Cri-Zelda Brits

Who is Cri-Zelda Brits?

Cri-Zelda Brits, also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits is an international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa national women's cricket team as an opening bowler in 2002. She developed into an all-rounder, and since 2005 has established herself as a specialist batsman. She captained South Africa in 23 matches in 2007 and 2008, but was replaced as captain in 2009 in order to "concentrate entirely on her own performance." She was reappointed as captain for the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

She is one of South Africa women's most prolific batsmen; she is the only South African woman to have scored a half-century in a Twenty20 International, and one of only four women to have scored a century for South Africa in a One Day International. Brits' 1097 ODI runs are second only to Daleen Terblanche, though Brits has a superior batting average. She is the leading South African run-scorer in Twenty20 Internationals with 152 runs.