Deon Kruis

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Deon Kruis
South Africa
Personal information
Full name	Gideon Jacobus Kruis
Born	9 May 1974 (1974-05-09) (age 34)
	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Role	Bowler
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–present	Yorkshire (squad no. 5)
2004–2005	Eagles
2000–2001	MCC
1998–2004	Griqualand West
1994–1997	Transvaal
First-class debut	24 November 1993: Transvaal B v Free State B
Last First-class	20 July 2007: Yorkshire v Surrey
List A debut	31 October 1997: Griqualand West v Natal
Last List A	3 June 2007: Yorkshire v Durham
Career statistics
	FC	LA	T20
Matches	111	107	14
Runs scored	1535	404	6
Batting average	14.08	12.24	6
100s/50s	0/2	0/0	0/0
Top score	59	31*	5*
Balls bowled	22378	5009	289
Wickets	362	131	13
Bowling average	30.62	30.03	24.38
5 wickets in innings	18	0	0
10 wickets in match	1	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	7/58	4/17	2/15
Catches/stumpings	42/–	27/–	3/–
As of 22 November 2007 Source: cricketarchive.com

Gideon Jacobus Kruis (born May 9, 1974 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa), popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a cricketer currently playing in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

He is a right handed batsman, and bowls right-arm fast pace. At the end of the 2006 season he was one of Yorkshire's more successful bowlers helping them stay in Division 1.

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