David John Terbrugge (born 31 January 1977) is a former cricketer, who played in seven Test matches and four One Day Internationals for the South Africa national cricket team between 1998 and 2004. A back injury caused his early retirement. Terbrugge bowled right-arm fast-medium deliveries and batted right-handed as a tailender.

David Terbrugge
Personal information
Full name
David John Terbrugge
Born (1977-01-31) 31 January 1977 (age 47)
Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 272)26 November 1998 v West Indies
Last Test18 March 2004 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 58)23 January 2000 v England
Last ODI18 August 2000 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97–2005/06Gauteng
2003/04–2005/06Lions
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 7 4
Runs scored 16 5
Batting average 5.33 5.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 5
Balls bowled 1,012 126
Wickets 20 4
Bowling average 25.85 26.25
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/46 4/20
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2017

Having been a talented player at schoolboy level, Terbrugge was part South Africa's under-19 tour of England in 1995 when he suffered a back injury and had to return home early.[1][2] He was then aged 18 and the injury could have ended his career, but he recovered and became a full international bowler. He needed an ankle operation in 1999, but again he recovered well and carried on playing for South Africa.[1]

Terbrugge took 4/20 on his ODI debut against Pakistan in 2000 and won the Player of the Match award in a South African win. He took 5/46 against Bangladesh in 2002, his best bowling in a Test match, although he did not play again for the side for a year and a half.[3][4] He played domestically for Gauteng and Highveld Lions,[5][6] before an injury in 2005 forced his retirement from all cricket at the age of 29.[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c David Terbrugge, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ Chesterfield D (1998) Terbrugge: Face of a new fast bowler, Pretoria News, 1998-11-23. Reprinted at CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. ^ David Terbrugge, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-12-06. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Terbrugge recalled by South Africa, CricInfo, 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. ^ David Terbrugge handed one-match suspension, CricInfo, 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  6. ^ Lane K (2005) Terbrugge sends a reminder, CricInfo, 2005-08-17. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  7. ^ David Terbrugge retires from cricket, CricInfo, 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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