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Monde Zondeki

Monde Zondeki

South Africa

Player profile

Full name Monde Zondeki
Born July 25, 1982, King William's Town, Cape Province
Current age 26 years 27 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Border, Cape Cobras, Warriors, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 5 4 0 82 59 20.50 224 36.60 0 1 12 0 1 0
ODIs 11 3 2 4 3* 4.00 5 80.00 0 0 0 0 3 0
T20Is 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
First-class 71 98 31 626 59 9.34 0 1 22 0
List A 75 29 12 120 23 7.05 183 65.57 0 0 12 0
Twenty20 7 2 1 1 1* 1.00 4 25.00 0 0 0 0 1 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 5 9 692 438 16 6/39 9/105 27.37 3.79 43.2 1 1 0
ODIs 11 10 456 414 8 2/46 2/46 51.75 5.44 57.0 0 0 0
T20Is 1 1 18 41 1 1/41 1/41 41.00 13.66 18.0 0 0 0
First-class 71 11900 6371 221 6/39 28.82 3.21 53.8 9 1
List A 75 3252 2657 85 6/37 6/37 31.25 4.90 38.2 2 2 0
Twenty20 7 7 118 172 4 2/19 2/19 43.00 8.74 29.5 0 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut England v South Africa at Leeds, Aug 21-25, 2003 scorecard
Last Test West Indies v South Africa at St John's, Apr 29-May 3, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut South Africa v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein, Dec 6, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Feb 5, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2000/01
Last First-class Bangladesh A v South Africans at Worcester, Jul 25-27, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2001/02
Last List A Ireland v Warwickshire at Belfast, May 16, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Eastern Cape v Western Province Boland at Port Elizabeth, Apr 13, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 scorecard
 Profile

Young, raw and quick, Zondeki is cut straight from the modern history of the new South Africa and spent a year of his early childhood in Zambia living with his exiled uncle, the late ANC cabinet minister Steve Tshwete.He returned to South Africa where he attended Dale College, a predominantly white boarding school near his home in the Eastern Cape, but which also claims Makhaya Ntini as an old boy. Although he initially bowled legspin, he was soon bowling fast and later, very fast. After Mfuneko Ngam's huge promise was severed by a string of injuries, Zondeki became the next young fast bowler to attempt to fill the boots of Allan Donald.

He could hardly have made a more stunning impact, taking a wicket withhis first ball in international cricket, Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu caught in the slips during a one-day international in Bloemfontein in 2002. During the 2003 World Cup, Zondeki was a literal replacement for Donald, the selectors opting for youth and promise over experience. Predictably, Zondeki struggled to make an impression under enormous pressure but was seleced for the 2003 tour of England. He made an impression on his debut at Headingley, but with bat not ball. South Africa were struggling at 142 for 7 before Zondeki and Gary Kisten added 150 for the eighth wicket. But a side injury restricted him to just 4.5 overs, and his bad luck with injuries meant he did not get back into the Test side until March 2005, against Zimbabwe. It was an impressive comeback, nine wickets - including a career best 6 for 39 - booking him a place to the West Indies. He managed just seven wickets in three Tests in the Caribbean, and recurring injuries seriously hampered his chances at international level; he played just five ODIs after the West Indies tour.

However, he enjoyed an excellent 2007-08 domestic season, during which he was the leading wicket-taker with 62 at 19.16, and was called up to South Africa's Test squad to India after Charl Langeveldt pulled out. Zondeki was also Warwickshire's overseas signing for the 2008 season.
Cricinfo Staff March 2008


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Apr 10, 2008

Monde Zondeki winds up to throw the ball
Monde Zondeki winds up to throw the ball
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Jan 29, 2006

Monde Zondeki has a stint in the nets at Perth
Monde Zondeki has a stint in the nets at Perth
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Jan 14, 2006

Monde Zondeki gears up for the match against Australia
Monde Zondeki gears up for the match against Australia
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