(1957-09-14) 14 September 1957 (age 66) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, Union of South Africa
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right arm off break Right arm medium
Role
Batsman
Relations
Riki Wessels (son)
International information
National sides
Australia (1982–1985)
South Africa (1991–1994)
Test debut (cap 317/246)
26 November 1982 Australia v England
Last Test
18 August 1994 South Africa v England
ODI debut (cap 71/11)
9 January 1983 Australia v New Zealand
Last ODI
28 October 1994 South Africa v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1973/74–1975/76
Orange Free State
1976–1980
Sussex
1976/77
Western Province
1977/78
Northern Transvaal
1979/80–1985/86
Queensland
1986/87–1997/98
Eastern Province
1998/99–1999/00
Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
40[a]
109[b]
316
337
Runs scored
2,788
3,367
24,738
12,503
Batting average
41.00
34.35
50.58
41.53
100s/50s
6/15
1/26
66/132
15/90
Top score
179
107
254
146
Balls bowled
90
90
1,416
1,327
Wickets
0
18
13
36
Bowling average
–
37.00
44.15
31.11
5 wickets in innings
–
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
–
0
0
0
Best bowling
–
2/16
2/25
4/24
Catches/stumpings
30/–
49/–
268/–
151/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 November 2008
Kepler Christoffel Wessels (born 14 September 1957) is a South African-Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia.[1] Since retiring he has been a lawn bowls competitor.[2]
He was a left-handed opening batsman. He played first-class cricket for Orange Free State, Western Province, Northern Transvaal, Eastern Province and Griqualand West in South Africa, for Queensland in Australia and Sussex in England. In 2008, he coached the Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings and later returned to coaching in South Africa.
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