Alan Badenhorst

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1970)}}

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Alan Badenhorst (born 10 July 1970) is a South African cricketer. He played in 35 first-class and 12 List A matches from 1993/94 to 1998/99.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44029.html |title=Alan Badenhorst |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 December 2020}}

In 1999, Badenhorst was at the centre of a racial vilification scandal while captaining Eastern Province B in a UCB Bowl game against Griqualand West B. He was accused of referring to Griquas player Mario Arthur as a "half-bred kaffir". A United Cricket Board of South Africa disciplinary committee banned Badenhorst from provincial and club cricket for two years, but he denied the claims and the decision was overturned on appeal.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BYEpxYpE0M0C|chapter=The Alan Badenhorst Story|title=Lifting the Covers: Inside South African Cricket|first=Luke|last=Alfred|publisher=New Africa Books|year=2001|isbn=0864864744|pages=13–20}}

Badenhorst later moved to England where he played club cricket in the Lancashire League.{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/cricket/local-cricket-badenhorst-hopes-to-upset-1146092|title=Badenhorst hopes to upset old mates|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=10 August 2004|access-date=8 July 2023}}

Badenhorst also rescued windwalkers following their plane crash at Bournemouth Air Festival in 2021 news|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/19559553.hero-pilot-deserves-medal-says-family-rescued-wingwalkers/