Garnett Kruger

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Garnett Kruger | image = | country = South Africa | fullname = Garnett John-Peter Kruger | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Port Elizabeth, Cape Province | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium-fast | role = Bowler | international = true | internationalspan = 2006 | odidebutdate = 15 January | odidebutyear = 2006 | odidebutagainst = Australia | odicap = 81 | lastodidate = 20 January | lastodiyear = 2006 | lastodiagainst = Australia | odishirt = | oneT20I = true | T20Idebutdate = 9 January | T20Idebutyear = 2006 | T20Idebutagainst = Australia | T20Icap = 16 | T20Ishirt = | club1 = Eastern Province | year1 = {{nowrap|1997/98–2002/03}} | club2 = Gauteng | year2 = 2003/04 | club3 = Highveld Lions | year3 = 2003/04–2008/09 | club4 = Leicestershire | year4 = 2007–2008 | club5 = Glamorgan | year5 = 2009 | clubnumber5 = 3 | club6 = Warriors | year6 = 2009/10–2011/12 | club7 = North West | year7 = 2012/13–2013/14 | club8 = Highveld Lions | year8 = 2012/13 | columns = 4 | column1 = ODI | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 0 | bat avg1 = 0.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 0* | deliveries1 = 138 | wickets1 = 2 | bowl avg1 = 69.50 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 1/43 | catches/stumpings1 = 1/– | column2 = T20I | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = 3 | bat avg2 = 3.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 3 | deliveries2 = 24 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 0/– | column3 = FC | matches3 = 137 | runs3 = 1,224 | bat avg3 = 10.64 | 100s/50s3 = 0/2 | top score3 = 58 | deliveries3 = 23,766 | wickets3 = 450 | bowl avg3 = 29.67 | fivefor3 = 19 | tenfor3 = 2 | best bowling3 = 8/112 | catches/stumpings3 = 32/– | column4 = LA | matches4 = 145 | runs4 = 187 | bat avg4 = 8.13 | 100s/50s4 = 0/0 | top score4 = 24* | deliveries4 = 6,129 | wickets4 = 195 | bowl avg4 = 25.63 | fivefor4 = 4 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 6/23 | catches/stumpings4 = 22/– | date = 10 January | year = 2023 | source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45888.html Cricinfo }} '''Garnett John-Peter Kruger''' (born 5 January 1977) is a South African cricketer. Kruger started his first-class cricket career in 1997–98 for Eastern Province B, moving up to the A team in 1999–2000. In 2003–04 he played for Gauteng, before moving to the Lions on the reorganisation of South African first-class cricket in 2004–05. Although he was called to the Test team in 2003–04, he did not make the final team. In 2005–06 he made his debut as an international cricketer, in the one-off Twenty20 International against Australia, and he also played in three One Day Internationals on the same tour.

Kruger represented English team Leicestershire in the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a Kolpak player and performed well in leading a young bowling attack. Kruger left the county at the end of the 2008 season claiming he was concerned about the workload of playing domestic cricket all year around.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/371650.html Kruger leaves Leicestershire]</ref> However, in December 2008 he signed for Glamorgan, becoming the county's first Kolpak player.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/384025.html Maynard defends Glamorgan's Kolpak U-turn]</ref>

In the past Kruger has been heavily critical of SA Cricket.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/309117.html Cricinfo – Garnett Kruger joins South Africa exodus]</ref>

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