Ant Botha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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South African cricketer
Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1976
Place of Birth: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ant Botha
- Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha (born 17 November 1976) is a South African former cricketer who played for the cricket teams of Natal B, Natal, South Africa Academy, KwaZulu-Natal B, KwaZulu-Natal, Easterns, Derbyshire and Warwickshire. Botha was born in Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa and he made his domestic debut for Natal B in the UCB Bowl of 1996 and a month later was representing the South African Under-19s cricket team in a tour of India, picking up three Youth Test appearances.
- He played for the full Natal team in the same year, helping them to third place in the Standard Bank League of 1996/97. His breakthrough to England was to come in 2003, when he first represented Sussex Second XI, though he was quickly to move to Derbyshire, making his debut in April 2004.
- Out for a golden duck in his first innings, his blushes would be saved at the expense of fellow South African James Bryant, who retired hurt in the second innings.
- Late in 2005, Botha hit 158 against Yorkshire, batting at number eight in the lineup, with a calculated mixture of brave and fearless shots. In 2007, Botha with Derbyshire took part in the Twenty20 Floodlit cup.
- Alongside Essex Eagles, 2006's Twenty20 Cup Semi-Finalists, and the PCA Masters.
- Derbyshire qualified for the final where they lost to Essex.
- Botha signed to play for Warwickshire in 2008.
- He once took over the captaincy as third captain after the injuries of Darren Maddy and Ian Westwood.
- He was forced to retire in 2011 aged 34 due to an unsuccessful struggle against an elbow injury.
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