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{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use South African English|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Nicky Boje
|               image = NickyBoje.JPG
|             country = South Africa
|            fullname = Nico Boje
|            nickname = Godfrey Boje
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|3|20|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Bloemfontein]], [[Orange Free State Province]], South Africa
|            heightcm = 173
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1995–2006
|       testdebutdate = 24 February
|       testdebutyear = 2000
|    testdebutagainst = India
|             testcap = 276
|        lasttestdate = 4 August
|        lasttestyear = 2006
|     lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
|        odidebutdate = 21 October
|        odidebutyear = 1995
|     odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
|              odicap = 34
|         lastodidate = 30 October
|         lastodiyear = 2005
|      lastodiagainst = New Zealand
|             oneT20I = true
|       T20Idebutdate = 21 October
|       T20Idebutyear = 2005
|    T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
|             T20Icap = 1
|             batting = Left-handed
|             bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]]
|                role = [[All-rounder]]
|              family = [[Eduard Boje]] (brother)
|               club1 = [[Free State cricket team|Free State]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1990/91–2012/13}}
|         clubnumber1 =
|               club2 = [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]
|               year2 = 2002
|         clubnumber2 =
|               club3 = [[Knights (cricket team)|Eagles]]
|               year3 = 2003/04–2006/07
|         clubnumber3 =
|               club4 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]
|               year4 = 2007–2010
|         clubnumber4 = 17
|               club5 = [[Warriors (cricket team)|Warriors]]
|               year5 = 2009/10–2011/12
|         clubnumber5 = 
|               club6 = [[Knights (cricket team)|Knights]]
|               year6 = 2012/13–2013/14
|         clubnumber6 = 
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|            matches1 = 43
|               runs1 = 1,312
|            bat avg1 = 25.23
|           100s/50s1 = 0/4
|          top score1 = 85
|         deliveries1 = 8620
|            wickets1 = 100
|           bowl avg1 = 42.65
|            fivefor1 = 3
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 5/62
|  catches/stumpings1 = 18/–
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|            matches2 = 115
|               runs2 = 1,414
|            bat avg2 = 26.67
|           100s/50s2 = 2/4
|          top score2 = 129
|         deliveries2 = 4541
|            wickets2 = 96
|           bowl avg2 = 35.57
|            fivefor2 = 1
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 5/21
|  catches/stumpings2 = 33/–
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 216
|               runs3 = 9087
|            bat avg3 = 34.42
|           100s/50s3 = 8/56
|          top score3 = 226[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries3 = 43,135
|            wickets3 = 585
|           bowl avg3 = 32.70
|            fivefor3 = 22
|             tenfor3 = 2
|       best bowling3 = 8/93
|  catches/stumpings3 = 125/-
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 321
|               runs4 = 4,423
|            bat avg4 = 24.70
|           100s/50s4 = 2/17
|          top score4 = 129
|         deliveries4 = 13,490
|            wickets4 = 305
|           bowl avg4 = 32.36
|            fivefor4 = 1
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 5/21
|  catches/stumpings4 = 95/–
|                date = 31 October
|                year = 2021
|              source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nicky-boje-44091 ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{RSA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|List-A cricket]]}}
}}
'''Nico Boje''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|b|ɔɪ|'|j|eɪ}} {{respell|boy|YAY|'}}; born 20 March 1973) is a South African former [[cricket]]er who played in 43 [[Test cricket|Tests]], 115 [[One Day International]]s and single [[Twenty20 International]] for South Africa.  Boje was a member of the South Africa team that won the [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy]].

Boje was a member of [[Africa XI cricket team|Africa XI]] team for [[2005 Afro-Asia Cup]]. He is the first cap of Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa as well.
 
He attended Grey College in Bloemfontein. He is currently coaching the [[Knights cricket team]] in the [[Free State (province)|Free State]], [[South Africa]]. His brother, [[Eduard Boje]], also played [[first-class cricket]].

==Domestic career==

===Northamptonshire===
Boje joined English side [[Northamptonshire CCC]] for the last few weeks of the 2007 season as a replacement overseas player for [[Johan Van der Wath]]. A few days later it was announced that he would be joining the breakaway [[Indian Cricket League]]. In 2008, the [[captain (cricket)|captain]] of [[Northamptonshire CCC|Northamptonshire]], [[David Sales]], resigned and Boje took over the role as [[captain (cricket)|captain]] for [[Northamptonshire CCC|Northamptonshire]]. In that season, he scored his highest ever [[First-class cricket|First class cricket]] score of 226*. He signed a new one-year contract on 3 September 2009 which saw him lead the club through the 2010 season.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/northamptonshire/8236436.stm Northants skipper pens new deal] BBC Sport</ref>

==International career==
Boje's international career began in 1995 against [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]], and although he was in and out of the team due to injuries he established himself as South Africa's first choice [[spin bowling|spin bowler]]. Due to the amount of [[all-rounder]]s in the South African team, Boje usually batted at eight or nine in the batting order, despite a [[first class cricket|first class]] [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 32 and both Test and ODI averages around 26, which was the highest for a regular number nine in Test cricket in the 2000s. However, despite the reasonably high average he never hit a Test century, although did make two ODI centuries against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in [[2000–01 South African cricket season|2000–01]]. And also in that 6 match ODI series, he amassed 355 runs in 6 innings and broke the record for scoring the most runs in a 6 match bilateral ODI series<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingHighSeries_ODI.asp|title=HowSTAT! ODI Cricket – Most Runs in Series|website=howstat.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref>

In December 2006, Boje announced his retirement from international cricket, effective immediately. He finished his career with exactly 100 Test wickets, the wicket of [[Mahela Jayawardene]] in his final Test brought up his milestone.

==References==
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==External links==
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