South Africa / Players
Full name Alfonso Clive Thomas
Born February 9, 1977, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 32 years 275 days
Major teams Dolphins, North West, Northerns, Somerset, Staffordshire, Titans, Western Province
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 97 | 138 | 29 | 2830 | 119* | 25.96 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 114 | 61 | 30 | 461 | 28* | 14.87 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 60 | 19 | 10 | 124 | 30* | 13.77 | 98 | 126.53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 8.33 | 6.25 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 97 | 17921 | 8453 | 304 | 7/54 | 27.80 | 2.83 | 58.9 | 14 | 1 | |||
| List A | 114 | 5035 | 4169 | 146 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 28.55 | 4.96 | 34.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 60 | 55 | 1105 | 1374 | 63 | 4/27 | 4/27 | 21.80 | 7.46 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Only T20I | South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Sep 16-19, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New South Wales v Somerset at Hyderabad (Decc), Oct 18, 2009 scorecard |
It was a long, circuitous route to national recognition for Alfonso Thomas. Raised in Cape Town, he was a member of the provincial schools team for two years and played for Western Province B in 1998-99, but he decided to throw in his lot and move thousands of kilometres inland to join the unfashionable North-West team in Potchefstroom. There, he affirmed his ability as a bustling pace bowler and a stroke-playing lower-order batsman, and began to be noticed for his tough temperament. He joined the Northerns Titans in 2003-04, where a haul of 36 wickets in eight SuperSport Series matches meant he was, at last, seriously attracting the attention of the national selectors. A successful stint with the South Africa A team followed, and Thomas was rewarded with a place on the Test tour to India, as a stand-in for the injured Andre Nel in late 2004. But Thomas had to wait until 2007 for his international debut, and in came in the Twenty20 format when he grabbed 3 for 25 in a win over Pakistan in Johannesburg. Thomas switched from the Titans to the Dolphins during 2007-08 and he signed with Somerset for the 2008 county season as a Kolpak player.
Ken Borland May 2008
- Overwhelmed Somerset credit team spirit (Oct 10, 2009)
- Thomas and Hildreth down Deccan in humdinger (Oct 10, 2009)
- Phillips and Thomas deny Worcestershire (Sep 19, 2009)
- Moore ton sets Lancashire tricky total (Jul 11, 2009)
- Thomas crashes through Sussex (Jun 17, 2009)
Aug 15, 2009
Alfonso Thomas celebrates his dismissal of Joe Denly
© Getty Images
Jul 30, 2009
Zander de Bruyn hugs Alfonso Thomas after Somerset's bowl-out win
© PA Sport
Nov 13, 2004
Alfonso Thomas headshot
© AFP
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