Loots Bosman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Loots Bosman
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1977(1977-04-14)
Age	47
Birthplace	Kimberley
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Northern Cape
Horoscope	Aries

Loots Bosman Biography

Loots Bosman is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on April 14, 1977 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. Lungile Edgar Bosman, born 14 April 1977, is an ex-South African international cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman of the highest order and a medium- pace bowler of the right arm. He was a domestic cricket player for Dolphins. He also played for South Africa at Twenty20 Internationals and One Day Internationals. In the 2004-05 season, he scored his first century in Standard Bank Pro20 Series.

He was part the South Africa A team that played the touring India A, Australia A touring teams in 2002. However, after scoring 62 in his first match of four days, he didn’t score any significant scores. In his second SuperSport Series match, he scored 140 against Western Province. Bosman was again part of South Africa’s squad for the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes in 2002-03. He lost his wicket for 7 and 0 in his first two matches before scoring a nine- ball 32 in the third-place match against India. He played in five matches against South Africa A at the end of the season.

The following season saw Bosman have his best summer in first-class cricket, scoring 640 runs at an average of 40.00, with five half-centuries. Later in the season, he scored the first century in South African domestic Pro20, making 104 runs off 45 balls in an innings that included nine 6s and seven 4s as Eagles beat Lions by 130 runs. He spent the South African winter of 2005 playing for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League. Although not recognised at this point in his career as a bowler, he equalled the club’s best-bowling performance in his first appearance, taking 9/22 against Colne.

He made his international Twenty20 debut on 24 February 2006 at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. He impressed with his rapid scoring rate and clean hitting ability. He was named in the South African Twenty20 World Championship squad, but was later withdrawn because of a back injury he picked up on an earlier tour of Zimbabwe.

Bosman was able to score his maiden first class century in the SuperSport Series match against North West during the 2000-01 season. He was 115 out, while Griqualand West had scored 284. Bosman was promoted to the opening position in 45-over matches with Pieter Koortzen during this season. The pair opened the innings with 173 against North West and then 169 against Gauteng in January 2001. Bosman was the first to make a appearance in the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes tournament. He helped South Africa reach the final. South Africa scored two quick 30s. Bosman had 35 runs in seven balls against Hong Kong and 31 runs in nine in the final. South Africa lost out to Pakistan’s 98. Bosman returned from Hong Kong with new records in limited overs cricket. He scored 92 against North West in Standard Bank Cup and 121 against Northerns during the SuperSport Series Super Six stage.

Loots Bosman Net Worth

Loots Bosman is one of the richest Cricketer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Loots Bosman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bosman made his debut with Griqualand West in 1997-98. He batted at number seven and opened the bowling in a 45-over game against Natal. This match saw him bowl Dale Benkenstein, his only List A wicket. Three weeks later, he made his first-class debut in a SuperSport Series match against Free State. He scored 96 runs and shared a record Griqualand West fifth wicket partnership of 243 runs with Pieter Barnard. Bosman was selected for the South Africa A team to tour Sri Lanka after a promising debut season, in which he averaged 26.92 runs in first-class cricket. Bosman was an integral part of South Africa A’s 2005-06 campaign in Sri Lanka. However, it was his home-based exploits that earned him a call-up for the Twenty20 International against Australia. His 22-ball fifty in February against the Highveld Lions was the fastest in Standard Bank Pro20 series. Bosman was named Player of the Series for 2006 and reached three figures in 43 balls. Although he did not get to the final of the 2007 Pro20 series, his contributions to the Eagles winning the title were sufficient to earn him a spot on the national Twenty20 team. Bosman was unable to participate in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 because of a back injury. However, he maintained that he was able to play. He was then suspended for one match domestically after Cricket South Africa found him guilty of “unbecoming and detrimental” conduct after he made comments to a local newspaper regarding coach Mickey Arthur.

Loots Bosman is a hard-hitting opener who was also an icon of the successful Twenty20 cricketer. He was born in Kimberley, Cape Province, where he was brought up by his grandfather. He made his debut for Griqualand West in 1997-98. Although he had some success with South Africa’s A and provincial sides, Bosman was not able to make a mark in South Africa’s cricketing history until Twenty20 cricket arrived. The 2003-04 season was the first time Pro20 cricket was played. Bosman, who was part of the Eagles team that was established under the franchise system, topped the batting charts with 219 runs. He scored a strike rate of 120.99 and a high score 84*, despite being asked to bat in the middle.

The following 2003–04 season, Bosman finished second in the batting charts behind Stephen Cook, scoring 491 runs at an average of 61.37. The campaign was highlighted by a 57 ball 99 not out, in which he hit 13 boundaries, including eight sixes against Eastern Province. The end of that season saw the introduction of Pro20 cricket to South Africa. Bosman topped the batting charts in this form, making 219 runs for Eagles, the combined Free State and Griqualand West cricket team. In his first match of the campaign, he made his best score of the season, hitting 84 not out in 44 balls as Eagles beat Dolphins by 4 runs.

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Loots Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Loots Bosman celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.