Reuben Herbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1957
Place of Birth: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Reuben Herbert
- Reuben Herbert (born 1 December 1957) is a South African born former English cricketer.
- Herbert was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
- He was born in Cape Town, Cape Province. Herbert made his first-class debut for Essex against Warwickshire in 1976 County Championship.
- He made 5 further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Lancashire in 1980 County Championship.
- In his 6 first-class appearance for Essex, he scored 62 runs at an average of 7.75, with a high score of 14 not out.
- With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 49.33, with best figures of 3/64.
- He made his List A debut for Essex in the 1980 John Player League against Yorkshire.
- He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring Sri Lankans in 1981.
- He took 5 wickets in his 4 List A matches for Essex, which came at an average of 30.00, with best figures of 3/31.
- He left Essex at the end of the 1981 season. He joined Suffolk in 1984, making his debut for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire.
- He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1984 to 1986, making 22 Minor Counties Championship and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
- He made his first List A appearance for Suffolk against Worcestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.
- He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Lancashire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy and Sussex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy.
- In his 3 List A matches for Suffolk, he took just a single wickets at an average of 82.00, with best figures of 1/37.
- He played for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup, making 4 appearances for the team.
- It was for the Minor Counties that he made his final 2 first-class appearances for.
- The first of these came against the touring Zimbabweans in 1985.
- He bowled 8 wicket-less overs in the Zimbabweans first-innings, while in the Minor Counties first-innings he scored 43 runs before being dismissed by Eddo Brandes.
- He followed this up in the Zimbabweans second-innings by taking 3 wickets for the cost of 76 runs from 28 overs.
- His final first-class match came the following year against the touring New Zealanders.
- He was dismissed by Willie Watson in the Minor Counties first-innings for 10 runs, while in the New Zealanders first-innings he bowled 8 wicket-less overs.
- In a rain affected match, he didn't bat or bowl again the game.He left Suffolk at the end of the 1986 season, but joined Hertfordshire the following season.
- He made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Hertfordshire against Lincolnshire.
- Herbert played 8 further Minor Counties Championship matches that season, the last of which came against Cumberland.
- He made a single List A appearance for Hertfordshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy against Surrey.
- Opening the batting in this match, he scored 37 runs before being dismissed by Sylvester Clarke.
- With the ball, he took the wicket of Grahame Clinton for the cost of 36 runs from 11 overs.
- He once again played for the Minor Counties in 1987, appearing in 4 matches in that seasons Benson & Hedges Cup.
- Herbert made a total of 8 List A appearances for the Minor Counties, scoring 106 runs at an average of 15.14, with a high score of 26 not out.
- With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 46.50, with best figures of 3/26.
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