Rabian Engelbrecht

Rabian Engelbrecht
Personal information
Full name
Rabian Jermaine Engelbrecht
Born(1992-11-04)4 November 1992
Paarl, South Africa
Died25 May 2022(2022-05-25) (aged 29)
Paarl, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2012/13Boland
2013/14–2017/18KwaZulu-Natal
2014/15–2017/18Dolphins
First-class debut30 September 2010 Boland v Eastern Province
List A debut27 March 2010 Boland v Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 26 31
Runs scored 267 58
Batting average 12.71 7.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 38 18
Balls bowled 3,016 1,230
Wickets 59 34
Bowling average 31.13 31.91
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/18 4/32
Catches/stumpings 13/– 5/–
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. In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.

Engelbrecht died from tuberculosis in May 2022, at the age of 29.

References

  1. ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Adams, Zaahier. "Former SA u-19 fast bowler Rabian Engelbrecht has died after a long illness". IOL. Retrieved 6 November 2025.