PLAYER CAREER

Johan Botha

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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South Africa2005–2012

Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	5	6	6	6	2006-01-02	2010-11-20
ODI	72	47	47	47	2005-11-16	2012-03-03
T20I	39	20	20	20	2006-01-09	2012-10-02

123Internationals

893Career runs

0Centuries

126Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 5
Innings: 6
Runs: 83
Average: 20.75
Strike rate: 34.87
Highest score: 25
Not outs: 2
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 0
4s: 9
6s: 0
Balls faced: 238

Bowling

Matches: 5
Innings: 10
Balls: 1,017
Maidens: 29
Runs conceded: 573
Wickets: 17
Average: 33.70
Economy: 3.38
Strike rate: 59.82
Best innings: 4/56
Best match: 7/102
4 wickets: 1
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 5
Innings: 10
Catches: 3
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 3
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 3
Dismissals / inns: 0.300
Best innings: 1 (1ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 78
Innings: 50
Runs: 609
Average: 19.03
Strike rate: 85.77
Highest score: 46
Not outs: 18
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 2
4s: 56
6s: 3
Balls faced: 710

Bowling

Matches: 78
Innings: 75
Balls: 3,823
Maidens: 13
Runs conceded: 2,916
Wickets: 72
Average: 40.50
Economy: 4.57
Strike rate: 53.09
Best innings: 4/19
Best match: 4/19
4 wickets: 1
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 78
Innings: 77
Catches: 36
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 36
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 36
Dismissals / inns: 0.467
Best innings: 3 (3ct 0st)

T20I

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 40
Innings: 20
Runs: 201
Average: 18.27
Strike rate: 121.81
Highest score: 34
Not outs: 9
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 1
4s: 15
6s: 9
Balls faced: 165

Bowling

Matches: 40
Innings: 39
Balls: 774
Maidens: 1
Runs conceded: 823
Wickets: 37
Average: 22.24
Economy: 6.37
Strike rate: 20.91
Best innings: 3/16
Best match: 3/16
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 40
Innings: 40
Catches: 17
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 17
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 17
Dismissals / inns: 0.425
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

123 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
2012-10-02	India v South Africa	T20I	India won by 1 runs
2012-09-30	Australia v South Africa	T20I	Australia won by 8 wickets
2012-09-28	Pakistan v South Africa	T20I	Pakistan won by 2 wickets
2012-09-22	Sri Lanka v South Africa	T20I	South Africa won by 32 runs
2012-09-20	South Africa v Zimbabwe	T20I	South Africa won by 10 wickets
2012-09-12	England v South Africa	T20I	England won by 28 runs
2012-09-10	England v South Africa	T20I	No result
2012-09-08	England v South Africa	T20I	South Africa won by 7 wickets
2012-03-30	South Africa v India	T20I	South Africa won by 11 runs
2012-03-03	New Zealand v South Africa	ODI	South Africa won by 5 wickets
2012-02-22	New Zealand v South Africa	T20I	South Africa won by 3 runs
2012-02-19	New Zealand v South Africa	T20I	South Africa won by 8 wickets

South Africa

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

200620 runs
200825 runs
201038 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20062 wickets
20082 wickets
201013 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2010	3	4	38	12	12.66	37.62	5	101	6	13	30.38	2.99	60.92
2008	1	1	25	25	25.00	27.47	2	91	2	2	37.50	4.16	54.00
2006	1	1	20	20	N/A	43.47	2	46	2	2	51.50	5.28	58.50

ODI

ODI · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

200518 runs
200680 runs
200730 runs
200872 runs
200960 runs
2010138 runs
2011169 runs
20125 runs

ODI · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20052 wickets
20065 wickets
20074 wickets
200815 wickets
200916 wickets
201015 wickets
201110 wickets
20121 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2012	1	1	5	5	N/A	50.00	1	0	10	1	1	28.00	4.00	42.00
2011	13	12	169	44	18.77	87.11	12	2	194	13	10	45.80	4.31	63.70
2010	14	10	138	28	23.00	92.00	11	0	150	14	15	42.60	5.15	49.60
2009	14	7	60	21	15.00	86.95	9	0	69	14	16	36.12	4.41	49.12
2008	12	6	72	26	14.40	69.90	8	0	103	11	15	24.33	4.06	35.93
2007	8	5	30	9	7.50	90.90	2	0	33	8	4	82.00	4.95	99.25
2006	6	4	80	46	26.66	68.96	6	0	116	6	5	47.60	4.95	57.60
2005	4	2	18	15	N/A	120.00	3	0	15	4	2	61.50	4.92	75.00

T20I

T20I · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

20062 runs
200734 runs
20081 runs
200922 runs
201055 runs
201163 runs
201224 runs

T20I · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20061 wickets
20071 wickets
20083 wickets
20096 wickets
201013 wickets
20113 wickets
20128 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons

T20I archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2012	12	3	24	14	12.00	120.00	1	2	20	12	8	27.50	6.66	24.75
2011	3	3	63	34	21.00	121.15	5	2	52	3	3	24.33	6.63	22.00
2010	9	5	55	23	13.75	122.22	4	3	45	9	13	15.38	6.25	14.76
2009	10	5	22	7	N/A	122.22	2	0	18	10	6	38.00	6.51	35.00
2008	2	1	1	1	1.00	50.00	0	0	2	2	3	7.66	3.83	12.00
2007	2	2	34	28	N/A	141.66	3	2	24	1	1	19.00	4.75	24.00
2006	1	1	2	2	2.00	50.00	0	0	4	1	1	43.00	10.75	24.00

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

2005-11-16
First available scorecard
ODI v India · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal
2006-02-03
Highest recorded innings · 46 runs
ODI v Australia · Docklands Stadium
2010-06-26
Best recorded bowling · 4/56
Test v West Indies · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
2012-10-02
Latest available scorecard
T20I v India · R Premadasa Stadium