Brady Barends

Brady Barends (born 21 January 1989) is a South African first-class cricketer.He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for North West, with 32 dismissals in ten matches. Quotes Where I stay, there is a lot of open land, so I’ve been keeping fit with a few runs and some body workouts. My cooking has improved and I tried to improve my golf swing – but that fell out te window, I had a first-team coach by the name of Mr Norton. This bloke taught me how to be hard and find out about “your game on your own”. You get the job done, or he gets someone else. Old-school guy, but a legend! I went to the Dolphins Academy when I finished school. My parents wanted me to study, but I wasn’t having any of it. So, I said to myself, I’ve got to try and make it in this game and earn an incom I did three years at the academy and, in my third year, I realised I could maybe make it. I worked my big bum off, that’s what I can tell you. After that game, we flew out to SWD and I was told I was playing the one-day match again. So, we fly out to George. We couldn’t land because the runway was too wet, so we had to fly back to Cape Town. We waited at the airport to hear how we were getting to SWD for the match. Eventually, this taxi with a trailer, with some of my cricket bags, picks us up with a 4×4. (now this is at like 11 pm and we are bowling the first ball the next morning at 10 am!) My best attribute as a bowler is my control. With the bat, it would have to be my on-drive. I enjoy batting in a troubling situation. I love the challenge of getting us out of trouble and when we seem to be dead and buried. The great part is captaining these youngsters and having an impact on their careers. The challenging part is trying to make them aware of the process, dedication, hard work and sacrifice you have to make to succeed in this game. I sacrificed a bit and I still didn’t make it. So, just making them aware that they’ve got to do a lot more, What kept me motivated was thinking every day that I was going to become a franchise player, but, unfortunately, it didn’t happen.” Instead, he has taken a different route – being a mentor and solid performer in a Dragons team that has grown in leaps and bounds each year. I also say to myself that no one is going to come and take my place. I’m not going to give coach Monty Jacobs or anyone a chance to think they are going to replace me, Brady Barends is the guy you can trust to fight for you until the end', June 2020, ACC by staff External links Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:1989 births Category:Living people