00:00Tresius Bosch was born on March 14, 1966 in Transfell.
00:04He was a talented South African fastballer who represented his country in one touch match
00:10and two one-day international in 1992.
00:13In this video, you will see Tresius Bosch in action during the third ODI against the
00:17West Indies at Port of Spain in 92-93 series.
00:21Although he was unfortunate not to take any wickets that day, he gave it his all.
00:26He bowled 6 overs but ended up conceding 47 runs in a tough spell.
00:31Still this footage brings back cherished memories of South African cricket history and gave us
00:36a chance to watch Tresius Bosch in action once again, a reminder of his brief yet proud contribution
00:42to the national team.
00:56He only bowled 2 overs.
00:59Oh my goodness me, that was not the most judicious of strokes by Simmons.
01:03He could so easily have got an edge there.
01:07He saw him in the last over force one down to third man off the back foot like that.
01:16So he's intent on getting on with it from the outset.
01:19Big appeal.
01:21They go through for the leg by.
01:24Umpire Lloyd Barker will have none of it.
01:26And perhaps going just down the leg side.
01:30I think it started just outside the leg stump.
01:34I think that's probably the reason why he did not get the decision.
01:40It's amazing, isn't it?
01:43What a wicket will do for a side.
01:45That's a better looking stroke from Lara, going away, pursued by Snell, and they come back
01:58for three.
01:59Over the edge again, it bounced in front of Vessels, he couldn't stop that, it bounced awkwardly
02:13for him, and away it went before, but again, the bats, the bowler beating the bat, finding
02:20the edge.
02:21And a good delivery by Bosch, and another stroke of good fortune for the West Indian
02:26batsman.
02:27Again, that not carrying, the last over we saw one that didn't carry two Vessels.
02:34That was in fact a no ball, you can see umpire Lloyd Barker signalling there, so in a sense
02:40it was much ado about nothing, but it was still a very good delivery.
02:47Bosch can't believe it, Simmons coming forward, again coming back into the right-hander, going
02:55down the leg side perhaps.
02:58You see where he delivers it from, falls away a bit and so it's from quite wide and definitely
03:06coming back, and although he's not that far forward, slanting.
03:13He's chopped it down to third man, that's an edge, but he deliberately made room for
03:20himself to play the cut shot, he knew that there was no danger, but he did edge it, and
03:25he did, but it travelled away very quickly through the vacant steps, four more runs.
03:28Yes, this one was quite wide, and he got a thick edge, uh, just wide of the wicket keeper,
03:35and the third man, uh, just couldn't get it, it was too fine for him, not a fourth of Simmons.
03:40Score now 109, the truth.
03:43But he can't get onto that one, that's hammered away by Simmons.
03:50So two successive fours, and there was no edge about that.
03:55That was a cracking spare cut actually, he hit that with, uh, quite a lot of force.
03:58There it was, and not a man moved with that.
04:02Beautiful shot there for a film still in a suit.
04:21That's four more, 21 off the rover, three fours and a six for Phillip Simmons.
04:27The Queen's Park oval is jumping, and the West Indies are a hundred and thirteen,
04:33hundred and twenty-three for two at the end of the thirty-second over.
04:37It over the extra cover boundary.
04:47Oh, a marvellous stroke, that's going away for four.
04:50As hell's not going to stop that, the crowd are absolutely loving it, look at them.
04:54Isn't that marvellous?
04:57Pure, unadulterated Caribbean joy.
05:00And Simmons has broken his bat.
05:03I think, in fact, it's the second bat he's broken in this innings.
05:10I don't think the money...
05:11Precious Bosch was one of the South African fastest ballers, just like Alan Donner.
05:15He passed away on February 13, 2000, in West Philly, near Durban.
05:19He was just one month away from his 34th birthday and had been sick for a long time.
05:25In 2004, Bosch's sisters went to court to stop his wife from getting his property.
05:30Earlier, Bosch and his wife had a maid will, giving everything to each other.
05:35But later, Bosch wrote some personal notes accusing his wife of being unfaithful.
05:39In one note, he said that only his eldest son should get his property.
05:44The court accepted this note as his true will and said he clearly did not want his wife to inherit anything.
05:51Precious Bosch played in South Africa's first test match after their return to international cricket.
05:57It was against the West Indies in 1992 in Barbados.
06:01He also played one match in the 1992 World Cup in Australia against New Zealand and another one-day international during the West Indies tour.
06:10Precious Bosch became known when he played for Northern Transfell with Finney de Villiers.
06:15They were a strong bowling pair, even though he had problems with his run-up and was often no-ball.
06:21Bosch bowled with great speed using the power of his back and shoulder.
06:25Because of his speed, cricket leader Ali Bakker picked him as one of the key players when South Africa returned to world cricket.
06:31Later, Bosch moved to Natal to focus on his dentistry career.
06:35He played well during the 1996-1997 season, when young players like Sean Pollock and Lance Klusner were just starting out.
06:43Despite being a fastballer, Precious Bosch had a soft and shy personality.
06:48He did not have the aggressive attitude often seen in fastballers.
06:52He left behind his wife and two children.
06:55Precious Bosch was surrounded by mystery, though it was said he died from a rare virus.
07:00His body was dug up 18 months later, and new reports suggested that he might have been poisoned.
07:06Before he died, Bosch had even hired someone to watch his wife because he thought she was cheating on him.
07:12Precious Bosch started his cricket career while studying dentistry at Pretoria University in 1986-87.
07:19He later moved to Natal and helped the team win two championships.
07:23His son Corbin Bosch was only five years old when Precious died.
07:27Corbin grew up with the sadness of losing his father but followed in his footsteps to become a fastballer.
07:33Corbin was coached by Ray Jennings, who also knew and played with Precious.
07:37Jennings remembers Precious Bosch as a truly great person and have been supporting Corbin for many years.
07:43As far as his Test Carrier stats, Trecious Bosch played a single Test match for South Africa, which was against the West Indies in April 1992.
07:53In this match, he bowled 237 deliveries and took three wickets with an average of 34.66.
07:59His best bowling figures in any innings were 2 for 61.
08:03With the bat, he remained not out in both innings, scoring a total of five runs.
08:07As far as ODI stats, Trecious Bosch appeared in two ODIs in 1992 facing New Zealand and the West Indies.
08:14Across these matches, he bowled a total of 51 deliveries but did not claim any wicket.
08:19His economy rate stood at 7.7 runs per hour.
08:23He did not have an opportunity to bat in these games.
08:26As far as first-class stats, in the domestic circuit, Trecious Bosch had a notable first-class career, participating in 68 matches.
08:34He secured 210 wickets at an average of 27.56, including seven five wicket hauls and one ten wicket match.
08:42His best bowling figures in any innings were 7 for 75.
08:46With the bat, he scored 372 runs at an average of 8.08, with a top score of 31.
08:52As far as listed stats, Trecious Bosch also played in 80-list matches, taking 105 wickets at an average of 24.18.
09:01His best performance in a match was 5 for 56.
09:04He achieved one five wicket haul in this format.
09:07He accumulated 91 runs with an average of 6.50, and his highest score was an unbeaten 19.
09:14Trecious Bosch's cricketing journey through brief at the international level showcased his capabilities as a fastballer in South Africa's
09:21domestic cricket scene.
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