Neil Brand (cricketer)

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Neil Brand

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

| height =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Batting all-rounder

| international = true

| country = South Africa

| internationalspan =

| testdebutdate = 4 February

| testdebutyear = 2024

| testdebutagainst = New Zealand

| testcap = 360

| lasttestdate = 13 February

| lasttestyear = 2024

| lasttestagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = Cardiff MCCU

| year1 = 2015–2017

| club2 = Northerns

| year2 = {{nowrap|2017/18–2023/24}}

| club3 = Titans

| year3 = 2018/19–2020/21

| club4 = Joburg Super Kings

| year4 = 2022/23

| columns = 4

|column1 =Test

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 66

| bat avg1 = 16.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 34

| deliveries1 = 234

| wickets1 = 8

| bowl avg1 = 21.37

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/119

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 53

| runs2 = 2,972

| bat avg2 = 38.10

| 100s/50s2 = 6/20

| top score2 = 159

| deliveries2 = 4,679

| wickets2 = 80

| bowl avg2 = 29.87

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 6/119

| catches/stumpings2 = 34/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 25

| runs3 = 640

| bat avg3 = 29.09

| 100s/50s3 = 1/2

| top score3 = 115*

| deliveries3 = 828

| wickets3 = 22

| bowl avg3 = 31.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/61

| catches/stumpings3= 6/–

| column4 = T20

| matches4 = 18

| runs4 = 232

| bat avg4 = 14.50

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 42

| deliveries4 = 276

| wickets4 = 16

| bowl avg4 = 18.18

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/24

| catches/stumpings4 = 5/–

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/neil-brand-742489 ESPNcricinfo

| date = 17 February

| year = 2023

}}

Neil Brand (born 12 April 1996) is a South African cricketer who is the current stand-in Captain of the South African National Cricket Team. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler. He initially moved to King's College, Taunton, with a hope to qualify to play for the England cricket team, before returning to South Africa at the end of 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27814113/tshepo-moreki-gerald-coetzee-hit-high-notes |title=Tshepo Moreki and Gerald Coetzee hit the high notes |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=10 October 2019}}

Brand made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCCU against Glamorgan on 2 April 2015.{{cite web|title=Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Glamorgan v Cardiff MCCU at Cardiff, Apr 2-4, 2015|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/804125.html|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2016}} He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 March 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1123577.html |title=Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Paarl, Mar 25 2018 |accessdate=25 March 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In September 2018, Brand was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158609.html |title=Northerns Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 September 2018}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157418.html |title=Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Oudtshoorn, Sep 14 2018 |accessdate=14 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021}}