Tazmin Brits

Tazmin Brits
Personal information
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
NicknameTazz
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter; occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 67)15 February 2024 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 87)26 January 2021 v Pakistan
Last ODI2 November 2025 v India
ODI shirt no.1
T20I debut (cap 47)19 May 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I27 November 2024 v England
T20I shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2021/22North West
2022/23–presentSouth Western Districts
2023South East Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 39 68
Runs scored 36 1,419 1,719
Batting average 18.00 38.35 32.43
100s/50s 0/0 6/2 0/14
Top score 31 171* 98*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 10/– 24/–
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's cricket
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2025 India
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 South Africa
Runner-up 2024 UAE
Women's javelin throw
World Junior Championships
2010 Moncton
African Junior Championships
2009 Bambous
World Youth Championships
2007 Ostrava
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2024

Tazmin Brits (born 8 January 1991) is a South African cricketer and former javelin thrower.[1] She won gold in the javelin throw at the 2007 World Youth Athletics Championships and the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships.[2] She was in line to be selected for the 2012 London Olympics, before being involved in a road accident, which left her hospitalised for two months.[3] She made her international debut for the South Africa women's cricket team in May 2018.[4]

Career

In April 2018, she was named in South Africa women's cricket squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series against Bangladesh.[5] Prior to the tour, she captained the South Africa Emerging Players Women's squad against Australia.[6] She made her WT20I debut for South Africa against Bangladesh Women on 19 May 2018.[7]

In February 2019, Cricket South Africa named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019.[8] In September 2019, she was named in the F van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[9][10] In July 2020, Brits was named as the CSA Women's Provincial Cricketer of the Year.[11] On 23 July 2020, Brits was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[12]

In January 2021, she was named in South Africa's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13][14] She made her WODI debut for South Africa, against Pakistan, on 26 January 2021.[15]

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[16] In May 2022, Cricket South Africa awarded Brits with her first central contract, ahead of the 2022–23 season.[17] In July 2022, Brits was added to South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[18] In June 2023, it was announced that she had signed to play for South East Stars in July in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[19]

She was named in the South Africa squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[20] and for their multi-format home series against England in November 2024.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Tazmin Brits". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ^ "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "A year later, Junior star Brits is on the road to recovery… and Rio?". Team SA. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Women's World Cup: Tazmin Brits' redemption from crushed Olympic dreams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Cricket South Africa name Proteas women's squads for inbound Bangladesh tour". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ^ "SA Women's Emerging Squad Fall To Australia In First Tri-Series Appearance". The Republic Mail. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ^ "2nd T20I, Bangladesh Women tour of South Africa at Bloemfontein, May 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. ^ "CSA announce the 2019 Powerade Women's Academy intake". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  11. ^ "CSA and KFC honour 2019/20 amateur winners through unique Virtual Awards". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  13. ^ "CSA announce Momentum Proteas squad for Pakistan Tour". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Sune Luus to lead South Africa in ODIs & T20Is against Pakistan". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. ^ "3rd ODI, Durban, Jan 26 2021, Pakistan Women tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Tazmin Brits, Nonkululeko Mlaba handed maiden CSA central contracts". CricBuzz. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Proteas lose three key players for Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  19. ^ "South East Stars Sign South Africa Tazmin Brits". South East Stars. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  20. ^ "CSA Names Proteas Women Squad For Pakistan Series And T20 World Cup In UAE". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  21. ^ "CSA Names Proteas Women Squads To Face England In T20I And ODI Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  22. ^ "South Africa rest Kapp for T20 series with England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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