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Makhaya Ntini

Full name: Makhaya Ntini

Born: 6th July 1977, Mdingi, nr King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast

Teams: South Africa (Test: 1997/98-2007/08); South Africa (ODI: 1997/98-2007/08); ICC World XI (ODI: 2005/06); South Africa (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); Border (Main FC: 1995/96-2002/03); Warriors (Main FC: 2004/05); Warwickshire (Main FC: 2005); Border (Main ListA: 1995/96-2003/04); Warwickshire (Main ListA: 2005); Warriors (Main ListA: 2006/07-2007/08); Eastern Cape (Main Twenty20: 2003/04); Warriors (Main Twenty20: 2005/06); All teams

South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Yuvraj’s Punjab sunk by Ntini, Raina, Patel

3 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் சென்னை வெற்றி

Ntini, Rain and Duckworth-Lewis see the Super Kings through

Chanderpaul steady as ever defies South African attack

List of all articles

Pictures: Makhaya Ntini celebrates his dismissal of Dwayne Bravo

Makhaya Ntini bowling to Bangladesh Skipper Mohammad Ashraful

Ntini Congratulates after Bouchers Century

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After a steady start Makhaya Ntini has transformed himself into one of the most skilful and hostile fast bowlers in the game. His strike rate and average in both Tests and ODIs are among the best for any contemporary bowler and he has this ability to run through any side with a spell of bowling that can terrorize the best of batsmen. Ntini’s action is clearly modeled on Malcolm Marshall and he has much of the West Indian’s qualities – the ripping yorker, the deadly bouncer, an occasionally well disguised slower one. But the most outstanding facet of his bowling is the ability to make the ball rise steeply, a disconcerting sight for even technically well equipped batsmen. The first black African cricketer to play for the country, Ntini became the first South African to take ten wickets in a Test at Lord’s in 2003. He demolished the West Indies in Trinidad in 2005 with 13 for 132 the best ever match figures by a South African bowler. In the last few years Ntini has gone from strength to strength underlined by impressive figures – 23 in five Tests in England in 2003, 25 in five Tests against England in 2004-05, 17 in four Tests in the West Indies in 2005, 19 in three Tests against Australia in 2005-06 and 20 in three Tests against New Zealand later the same season. The great thing about Ntini is that even in ODIs he displays the same hostility and has been rewarded with one of the best strike rates and averages among contemporary bowlers.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	87	97	33	627	32*	9.79	0	0	52.33	23

Test Career Bowling (1997/98-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
South Africa	17863	654	9583	344	7-37	27.85	17	4	51.92	3.21

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	154	175	57	1115	34*	9.44	0	0	37

First-Class Career Bowling (1995/96-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	28367	997	15562	537	7-37	28.97	22	4	52.82	3.29

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	164	41	20	186	42*	8.85	0	0	66.66	30
ICC World XI	1	1	1	0	0*		0	0	0.00	0
Overall	165	42	21	186	42*	8.85	0	0	66.66	30

One-Day International Career Bowling (1997/98-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa	8249	119	6119	255	6-22	23.99	8	4	32.34	4.45
ICC World XI	42	0	58	1	1-58	58.00	0	0	42.00	8.28
Overall	8291	119	6177	256	6-22	24.12	8	4	32.38	4.47

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	224	64	28	249	42*	6.91	0	0	41

One-Day Career Bowling (1995/96-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	10870	154	8009	325	6-22	24.64	9	5	33.44	4.42

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	8	2	1	9	5	9.00	0	0	112.50	0

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005/06-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa	144	0	212	4	2-22	53.00	0	0	36.00	8.83

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	25	7	4	27	11	9.00	0	0	79.41	1

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2003/04-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	540	2	653	18	4-21	36.27	1	0	30.00	7.25

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1995-1995/96)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
South Africa Under-19s	6	10	3	65	31	9.28	0	0	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (1995-1995/96)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
South Africa Under-19s	1105	29	642	23	6-53	27.91	1	0	48.04	3.48

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1995-1995/96)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
South Africa Under-19s	3	2	1	1	1*	1.00	0	0	0

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1995-1995/96)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa Under-19s	150	1	121	0	0-28					4.84