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Full name Justin Lee Ontong
Born January 4, 1980, Paarl, Cape Province
Current age 28 years 319 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
26
15
1
167
32
11.92
248
67.33
0
0
15
1
13
0
T20Is
2
2
0
20
14
10.00
28
71.42
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
106
175
9
6291
166
37.89
13
39
81
0
List A
137
117
15
2652
86
26.00
0
19
58
0
Twenty20
26
23
3
288
43
14.40
253
113.83
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
26
16
538
396
9
3/30
3/30
44.00
4.41
59.7
0
0
0
T20Is
2
1
12
25
1
1/25
1/25
25.00
12.50
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
106
7994
4291
90
4/66
47.67
3.22
88.8
0
0
List A
137
2759
2127
48
3/29
3/29
44.31
4.62
57.4
0
0
0
Twenty20
26
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 Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, Nov 7, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Cape Cobras v Dolphins at Paarl, Oct 16-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998/99
Last List A
South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, Nov 7, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 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
