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Jonathan Neil Rhodes was born on July 27, 1969, in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. He was known as "Jonty Rhodes". He was especially noted for his feats whilst fielding.
He is one of the best fielders in cricket history, and also known for his quick running between the wickets.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Right-arm medium |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
52 |
245 |
| Wickets |
0 |
0 |
| Bowling average |
N/A |
N/A |
| 5 wickets in innings |
0 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
0 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
N/A |
N/A |
| Runs scored |
2532 |
5935 |
| Batting average |
35.66 |
35.11 |
| 100s |
3 |
2 |
| 50s |
17 |
33 |
| Top score |
117 |
121 |
| Catches |
- |
- |
| Stumping |
- |
- |
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| Test Debut |
| Jonty Rhodes made his test debut in Nov. 13-17, 1992 against India at Durban. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Jonty Rhodes made his ODI debut against Australia at Sydney on Feb. 26, 1992. |
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Achievements and World Records
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999 |
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In 1993, Jonty Rhodes took a world record for most dismissals by a fielder other than a wicketkeeper against the West Indies at Brabourne Stadium. He took five catches, Three of them were spectacular. |
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He is regarded by many people in cricket to be one of the best fielders. Sachin Tendulkar once admitted "with Jonty in the field it feels that South Africa is fielding with "15 players". |
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In 2004 he was voted 29th in the Top 100 Great South Africans in SABC3's Great South Africans television series. |
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| Present life |
| Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board hired Rhodes for a 15-day period as a Fielding Coach to improve their team's fielding. |
