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Full name Mfuneko Ngam
Born January 29, 1979, Middledrift, Cape Province
Current age 29 years 178 days
Major teams South Africa,Border,Dolphins,Eastern Province,Warriors
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
1
1
0
0*
-
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
46
54
9
329
35
7.31
0
0
15
0
List A
42
11
8
13
4
4.33
0
0
8
0
Twenty20
13
3
1
5
2*
2.50
15
33.33
0
0
0
0
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
5
392
189
11
3/26
6/62
17.18
2.89
35.6
0
0
0
First-class
46
7059
3690
115
4/25
32.08
3.13
61.3
0
0
List A
42
1612
1275
46
4/20
4/20
27.71
4.74
35.0
3
0
0
Twenty20
13
11
168
245
8
2/22
2/22
30.62
8.75
21.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Dec 8-12, 2000 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Jan 2-4, 2001 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Eagles v Warriors at Kimberley, Feb 15-18, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1999/00
Last List A
KwaZulu-Natal Inland v Eastern Province at Pietermaritzburg, Nov 18, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Dolphins v Eastern Cape at Durban, Apr 21, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Dolphins v Warriors at Durban, Feb 1, 2006 scorecard
Profile
His hero is Allan Donald, but it's difficult not see at least a trace of Michael Holding in Mfuneko Ngam, the Eastern Province Express, who made his Test debut against New Zealand as a 21-year-old in December 2000. Put simply, "Chew" Ngam is a completely natural fast bowler with a smooth run-up and enough pace to make the best batsmen hop around. After two impressive displays against Sri Lanka, everything seemed to be going swimmingly when, along with Makhaya Ntini, he became the first African player to be voted as a national cricketer of the year in 2001. However, a succession of stress fractures in his legs have since hindered his progress. He underwent a barrage of tests in an attempt to establish why his bones appear to be so brittle - it has been suggested that he may suffer from a genetic disorder or that the root cause lies in certain dietary deficiencies earlier in his life. Peter Robinson
