Michael Booth (cricketer)

Michael Gary Booth (born 12 February 2001) is a Zimbabwean-born South African cricketer, who is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.^[1]

Michael Booth

Booth in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Michael Gary Booth
Born	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 24) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019/20	KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2023–present	Warwickshire (squad no. 27)
First-class debut	5 April 2024 Warwickshire v Worcestershire
T20 debut	13 September 2019 KZN-Inland v SW Districts
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 8 11 7 Runs scored 158 60 – Batting average 22.57 12.00 – 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 – Top score 58* 35 – Balls bowled 1,159 448 140 Wickets 27 14 6 Bowling average 29.44 31.07 28.00 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/90 3/16 2/24 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2025

Early life

Booth grew up in Zimbabwe and attended St. John's Preparatory School in Harare before moving to South Africa, where he was educated at Hilton College and Durham University.^[2]

Career

He made his Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019.^[3] He made his List A debut for Warwickshire on 10 August 2023, against Glamorgan in the 2023 One-Day Cup.^[4] He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire on 5 April 2024, against Worcestershire in the 2024 County Championship.^[5] Booth claimed his maiden First Class five-wicket haul against Nottinghamshire in April 2025, taking 5 for 90.^[6][7]