Jacques Rudolph

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Jacques Rudolph South Africa (SA)
Batting style	Left-hand bat (LHB)
Bowling type	Legbreak googly (LB)
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	33	45
Runs scored	1881	1174
Batting average	36.17	35.57
100s/50s	5/7	-/7
Top score	222*	81
Balls bowled	622	24
Wickets	4	-
Bowling average	96.75	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	N/A
Best bowling	1/1	-
Catches/stumpings	22/-	11/-
As of 6 May 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Jacobus Andries Rudolph (or Jacques Rudolph, for short) was born on May 4, 1981 in Springs, South Africa, and is a South African Test and ODI crickter. Rudolph was chosen for South Africa's Test team in 2003 having previously been ignored due to the South African practice of obeying a 'quota' of non-white players. The selectors noticed him during one of his many impressive performances in domestic cricket. On his debut Test match against Bangladesh he scored 222 not out; his best total to date. Rudolph currently plays for the Titans (domestically) and bats between No.2 and No.5. Jacques Rudolph has signed a one year deal to play with Derbyshire County Cricket club in the 2005/2006 season in England. He has somewhat of an unorthodox stance in that he remains very still at the crease when awating the delivery, as opposed to tapping the bat against the ground like most players do. He was the hero of the South African team in the Perth Test match on 5-9 December 2005 when he defied the Australian Bowling attack to score 102* and held out for a draw.