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Jean-Paul Duminy      

Full name Jean-Paul Duminy

Born April 14, 1984, Strandfontein, Cape Town, Cape Province

Current age 25 years 225 days

Major teams South Africa, Cape Cobras, Devon, Mumbai Indians, South Africa Under-19s, Western Province, Western Province Boland

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Jean-Paul Duminy
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 6 10 2 389 166 48.62 959 40.56 1 2 46 1 9 0
ODIs 52 45 11 1281 111* 37.67 1560 82.11 1 6 95 13 22 0
T20Is 18 18 4 372 78 26.57 300 124.00 0 2 33 9 11 0
First-class 55 92 17 3956 169 52.74 8096 48.86 12 20 44 0
List A 100 85 14 2559 111* 36.04 3252 78.69 2 17 32 0
Twenty20 67 64 15 1720 99* 35.10 1444 119.11 0 14 147 49 22 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 6 5 210 125 2 1/14 1/14 62.50 3.57 105.0 0 0 0
ODIs 52 25 613 499 14 3/31 3/31 35.64 4.88 43.7 0 0 0
T20Is 18 4 36 41 3 1/3 1/3 13.66 6.83 12.0 0 0 0
First-class 55 1863 1101 26 5/108 42.34 3.54 71.6 1 1 0
List A 100 923 750 20 3/31 3/31 37.50 4.87 46.1 0 0 0
Twenty20 67 26 334 396 20 4/24 4/24 19.80 7.11 16.7 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Australia v South Africa at Perth, Dec 17-21, 2008 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 19-22, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Aug 20, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 22, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut South Africa v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 15, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2001/02
Last First-class South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 19-22, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 22, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Jean-Paul Duminy was identified very early on as a potential international player, but having made his ODI debut in 2004, it was another three years before he cemented a regular place in the team. Partly that was down to South Africa's strong battling line-up and partly down to his own inconsistency, failing to live up to high expectations. However, when his Test chance came, through an injury to Ashwell Prince, he launched his career in a manner bettered by few players. On debut he helped guide South Africa to a successful chase of 414 in Perth with an unbeaten 50, then he followed that with a serene 166 in Melbourne to rescue to his team from the prospect of a huge deficit. Those two innings confirmed him as an integral part of South Africa's future, and he built on that with impressive performances in the subsequent limited-overs game. His timing was perfect: South Africa clinched the Test and ODI series, and he subsequently earned a whopping US$950,000 annual contract with the IPL's Mumbai Indians.

Duminy's batting is elegant and graceful, with a silky cover-drive and a strong square cut. He has few problems when the ball is short, either, and like a lot of left-handers likes to whip deliveries through midwicket. There is a calmness about his play that belies his age, an approach that flows into his personality. After scoring his 166 at the MCG he said: "I guess I have a lot to live up now."

Better known as JP, he broke into a strong Western Province side during the 2001-02 domestic season. Just 18 at the time, his potential was always evident and came to the fore in the South African Under-19 tour to England in 2003. He made his ODI debut during South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka in 2004 and played five matches, with little success, often buried at the bottom of the order.

Two years later, he was recalled to the national squad for a three-match contest against Zimbabwe at home but struggled to nail down a full-time slot. Slowly, though, he matured as a batsman and developed the craft of finishing an innings. Although not quite in the same bracket as Michael Bevan or Michael Hussey in closing out one-day games, his ability to work the gaps with strong wrists and sprint between the wickets means he will grow into the role.

He is a brilliant fielder anywhere with a safe pair of hands and a decent arm. In ODIs he has helped fill the gap left by Jonty Rhodes and when he plays alongside AB de Villiers and Herschelle Gibbs, South Africa's fielding circle is almost unbreakable.
Cricinfo staffMay 2009

Notes

South Africa Player of the Year 2009

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Nov 22, 2009

JP Duminy looked well set before he fell to Luke Wright for 41, South Africa v England, 2nd ODI, Centurion, November 22, 2009

JP Duminy looked well set before he fell to Luke Wright for 41

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Nov 10, 2009

JP Duminy with his Man-of-the-Match award and Graeme Smith with the series trophy, South Africa v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Centurion, November 10, 2009

JP Duminy with his Man-of-the-Match award and Graeme Smith with the series trophy

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Nov 10, 2009

JP Duminy's celebrates his hundred, South Africa v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Centurion, November 10, 2009

JP Duminy's celebrates his hundred

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Cape Cobras v Warriors at Paarl
Nov 26-29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Eagles v Titans at Bloemfontein
Nov 26-29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Lions v Dolphins at Johannesburg
Nov 26-29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
3rd ODI: South Africa v England at Cape Town
Nov 27 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
4th ODI: South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth
Nov 29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
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