Tertius Bosch

Tertius Bosch (14 March 1966 in Vereeniging, Transvaal – 14 February 2000 in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test and two ODIs in 1992.

Tertius Bosch

Personal information
Full name	Tertius Bosch
Born	14 March 1966 Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa
Died	14 February 2000 (aged 33) Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Corbin Bosch (son) Ethan Bosch (son)
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 236)	18 April 1992 v West Indies
Last Test	18 April 1992 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 18)	29 February 1992 v New Zealand
Last ODI	12 April 1992 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1986/87–1993/94	Northern Transvaal
1994/95–1997/98	Natal
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 1 2 68 80 Runs scored 5 – 372 91 Batting average – – 8.08 6.50 100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/– Top score 5* – 31 19* Balls bowled 237 51 11914 3869 Wickets 3 – 210 105 Bowling average 34.66 – 27.56 24.18 5 wickets in innings – – 7 1 10 wickets in match – n/a 1 n/a Best bowling 2/31 – 7/75 5/56 Catches/stumpings –/– –/– 20/– 10/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 25 August 2012

Cricketing career

A fast-medium bowler, Bosch was educated at Hanhaver Laerskool and Veereniging Hoerskool, toured England and the Netherlands in 1982 with the South African Country Districts U/16s team and was named in the South African Country Districts Nuffield XI in 1983.[1] He made his first-class debut in the 1986/1987 season, for Northern Transvaal B against Eastern Province B while studying for a dental degree at the University of Pretoria.[2]

Bosch made his Test debut in South Africa's first Test match following their readmission to international cricket, against West Indies at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on 18 April 1992, and his One Day International debut on 29 February 1992, against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland.

Death

Bosch's official cause of death was Guillain–Barré syndrome. In 200 Bosch's sister applied successfully to the supreme court to stop his widow from inheriting the estate. In 2005, his body was removed from Queensburgh cemetery for exhumation. His siblings hired private investigators and there were claims he suspected his wife of infidelity and had hired investigators to monitor her.[3]

Bosch's son Corbin Bosch is a current South African first-class cricketer.

See also

• Van Wetten v Bosch

References

1. Partridge, Heydenrych & Sichel, p. 206.
2. "Tertius Bosch passes away". ESPNcricinfo. February 14, 2000.
3. "Bosch post mortem suggests poisoning". ESPNcricinfo. August 8, 2001.

Sources

• Partidge, T., Heydenrych, F. & Sichel, P. (ed.) (1987) The 1987 Protea Cricket Annual of South Africa, South African Cricket Union: Cape Town.

External links

• Tertius Bosch at ESPNcricinfo
• Tertius Bosch at CricketArchive (subscription required)