South Africa / Players
Full name Justin Lee Ontong
Born January 4, 1980, Paarl, Cape Province
Current age 29 years 321 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Boland, Cape Cobras, Lions
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 32 | 19.00 | 155 | 36.77 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 26 | 15 | 1 | 167 | 32 | 11.92 | 248 | 67.33 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| T20Is | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 10.00 | 28 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 113 | 187 | 9 | 6570 | 166 | 36.91 | 13 | 40 | 86 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 152 | 128 | 16 | 2919 | 86 | 26.06 | 0 | 22 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 42 | 36 | 5 | 597 | 59* | 19.25 | 492 | 121.34 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 24 | 20 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 185 | 133 | 1 | 1/79 | 1/123 | 133.00 | 4.31 | 185.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 26 | 16 | 538 | 396 | 9 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 44.00 | 4.41 | 59.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 3 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1/25 | 1/25 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 113 | 8422 | 4504 | 99 | 4/66 | 45.49 | 3.20 | 85.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 152 | 2921 | 2276 | 52 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 43.76 | 4.67 | 56.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 42 | 32 | 372 | 483 | 17 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 28.41 | 7.79 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, Apr 28, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, Nov 7, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Mar 29, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1997/98 |
| Last First-class | Cape Cobras v Lions at Cape Town, Nov 12-15, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Cape Cobras v Dolphins at Cape Town, Nov 6, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | South Africa A v England XI at Bloemfontein, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard |
Justin Ontong started off as a batsman, but then also added offbreaks, quicker balls and wrong'uns to make himself a more useful cricketer. Four years after making his first-class debut, Ontong got an opportunity to make his first Test, in Sydney in January 2002, but the occasion was mired in controversy, with Ontong at its unwitting centre. It emerged that Percy Sonn, the SA Board president, had overruled the selectors and insisted on the inclusion of Ontong, a Cape Coloured, ahead of Jacques Rudolph. It would be nearly three years before he earned another opportunity in Tests, but he eventually returned to the squad for the trip to India in November 2004. However, the return was short-lived as he again failed to establish himself in a strong batting order and he had to wait until early 2008 for another recall when he was named to face West Indies. A strong 2008 domestic season, during which he was the Cobras' leading run-scorer, saw Ontong included for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in India in 2009.
Cricinfo Staff October 2009
- Puttick stars in thumping Cobras win (Oct 10, 2009)
- Season opener ends in tame draw (Sep 22, 2009)
- Cobras and Eagles head to final after nail-biters (Feb 19, 2009)
- Louw's last-ball heroics lift Dolphins (Feb 2, 2009)
- Eagles survive Vaughn van Jaarsveld onslaught (Dec 8, 2008)
Jan 20, 2008
Justin Ontong jumps back and nudges to leg
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Jan 20, 2008
Dwayne Bravo took a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Justin Ontong
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Jan 4, 2002
Justin Ontong in the field
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