Michael Booth (cricketer)

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Michael Booth

| image =

| country =

| fullname = Michael Gary Booth

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role =

| club1 = KwaZulu-Natal Inland

| year1 = 2019/20

| club2 = Warwickshire

| year2 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}

| clubnumber2 = 27

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 5 April

| debutyear1 = 2024

| debutfor1 = Warwickshire

| debutagainst1 = Worcestershire

| type2 = T20

| debutdate2 = 13 September

| debutyear2 = 2019

| debutfor2 = KZN-Inland

| debutagainst2 = SW Districts

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 49

| bat avg1 = 16.33

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 31

| deliveries1 = 458

| wickets1 = 11

| bowl avg1 = 35.18

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/13

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 11

| runs2 = 60

| bat avg2 = 12.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 35

| deliveries2 = 448

| wickets2 = 14

| bowl avg2 = 31.07

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/16

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 7

| runs3 = –

| bat avg3 = –

| 100s/50s3 = –/–

| top score3 = –

| deliveries3 = 140

| wickets3 = 6

| bowl avg3 = 28.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 2/24

| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–

| date = 30 September 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1071011.html Cricinfo

}}

Michael Gary Booth (born 12 February 2001) is a Zimbabwean-born South African cricketer, who is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1071011.html |title=Michael Booth |access-date=13 September 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Early life

Booth grew up in Zimbabwe and attended St. John's Preparatory School in Harare before moving to South Africa, where he was educated at Hilton College and Durham University.{{cite web |title=Teams Michael Booth Played For |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2294/2294368/all_teams.html |access-date=7 February 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive}}

Career

He made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200367.html |title=4th Match, Pool B, CSA Provincial T20 Cup at Kimberley, Sep 13 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 September 2019}} He made his List A debut for Warwickshire on 10 August 2023, against Glamorgan in the 2023 One-Day Cup.{{Cite web |title=GLAM vs WARKS Cricket Scorecard, Group B at Neath, August 10, 2023 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/one-day-cup-2023-1347398/glamorgan-vs-warwickshire-group-b-1347516/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire on 5 April 2024, against Worcestershire in the 2024 County Championship.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=5th Match, Birmingham, April 05 - 08, 2024, County Championship Division One |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1410197.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} Booth claimed his maiden First Class five-wicket haul against Nottinghamshire in April 2025, taking 5 for 90.{{cite web|url=https://edgbaston.com/news/video/michael-booth-claims-debut-first-class-5-fer-%F0%9F%96%90%EF%B8%8F-highlights-county-championship/|title=Michael Booth claims debut First Class 5-fer|publisher=Warwickshire County Cricket Club|accessdate=21 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cp31491q6p7o|title=Notts on verge of win and hoping rain stays away|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 April 2025}}

References

External links

{{ESPNcricinfo|id=1071011}}

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:South African cricketers

Category:21st-century South African sportsmen

Category:KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricketers

Category:Warwickshire cricketers

Category:South African expatriate cricketers in England

Category:Cricketers from Harare

Category:Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa)

Category:Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham