Timothy Duncan Groenewald (born 10 January 1984) is an English-South African former professional

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er. He played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for

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s before retiring during the 2021 season. He was born in

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, South Africa but holds a British passport through his mother and, as a result, played as a domestic player in county cricket. Groenewald first played for Warwickshire's Second XI in the 2004 season, as a 20-year-old. After one further season as a Second XI bowler, including a run to the semi-final of the Second XI Trophy of 2005, Groenewald made his

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debut in April 2006, taking two wickets. He continued to play for the first team on a semi-regular basis, and was part of the Warwickshire team which played host to the touring West Indies A team in July 2006.Tim Groenewald
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-09-27. Groenewald was part of the Warwickshire team which won the Second XI Trophy in the 2006 season. He signed for Derbyshire in October 2008 after his Warwickshire contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He enjoyed a good first season with Derbyshire in 2009, taking 34 first-class wickets and was rewarded with a new contract which was to see him through to the end of the 2010 season. In June 2014,

announced the signing of Groenewald on loan for the remainder of the season, at the end of which he signed a three-year permanent contract. In September 2019 Groenewald signed a two-year contract with Kent.Tim Groenewald: Seamer leaves Somerset to join Kent on two-year deal

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, 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27. He played in nine matches during the

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shortened 2020 season, taking seven wickets, but retired in July 2021 after failing to recover quickly enough following surgery on his knee in April. He stayed with Kent as a coach for the remainder of their 2021 season.Roller M (2021
Tim Groenewald retires after a 15-year professional cricket career

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, 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.Tim Groenewald: Kent's ex-Warwickshire, Derbyshire & Somerset all-rounder retires

, 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Groenewald, Timothy 1984 births South African cricketers Living people Warwickshire cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Somerset cricketers North v South cricketers Alumni of Maritzburg College South African emigrants to the United Kingdom English cricketers South African people of British descent