(1969-07-27) 27 July 1969 (age 54) Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Middle-order batsman
International information
National side
South Africa (1992–2003)
Test debut
13 November 1992 v India
Last Test
10 August 2000 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 17)
26 February 1992 v Australia
Last ODI
12 February 2003 v Kenya
ODI shirt no.
8
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1988–1992
University of Natal (Maritzburg)
1988/89–1997/98
Natal
1998/99–2002/03
KwaZulu-Natal
1999
Ireland
2003
Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
52
245
164
371
Runs scored
2,532
5,935
9,546
8,907
Batting average
35.66
35.11
41.14
32.86
100s/50s
3/17
2/33
22/52
2/51
Top score
117
121
172
121
Balls bowled
12
14
162
80
Wickets
0
0
1
2
Bowling average
–
–
83.00
22.50
5 wickets in innings
–
–
0
0
10 wickets in match
–
–
0
0
Best bowling
–
–
1/13
1/2
Catches/stumpings
34/–
105/–
127/–
158/–
Source: CricInfo, 19 July 2009
Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes (born 27 July 1969) is a South African professional cricket coach, commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer.[1] He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the first South African cricketer to take 100 ODI catches. He played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003.[2] He is the fielding coach of the Lucknow Super Giants[3] in the Indian Premier League. He is the fielding coach of Durban's Super Giants as well as the consultant fielding coach of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. Rhodes was a member of the South Africa cricket team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won.
Rhodes was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. Whilst being noted for his quick running as a right-handed batsman, he was especially noted for his defensive fielding, particularly catching, ground fielding, and throwing from his most common position of backward point. A report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showed that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the ninth-highest number of run outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the third-highest success rate.[4]
During his career he also played club cricket for the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal and the Dolphins. Rhodes retired from Test cricket in 2000, and from one day cricket in 2003 after an injury during the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Rhodes also represented South Africa at hockey, and was chosen as part of the 1992 Olympic Games squad to go to Barcelona; however, the squad did not qualify to go to the tournament.[5] He was also called up for trials to play in the 1996 Olympics but was ruled out by a hamstring injury.[6]
^"Top 10 Best Cricket Fielders Ever". listdose.co. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^"Jonty Rhodes profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^"Lucknow Coaching Team".
^Basevi, Travis (9 November 2005). "Statistics – Run outs in ODIs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
^Oliver Brett (13 February 2003). "Fielder of dreams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
^"Hockey team has an admirer in Rhodes". Rediff.com. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
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