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Martin van Jaarsveld

South Africa

Full name Martin van Jaarsveld

Born June 18, 1974, Klerksdorp, Transvaal

Current age 35 years 18 days

Major teams South Africa, Kent, Northamptonshire, Northern Transvaal, Northerns, Titans

Nickname Jaar

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak

Height 6 ft 2 in

Batting and fielding averages


	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	9	15	2	397	73	30.53	835	47.54	0	3	56	0	11
ODIs	11	7	1	124	45	20.66	169	73.37	0	0	16	0	4
First-class	213	359	32	14752	262*	45.11			44	71			313
List A	249	231	37	7963	132*	41.04			14	48			142
Twenty20	78	69	10	1549	76*	26.25	1170	132.39	0	11	168	27	50

Bowling averages


	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	9	1	42	28	0	-	-	-	4.00	-	0	0
ODIs	11	2	31	18	2	1/0	1/0	9.00	3.48	15.5	0	0
First-class	213		2633	1338	38	5/33		35.21	3.04	69.2		1
List A	249		1377	1217	30	3/13	3/13	40.56	5.30	45.9	0	0
Twenty20	78	8	78	116	4	2/19	2/19	29.00	8.92	19.5	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	South Africa v Bangladesh at East London, Oct 18-21, 2002 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v England at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Oct 6, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v West Indies at The Oval, Sep 18-19, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut	1994/95
Last First-class	Kent v Gloucestershire at Beckenham, Jun 30-Jul 3, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1995/96
Last List A	Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, May 20, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Kent v Surrey at Beckenham, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard

Profile

A top-order batsman for Northerns, van Jaarsveld knocked long and hard on the national selectors' door before eventually being given his chance against Bangladesh in 2002-03. His previous summer's first-class campaign - five centuries and 1268 runs at an average of 74.58 - simply could not be ignored. After a handful of Tests and one-dayers he has yet to show the skill, talent and temperament that has made him one of the most respected batsmen on the South African domestic scene. But his inclusion in the one-day squad for the tour to England in 2003 showed the selectors have retained faith in him. A player of sound technique and steely determination who makes full use of an adequate range of orthodox strokes, van Jaarsveld has a healthy conversion rate of turning half-centuries into hundreds. He was coached by his father throughout his school career, toured Sri Lanka with South Africa A in 1998-99, and is among the finest slip fielders in South Africa. He joined Kent as a Kolpak player in 2005 and successfully filled the void left by Ed Smith's departure, regularly topping 1000 runs. In 2008 he enjoyed a prolific season in four-day and one-day cricket, finishing as the PCA Player of the Year.
Neil Manthorp September 2008

Notes

PCA Player of the Year 2008