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Full name Justin Lee Ontong
Born January 4, 1980, Paarl, Cape Province
Current age 28 years 203 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
13
37
80
0
List A
132
114
15
2605
86
26.31
0
19
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
7982
4269
90
4/66
47.43
3.20
88.6
0
0
List A
132
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
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
Only T20I
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
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
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Mar 9, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
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
