13 Facts About Johann Myburgh

Johann Myburgh has since abandoned his New Zealand ambitions and moved to the UK, where he has played for Hampshire and Durham.

Johann Myburgh joined his third English county, Somerset, in 2014.

Johann Myburgh was born in Pretoria, along with his brother Stephan, who has played international cricket for the Netherlands.

Myburgh made his first-class debut in 1997 for Northerns B Myburgh played four Under-19 Test matches and seventeen Under-19 ODIs for South Africa, including all six of the team's matches during the 1998 World Cup, which took place in South Africa.

In 2006, playing for Northerns, Johann Myburgh scored a 50 as they faced Western Province on 8 April, and then scored another 55-ball 50 against the South African national cricket team in September.

In 2007, Johann Myburgh emigrated to New Zealand, in order to replace the retiring Nathan Astle at Canterbury.

Johann Myburgh was aware that he needed to play only three seasons in New Zealand to qualify for their national team.

Johann Myburgh spent much of the summer of 2013 playing club cricket as captain of Sutton CC, a team in the Surrey Premier League.

Johann Myburgh had previously played for the same side in three matches in 2003.

Johann Myburgh signed for Somerset, his third English county, for the 2014 season.

Johann Myburgh rejoined Director of Cricket Dave Nosworthy, who was previously coach for the Titans and Canterbury whilst Myburgh played for those teams.

Johann Myburgh scored a century on the opening day of the 2015 season at home to Middlesex and enjoyed success as an opener in the Natwest T20 Blast in the same season.

Johann Myburgh signed a white-ball contract for 2018, to play in the One-Day Cup and the T20 Blast.