Rabian Engelbrecht
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| Full name | Rabian Jermaine Engelbrecht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1992 Paarl, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 May 2022 (aged 29) Paarl, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–2012/13 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2017/18 | KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2017/18 | Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 30 September 2010 Boland v Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 27 March 2010 Boland v Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rabian Jermaine Engelbrecht (4 November 1992 – 25 May 2022) was a South African cricketer who played for Boland, KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Engelbrecht made his first-class debut on 30 September 2010 against Eastern Province. He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[1] In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[3]
Engelbrecht died from tuberculosis in May 2022, at the age of 29.[4]
References
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Adams, Zaahier. "Former SA u-19 fast bowler Rabian Engelbrecht has died after a long illness". IOL. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
External links
- Rabian Engelbrecht profile Archived 2014-07-04 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive