| Nigel Brouwers | |
| Fullname: | Nigel Grant Brouwers |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Eastern Province B |
| Year1: | 1998/99 |
| Club2: | Northerns |
| Year2: | 2000/01 |
| Club3: | Eastern Province |
| Club4: | South Western Districts |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 31 |
| Runs1: | 955 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.72 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
| Top Score1: | 63 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,957 |
| Wickets1: | 75 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.09 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/57 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 22/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 30 |
| Runs2: | 574 |
| Top Score2: | 94 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/4 |
| Bat Avg2: | 27.33 |
| Deliveries2: | 947 |
| Wickets2: | 28 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 33.82 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 10/– |
| Date: | 2 May 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44151.html Cricinfo |
Nigel Grant Brouwers (4 September 1976 - 3 July 2021) was a South African cricketer.[1] He played in 31 first-class and 30 List A matches from 1998 to 2009.[2] [3] [4]
Brouwers attended Gelvandale Secondary School and played for Eastern Province Schools in 1991.[1] He made his first-class cricket debut in the 1998/99 season for Eastern Province, before going on to play for Northerns in 2000/01.[1] In the 2006/07 season, Brouwers made his debut for South Western Districts.[1] On his debut for South Western Districts, he made his highest score in first-class cricket, with 63 runs against Kei.[1] In his maiden List A match for the team, he also scored his highest score in the format, with 94 runs.[1] In his first-class career, he took 75 wickets, with his best figures of 6/57 coming against Griqualand West in the 1998/99 season.[1] His best figures in List A cricket came in his final match, against Gauteng,[1] where he took three wickets for sixteen runs.[5]
In February 1999, Brouwers was found guilty of stealing the wallet of fellow cricketer Alan Badenhorst.[6] The incident occurred during Eastern Province's match against Griqualand in the 1998/99 season, with Brouwers taking the wallet from the changing rooms.[6] Brouwers was given twenty hours of community service.[6]
In the 2006/07 season, Brouwers and Sammy-Joe Avontuur set a new opening partnership record for South Western Districts in a List A cricket match.[7] The pair made 109 together against Kei.[7]
Brouwers died in July 2021 from COVID-19, with his mother dying on the same day and his father a week later.[8] South Africa former international cricketer Alviro Petersen said that Brouwers was "one of the most talented cricketers I have known".[8]