| Neil Brand | |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Batting all-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutdate: | 4 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 2024 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testcap: | 360 |
| Lasttestdate: | 13 February |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | New Zealand |
| Club1: | Cardiff MCCU |
| Year1: | 2015–2017 |
| Club2: | Northerns |
| Club3: | Titans |
| Year3: | 2018/19–2020/21 |
| Club4: | Joburg Super Kings |
| Year4: | 2022/23 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 66 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 34 |
| Deliveries1: | 234 |
| Wickets1: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 21.37 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/119 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 53 |
| Runs2: | 2,972 |
| Bat Avg2: | 38.10 |
| 100S/50S2: | 6/20 |
| Top Score2: | 159 |
| Deliveries2: | 4,679 |
| Wickets2: | 80 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 29.87 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 6/119 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 34/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 25 |
| Runs3: | 640 |
| Bat Avg3: | 29.09 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/2 |
| Top Score3: | 115 |
| Deliveries3: | 828 |
| Wickets3: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 31.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/61 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 6/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 18 |
| Runs4: | 232 |
| Bat Avg4: | 14.50 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 42 |
| Deliveries4: | 276 |
| Wickets4: | 16 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 18.18 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/24 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 5/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/neil-brand-742489 ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 17 February |
| Year: | 2023 |
Neil Brand (born 12 April 1996) is a South African cricketer who is the current stand-in Captain of the South African National Cricket Team. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler. He initially moved to King's College, Taunton, with a hope to qualify to play for the England cricket team, before returning to South Africa at the end of 2017.[1]
Brand made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCCU against Glamorgan on 2 April 2015.[2] He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 March 2018.[3]
In September 2018, Brand was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[5] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[6]
In November 2023, he was named as captain of a South Africa A for the West Indies A tour of South Africa.[7] He was named captain on South Africa on debut against New Zealand in February 2024 and became the 25th South African to take five wickets on Test debut.[8] His 6/119 were the best figures for a captain on his debut Test,[9] and for a South African spinner on his Test debut.[10] He also claimed 2 wickets in the second innings.[11]