Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht (born 15 September 1988) is a South African-born former Dutch cricketer who played for the

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. On 17 June 2024, he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Biography

Engelbrecht was born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

. He attended school at the

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (also known as Affies), is a Public school (government funded), public Afrikaans, Afrikaans medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Arcadia, Pretoria, Elandspoort in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of So ...

and holds an MBA degree from the

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. He made his first-class debut for Northerns in October 2007 and scored 45 runs and took four wickets against North West in the Provincial Challenge. He made an impact during the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008 with his fielding at point and took catches that drew comparison with

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. He played for

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and was the replacement for an injured

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at the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. Cobras released him from their contract list in 2016. He was included in the

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for the

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. Engelbrecht later moved to the Netherlands to play club cricket. He has captained VCC in the

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. In 2023 he met ICC residency qualifications to play for the Netherlands and was named in a Netherlands A squad for a series against

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. He made his

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(ODI) debut during the 2023 World Cup in a match against

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at Hyderabad on 9 October. In February 2024, he was selected to T20I squad for the

2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series The 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was the first round of the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament took place in Nepal in February 2024. The tri-nation series was contested by the men's national teams of Namibia, Nepal and ...

. He made his

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(T20I) debut against

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at Kirtipur on 28 February 2024. In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Engelbrecht, Sybrand 1988 births Living people Dutch cricketers Cape Cobras cricketers South African cricketers South African emigrants to the Netherlands Western Province cricketers Northerns cricketers Cricketers from Johannesburg Netherlands One Day International cricketers Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers