Lonwabo Tsotsobe
South Africa
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
March 07, 1984 (41 years)
Birth Place
Port Elizabeth
Nickname
Tsotsobe
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm fast-medium
RECENT FORM
BATTING
OPPN.
Score
Format
Date
NED
1*(2)
T20I
27 Mar 14
NZ
DNB
T20I
24 Mar 14
SL
DNB
T20I
22 Mar 14
AUS
DNB
T20I
14 Mar 14
AUS
DNB
T20I
12 Mar 14
BOWLING
OPPN.
Wickets
Format
Date
NED
1-46
T20I
27 Mar 14
NZ
0-29
T20I
24 Mar 14
SL
0-31
T20I
22 Mar 14
AUS
0-19
T20I
14 Mar 14
AUS
0-21
T20I
12 Mar 14
TEAMS
South Africa, Warriors, Essex, Lions, South Africa A
ICC RANKINGS
| FORMAT | CURRENT RANK | BEST RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | -- |
| ODI | -- | -- |
| T20I | -- | -- |
Profile
Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe, born on 7 March 1984 in Port Elizabeth is considered to be one amongst the next generation of quickies in the South African pace battery along with Wayne Parnell and Morne Morkel. This tall left hander with a nippy action can be a skiddy customer, who can deceive the batsman with his pace and late movement.
He made an immediate impact in his 1st season of domestic cricket in 2004-05, picking up 16 wickets at a mean average of 17.75. His next season in domestic cricket with the Warriors brought out his true qualities and was his coming of age as a bowler. He picked up 49 wickets, studded with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul.
His run of consistency earned him a call up to the national squad for the tour to Australia in Dec 2008, where he was named in the T20 and the ODI squads. His figures of 4/50 on debut against Australia were good enough to earn him a central contract.
The selectors preferred him over the more experienced Makhaya Ntini for the February '10 Test series against India, and keeping someone like Ntini out speaks volumes about his abilities.
Shaun Pollock, who retired in early 2008, has been playing the role of a mentor to Tsotsobe. Pollock should be credited for converting this raw talent into a finished product and a cricketer who will definitely play a huge role in the country's cricketing fortune. Tsotsobe has had an up and down start to his International career. He is a prominent fixture in the South African ODIs and T20Is team but is not part of their Test squad. He has done well in the shorter forms of the game and is constantly amongst the top bowlers in the ICC ratings, both in ODIs as well as T20Is.
He lost out on his place in the Test squad after the arrival of Philander. However, with his constantly good showings in the shorter formats of the game, his name is always in the reckoning for the Test team. Tsotsobe was part of the South African team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 T20 WC, he had a poor outing in the 3 games that he played. He even lost his place to Wayne Parnell after not being able to take a wicket.
by Shashank K and Akshay Maanay
He made an immediate impact in his 1st season of domestic cricket in 2004-05, picking up 16 wickets at a mean average of 17.75. His next season in domestic cricket with the Warriors brought out his true qualities and was his coming of age as a bowler. He picked up 49 wickets, studded with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul.
His run of consistency earned him a call up to the national squad for the tour to Australia in Dec 2008, where he was named in the T20 and the ODI squads. His figures of 4/50 on debut against Australia were good enough to earn him a central contract.
The selectors preferred him over the more experienced Makhaya Ntini for the February '10 Test series against India, and keeping someone like Ntini out speaks volumes about his abilities.
Shaun Pollock, who retired in early 2008, has been playing the role of a mentor to Tsotsobe. Pollock should be credited for converting this raw talent into a finished product and a cricketer who will definitely play a huge role in the country's cricketing fortune. Tsotsobe has had an up and down start to his International career. He is a prominent fixture in the South African ODIs and T20Is team but is not part of their Test squad. He has done well in the shorter forms of the game and is constantly amongst the top bowlers in the ICC ratings, both in ODIs as well as T20Is.
He lost out on his place in the Test squad after the arrival of Philander. However, with his constantly good showings in the shorter formats of the game, his name is always in the reckoning for the Test team. Tsotsobe was part of the South African team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 T20 WC, he had a poor outing in the 3 games that he played. He even lost his place to Wayne Parnell after not being able to take a wicket.
by Shashank K and Akshay Maanay
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
March 07, 1984 (41 years)
Birth Place
Port Elizabeth
Nickname
Tsotsobe
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm fast-medium
Bio
Batting
Bowling
Career
News
Profile
Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe, born on 7 March 1984 in Port Elizabeth is considered to be one amongst the next generation of quickies in the South African pace battery along with Wayne Parnell and Morne Morkel. This tall left hander with a nippy action can be a skiddy customer, who can deceive the batsman with his pace and late movement.
He made an immediate impact in his 1st season of domestic cricket in 2004-05, picking up 16 wickets at a mean average of 17.75. His next season in domestic cricket with the Warriors brought out his true qualities and was his coming of age as a bowler. He picked up 49 wickets, studded with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul.
His run of consistency earned him a call up to the national squad for the tour to Australia in Dec 2008, where he was named in the T20 and the ODI squads. His figures of 4/50 on debut against Australia were good enough to earn him a central contract.
The selectors preferred him over the more experienced Makhaya Ntini for the February '10 Test series against India, and keeping someone like Ntini out speaks volumes about his abilities.
Shaun Pollock, who retired in early 2008, has been playing the role of a mentor to Tsotsobe. Pollock should be credited for converting this raw talent into a finished product and a cricketer who will definitely play a huge role in the country's cricketing fortune. Tsotsobe has had an up and down start to his International career. He is a prominent fixture in the South African ODIs and T20Is team but is not part of their Test squad. He has done well in the shorter forms of the game and is constantly amongst the top bowlers in the ICC ratings, both in ODIs as well as T20Is.
He lost out on his place in the Test squad after the arrival of Philander. However, with his constantly good showings in the shorter formats of the game, his name is always in the reckoning for the Test team. Tsotsobe was part of the South African team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 T20 WC, he had a poor outing in the 3 games that he played. He even lost his place to Wayne Parnell after not being able to take a wicket.
by Shashank K and Akshay Maanay
He made an immediate impact in his 1st season of domestic cricket in 2004-05, picking up 16 wickets at a mean average of 17.75. His next season in domestic cricket with the Warriors brought out his true qualities and was his coming of age as a bowler. He picked up 49 wickets, studded with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul.
His run of consistency earned him a call up to the national squad for the tour to Australia in Dec 2008, where he was named in the T20 and the ODI squads. His figures of 4/50 on debut against Australia were good enough to earn him a central contract.
The selectors preferred him over the more experienced Makhaya Ntini for the February '10 Test series against India, and keeping someone like Ntini out speaks volumes about his abilities.
Shaun Pollock, who retired in early 2008, has been playing the role of a mentor to Tsotsobe. Pollock should be credited for converting this raw talent into a finished product and a cricketer who will definitely play a huge role in the country's cricketing fortune. Tsotsobe has had an up and down start to his International career. He is a prominent fixture in the South African ODIs and T20Is team but is not part of their Test squad. He has done well in the shorter forms of the game and is constantly amongst the top bowlers in the ICC ratings, both in ODIs as well as T20Is.
He lost out on his place in the Test squad after the arrival of Philander. However, with his constantly good showings in the shorter formats of the game, his name is always in the reckoning for the Test team. Tsotsobe was part of the South African team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 T20 WC, he had a poor outing in the 3 games that he played. He even lost his place to Wayne Parnell after not being able to take a wicket.
by Shashank K and Akshay Maanay
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
March 07, 1984 (41 years)
Birth Place
Port Elizabeth
Nickname
Tsotsobe
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm fast-medium
Related News
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Lonwabo Tsotsobe suspended indefinitely for match fixing
South Africa cricketers face prospect of fines, jail time
RECENT FORM
Batting Form
OPPN.
Score
Format
Date
NED
1*(2)
T20I
27 Mar 14
NZ
DNB
T20I
24 Mar 14
SL
DNB
T20I
22 Mar 14
AUS
DNB
T20I
14 Mar 14
AUS
DNB
T20I
12 Mar 14
Bowling Form
OPPN.
Wickets
Format
Date
NED
1-46
T20I
27 Mar 14
NZ
0-29
T20I
24 Mar 14
SL
0-31
T20I
22 Mar 14
AUS
0-19
T20I
14 Mar 14
AUS
0-21
T20I
12 Mar 14
Batting Career Summary
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 61 | 23 | 0 |
| Innings | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Runs | 19 | 56 | 2 | 0 |
| Balls | 53 | 109 | 10 | 0 |
| Highest | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Average | 6.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| SR | 35.85 | 51.38 | 20.00 | 0 |
| Not Out | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Fours | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ducks | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 61 | 23 | 0 |
| Innings | 9 | 60 | 23 | 0 |
| Balls | 870 | 2964 | 468 | 0 |
| Runs | 448 | 2347 | 541 | 0 |
| Maidens | 36 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
| Wickets | 9 | 94 | 18 | 0 |
| Avg | 49.78 | 24.97 | 30.06 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 3.09 | 4.75 | 6.94 | 0 |
| SR | 96.67 | 31.53 | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| BBI | 3/43 | 4/22 | 3/16 | -/- |
| BBM | 5/83 | 4/22 | 3/16 | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Information
t20
Debut
vs Australia, 2009-01-11, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Last Played
vs Netherlands, 2014-03-27, Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
test
Debut
vs West Indies, 2010-06-10, Queen's Park Oval
Last Played
vs India, 2011-01-02, Newlands
odi
Debut
vs Australia, 2009-01-30, W.A.C.A. Ground
Last Played
vs India, 2013-12-11, SuperSport Park
cl
Debut
vs Wayamba Elevens, 2010-09-11, St George's Park
Last Played
vs Otago, 2013-09-29, Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Profile
Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe, born on 7 March 1984 in Port Elizabeth is considered to be one amongst the next generation of quickies in the South African pace battery along with Wayne Parnell and Morne Morkel. This tall left hander with a nippy action can be a skiddy customer, who can deceive the batsman with his pace and late movement.
He made an immediate impact in his 1st season of domestic cricket in 2004-05, picking up 16 wickets at a mean average of 17.75. His next season in domestic cricket with the Warriors brought out his true qualities and was his coming of age as a bowler. He picked up 49 wickets, studded with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul.
His run of consistency earned him a call up to the national squad for the tour to Australia in Dec 2008, where he was named in the T20 and the ODI squads. His figures of 4/50 on debut against Australia were good enough to earn him a central contract.
The selectors preferred him over the more experienced Makhaya Ntini for the February '10 Test series against India, and keeping someone like Ntini out speaks volumes about his abilities.
Shaun Pollock, who retired in early 2008, has been playing the role of a mentor to Tsotsobe. Pollock should be credited for converting this raw talent into a finished product and a cricketer who will definitely play a huge role in the country's cricketing fortune. Tsotsobe has had an up and down start to his International career. He is a prominent fixture in the South African ODIs and T20Is team but is not part of their Test squad. He has done well in the shorter forms of the game and is constantly amongst the top bowlers in the ICC ratings, both in ODIs as well as T20Is.
He lost out on his place in the Test squad after the arrival of Philander. However, with his constantly good showings in the shorter formats of the game, his name is always in the reckoning for the Test team. Tsotsobe was part of the South African team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 T20 WC, he had a poor outing in the 3 games that he played. He even lost his place to Wayne Parnell after not being able to take a wicket.
by Shashank K and Akshay Maanay
He made an immediate impact in his 1st season of domestic cricket in 2004-05, picking up 16 wickets at a mean average of 17.75. His next season in domestic cricket with the Warriors brought out his true qualities and was his coming of age as a bowler. He picked up 49 wickets, studded with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul.
His run of consistency earned him a call up to the national squad for the tour to Australia in Dec 2008, where he was named in the T20 and the ODI squads. His figures of 4/50 on debut against Australia were good enough to earn him a central contract.
The selectors preferred him over the more experienced Makhaya Ntini for the February '10 Test series against India, and keeping someone like Ntini out speaks volumes about his abilities.
Shaun Pollock, who retired in early 2008, has been playing the role of a mentor to Tsotsobe. Pollock should be credited for converting this raw talent into a finished product and a cricketer who will definitely play a huge role in the country's cricketing fortune. Tsotsobe has had an up and down start to his International career. He is a prominent fixture in the South African ODIs and T20Is team but is not part of their Test squad. He has done well in the shorter forms of the game and is constantly amongst the top bowlers in the ICC ratings, both in ODIs as well as T20Is.
He lost out on his place in the Test squad after the arrival of Philander. However, with his constantly good showings in the shorter formats of the game, his name is always in the reckoning for the Test team. Tsotsobe was part of the South African team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 T20 WC, he had a poor outing in the 3 games that he played. He even lost his place to Wayne Parnell after not being able to take a wicket.
by Shashank K and Akshay Maanay