-pair,309189,EN.html Northants lose kolpak pair] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411063214/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/counties/northamptonshire/northants-lose-kolpak-pair,309189,EN.html |date=11 April 2011 }} ''ecb.co.uk.'' 2010-02-11. Retrieved 31 July 2010.</ref>

===Indian Cricket League===
Van der Wath only played two seasons of the [[Indian Cricket League]] before cancelling his own contract. He played for the Mumbai Champs alongside fellow international cricketers [[Nathan Astle]], [[Tino Best]] and [[Michael Kasprowicz]]. He played 23 matches with a highest score of 43* against Ahmedabad Rockets and his best figures were 3/24 versus Chennai Superstars.<ref>[http://indiancricketleague.in/teams/player-profiles/Mumbai-Champs/Johan-van-der-Wath.html Johan's player profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317163529/http://www.indiancricketleague.in/teams/player-profiles/Mumbai-Champs/Johan-van-der-Wath.html |date=17 March 2010 }} ''indiancricketleague.in.'' Retrieved 3 September 2009.</ref>

For the 2011 season he has joined [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]].

==International career==
He played for [[South African U-19 cricket team|Under 19's South African team]] in 97 making two appearances against [[Pakistan U-19 cricket team|Pakistan]], making the step up to 'A' cricket four years later, playing up until 2006. Although Johan never played [[test cricket]], he was a regular in the [[South African cricket team|Protea]] [[one day international|one day]] side between 2006 and 2007 playing 10 ODI's and also 8 international [[Twenty20]] matches. It was during this period in one of the matches, he scored a quick fire 35 from 18 balls on the way to the [[Fifth ODI, Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06|World Famous Chase of 434]] against Australia. His debut came when [[Jacques Kallis]] was injured during the VB Series in Australia, and played his first game at the [[Telstra Dome]], in [[Melbourne]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/vbseries/content/story/233533.html Van Der Wath replaces Kallis] ''Cricinfo. '' 2006-01-18. Retrieved 1 August 2009.</ref> He retired from [[International Cricket]] in 2007 after South Africa also banned him due to him playing in the rebel [[Indian Cricket League]].<ref>Gollapudi, Nagraj (17 November 2007) [http://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/320743.html My international career is over] ''Cricinfo.'' Retrieved 1 August 2009.</ref> Two years later though, Johan along with [[Northamptonshire CCC|Northants]] teammate [[Andrew Hall]] were allowed to play for their country again after ending their contracts with the ICL before the deadline of 31 May 2009 set by Cricket South Africa.<ref>[http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3037709 Hall, Van der Wath back in mainstream of South African cricket]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''MSN Sport.'' Retrieved 1 August 2009.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=47693}}

{{South Africa Squad 2007 World Twenty20}}

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