Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Personal information
Full name Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe
Born 7 March 1984 (1984-03-07) (age 27)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Nickname Lopsy
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side South Africa
Test debut (cap 309) 10 June 2010 v West Indies
Last Test 6 January 2011 v India
ODI debut (cap 95) 30 January 2009 v Australia
Last ODI 19 March 2011 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no. 68
Domestic team information
Years Team
2006–present Warriors
2004–2006 Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 20 55 73
Runs scored 19 10 256 59
Batting average 6.33 10.00 6.09 5.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 4* 27* 11*
Balls bowled 870 976 9,261 3,321
Wickets 9 39 178 109
Bowling average 49.77 18.74 27.41 25.85
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 3/43 4/22 7/39 5/28
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 13/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2011

Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe (born 7 March 1984) is a South African cricketer who plays for Warriors.

In November 2008, he received his first national call-up, with his selection for the test leg of the tour of Australia.[1] He was later selected for the ODI leg as well.[2]

In April 2011, Tsotsobe signed to play as an overseas player for Essex County Cricket Club in English county cricket.[3] His form dipped and after taking five wickets from three first-class matches in the second division of the County Championship was dropped from the team. In five one-day matches Tsotsobe managed eight wickets. He expressed his frustration at the situation, remarking that the time he spent with Essex was "the worst two months [his] life".[4]

International career

Tsotsobe made his international debut for South Africa in a Twenty20 International against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 11 January 2009.

On 30 January, he took 4/50 from nine overs in his ODI debut against Australia. South Africa went on to win the match by 39 runs, and the ODI series by 4-1.

He made his Test debut in the first match against the West Indies in Trinidad in June 2010.[5]

He then participated in the second Twenty20 International vs Zimbabwe in place of the injured Morne Morkel and after conceding two fours in his opening over he took the crucial wicket of Hamilton Masakadza. He has been selected by the South Africa for the 2011 CWC.

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