South Africa / Players
Full name Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe
Born March 7, 1984, Port Elizabeth
Current age 25 years 262 days
Major teams South Africa, Eastern Province, Sussex 2nd XI, Warriors
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 7 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 40 | 53 | 21 | 193 | 27* | 6.03 | 632 | 30.53 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 36 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 11* | 5.71 | 94 | 42.55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3* | 4.00 | 9 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 3 | 3 | 144 | 114 | 6 | 4/50 | 4/50 | 19.00 | 4.75 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 8.00 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 40 | 6733 | 3396 | 151 | 7/39 | 22.49 | 3.02 | 44.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| List A | 36 | 1617 | 1306 | 47 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 27.78 | 4.84 | 34.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 16 | 16 | 314 | 320 | 14 | 2/23 | 2/23 | 22.85 | 6.11 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Jan 30, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004/05 |
| Last First-class | Titans v Warriors at Port Elizabeth, Nov 12-14, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004/05 |
| Last List A | South Africa A v England XI at Potchefstroom, Nov 17, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eagles v Warriors at Bloemfontein, Feb 21, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Warriors v Eagles at Port Elizabeth, Feb 18, 2009 scorecard |
A tall medium-pace swing bowler, Tsotsobe is a promising left-armer. He made an immediate impression in his first season for Eastern Province, taking 16 wickets at 17.75 in the 2004-05 season. However, it wasn't until he moved to Warriors in 2006-07 that his obvious ability bore fruition. Three five-wicket hauls and his first ten-for in a match were followed by 49 wickets at 23.59 the next year. There were concerns, however, that his fitness and stamina would prevent international recognition, and in addition his pace; a medium-pacer, he is certainly not in the Brett Shultz league. Nevertheless, another encouraging start to his 2008-09 season (28 wickets in six matches) earned him a call-up to South Africa's squad to tour Australia. He impressed in his debut ODI, taking 4 for 50 and that was good enough to earn him a central contract.
Will Luke February 2009
- Ryan McLaren debuts in warm-up act (Nov 7, 2009)
- Blazing van Wyk steals the limelight (Nov 2, 2009)
- Tsotsobe, Peterson in Champions Trophy squad (Aug 20, 2009)
- India take Emerging Players title (Aug 1, 2009)
- Australia v South Africa 2008-09 (Apr 15, 2009)
Jan 22, 2009
Lonwabo Tsotsobe tries to get his foot to the ball
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Jan 17, 2009
Makhaya Ntini and Lonwabo Tsotsobe mess around during training
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Dec 10, 2008
Lonwabo Tsotsobe in his delivery stride
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