Jacques Rudolph

Jacques Rudolph

Rudolph (left) receiving the 2008 Yorkshire Player of the Year award.
Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Andries Rudolph
Born	(1981-05-04) 4 May 1981 (age 35) Springs, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Nickname	Rudy
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break
Role	Batsman
Relations	GJ Rudolph (brother)
International information
National side	South Africa (2003–2012)
Test debut (cap 289)	24 April 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test	22 November 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 74)	13 April 2003 v India
Last ODI	5 February 2006 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	27
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–2004	Northerns
2004–2005	Titans
2005–2008	Eagles
2007–2011	Yorkshire
2009–2015	Titans
2012	Surrey
2013	Jamaica Tallawahs
2014–present	Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 48 45 283 254 Runs scored 2,622 1,174 19,333 9,980 Batting average 35.43 35.57 42.21 48.68 100s/50s 6/11 0/7 50/92 17/68 Top score 222* 81 228* 169* Balls bowled 664 24 4,789 494 Wickets 4 0 61 13 Bowling average 108.00 – 44.19 36.46 5 wickets in innings 0 – 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/1 – 5/80 4/41 Catches/stumpings 29/– 11/– 241/– 89/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 March 2017

Jacobus Andries "Jacques" Rudolph (born 4 May 1981) is a South African international cricketer who plays for Glamorgan and in South Africa with Titans.

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.

Rudolph was chosen for South Africa's Test team in 2003 having previously had his selection for the 2002 New Year's Test against Australia in Sydney overruled by cricket administrators due to the South African practice of obeying a 'quota' of non-white players; the board overruled the selectors and installed Justin Ontong in the team. The selectors noticed him during one of his performances in domestic cricket.

Rudolph was named the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 2003.

In his debut Test match against Bangladesh he scored 222 not out, his best first class score. It is still the highest Test debut score by a left-handed batsman and a Test opener as of 2013, when Hamish Rutherford made 171 for New Zealand against England.

He also broke the South African third-wicket partnership record, alongside Boeta Dippenaar, reaching 429* against Bangladesh at Chittagong. He saved a Test for South Africa in the Perth Test match in December 2005 after defying the Australian bowlers for more than a day to score 102* and ensure a draw. After declaring himself unavailable for selection by South Africa after agreeing to join Yorkshire under the Kolpak ruling he stated he did not want to represent South Africa again and hoped to possibly represent England, qualifying by residency, after deciding to buy a house and live permanently in Yorkshire.