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Justin Ontong
South Africa
Player profile
Full name Justin Lee Ontong
Born January 4, 1980, Paarl, Cape Province
Current age 28 years 239 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Boland, Lions
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
2 |
4 |
1 |
57 |
32 |
19.00 |
155 |
36.77 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
22 |
13 |
1 |
121 |
32 |
10.08 |
189 |
64.02 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
14.00 |
16 |
87.50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
103 |
170 |
9 |
6126 |
166 |
38.04 |
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13 |
37 |
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80 |
0 |
| List A |
133 |
115 |
15 |
2606 |
86 |
26.06 |
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0 |
19 |
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56 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
25 |
22 |
3 |
282 |
43 |
14.84 |
241 |
117.01 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
2 |
3 |
185 |
133 |
1 |
1/79 |
1/123 |
133.00 |
4.31 |
185.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
22 |
16 |
538 |
396 |
9 |
3/30 |
3/30 |
44.00 |
4.41 |
59.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
1 |
12 |
25 |
1 |
1/25 |
1/25 |
25.00 |
12.50 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
103 |
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7982 |
4269 |
90 |
4/66 |
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47.43 |
3.20 |
88.6 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
133 |
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2759 |
2127 |
48 |
3/29 |
3/29 |
44.31 |
4.62 |
57.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
25 |
20 |
228 |
298 |
9 |
2/6 |
2/6 |
33.11 |
7.84 |
25.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, Apr 28, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, Jan 20, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| Only T20I |
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1997/98 |
| Last First-class |
Lions v Cape Cobras at Potchefstroom, Jan 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1998/99 |
| Last List A |
England Lions v South Africans at Leicester, Aug 14, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard |
Perhaps not surprisingly as it was his first tour with the senior side, Justin Ontong was so quietly spoken on South Africa's visit to West Indies in 2000-01 that he earned himself the nickname "Rowdy". Nevertheless, he displayed a resolve and determination in his first games in full colours that underlined the selectors' belief that Ontong is a player of the future. He started life as a batsman, and remained one until 1999-2000. But some acceptable legbreaks in the nets persuaded his coaches to encourage more of the same in the middle, and soon Ontong was mixing it up with offbreaks, quicker balls and wrong'uns. Ontong is also direct evidence of the effect a role model can have on the preceding generation. Jonty Rhodes was his hero as a young boy, and he now unquestionably has the potential to emulate him. Ontong was the unwitting centre of controversy during his Test debut at Sydney in January 2002 when it emerged that Percy Sonn, the SA Board president, had overruled the selectors and insisted on the inclusion of Ontong, a Cape Coloured, ahead of Jacques Rudolph. It would be nearly three years before he earned another opportunity in Tests, but he eventually returned to the squad for the trip to India in November 2004. However, the return was short-lived as he again failed to establish himself in a strong batting order and he had to wait until early 2008 for another recall when he was named to face West Indies.
Neil Manthorp
Jan 20, 2008 |
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Justin Ontong jumps back and nudges to leg
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Jan 20, 2008 |
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Dwayne Bravo took a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Justin Ontong
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Jan 4, 2002 |
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Justin Ontong in the field
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