Albertus ("Bertus") Johannes Erasmus (born 17 December 1977 in

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er. Erasmus captained the Zimbabwean Under-19 Test team in 1997, losing two games and drawing once against

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. He has now given up cricket to become a chartered accountant.

References

Bertus Erasmus page on Cricinfo
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