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 | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 9 | 15 | 2 | 397 | 73 | 30.53 | 835 | 47.54 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| ODIs | 11 | 7 | 1 | 124 | 45 | 20.66 | 169 | 73.37 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 213 | 359 | 32 | 14752 | 262* | 45.11 | 44 | 71 | 313 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 249 | 231 | 37 | 7963 | 132* | 41.04 | 14 | 48 | 142 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 78 | 69 | 10 | 1549 | 76* | 26.25 | 1170 | 132.39 | 0 | 11 | 168 | 27 | 50 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 9 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 11 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 9.00 | 3.48 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 213 | 2633 | 1338 | 38 | 5/33 | 35.21 | 3.04 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 249 | 1377 | 1217 | 30 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 40.56 | 5.30 | 45.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 78 | 8 | 78 | 116 | 4 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 29.00 | 8.92 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
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
PCA Player of the Year 2008
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