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Full name Justin Lee Ontong
Born January 4, 1980, Paarl, Cape Province
Current age 25 years 192 days
Major teams South Africa, Boland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 2 4 1 57 32 19.00 155 36.77 0 0 8 0 1 0
ODIs 18 10 1 87 32 9.66 136 63.97 0 0 6 1 9 0
First-class 69 113 5 3739 166 34.62 7 22 50 0
List A 99 83 8 1702 84 22.69 0 13 49 0
Twenty-20 8 6 0 67 30 11.16 78 85.89 0 0 3 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 2 185 133 1 1/79 1/123 133.00 4.31 185.00 0 0 0
ODIs 18 522 368 8 3/30 3/30 46.00 4.22 65.25 0 0 0
First-class 69 6939 3678 78 4/66 47.15 3.18 88.96 0 0
List A 99 2635 2001 47 3/29 3/29 42.57 4.55 56.06 0 0 0
Twenty-20 8 102 121 3 1/20 1/20 40.33 7.11 34.00 0 0 0
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Test debut Australia v South Africa at Sydney - Jan 2-5, 2002
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Last Test India v South Africa at Kolkata - Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004
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ODI debut West Indies v South Africa at Kingston - Apr 28, 2001
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Last ODI West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain - May 15, 2005
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First-class span 1997/98 - 2004/05
List A span 1998/99 - 2004/05
Twenty-20 span 2003/04 - 2004/05
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
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