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Full name | Simon Jurgens Bezuidenhout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa | 11 July 1946|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968-69 to 1982-83 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,4 April 2022 |
Simon Jurgens Bezuidenhout (born 11 July 1946) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Eastern Province in South Africa from 1968 to 1982. [1]
Bezuidenhout was a batsman who spent most of his career as an opener. His highest first-class score was 141,batting at number six in the 1970-71 Currie Cup against Transvaal. [2] His highest List A cricket score was 114 not out against the South Africa African XI in 1976-77. [3]
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