| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1977-1983 1998-2000 | Griqualand West | |||
| 1983-1988 | Northern Transvaal | |||
| 1989-1990 | Impalas | |||
| 1990-1998 | Natal | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | ODIs | ||
| Matches | 20 | 80 | ||
| Runs scored | 741 | 694 | ||
| Batting average | 28.50 | 16.92 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/4 | 0/3 | ||
| Top score | 108 | 61 | ||
| Balls bowled | 3561 | 3991 | ||
| Wickets | 37 | 72 | ||
| Bowling average | 43.32 | 38.36 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 4/69 | 4/28 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 5/- | 23/- | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2006 | ||||
Patrick Leonard Symcox (born 14 April 1960 in Kimberley) played 20 Tests and 80 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990s and played provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins in Durban.
Symcox was a right-arm off-spin bowler and was known for his powerful hitting down the order and has a Test century to his name, scored against Pakistan. Symcox is co-holder of the highest ever ninth-wicket partnership of 195 runs. Symcox retired in 1998. His son, Russel, like his father, used to play provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins, but now plays club cricket in England.
During an ODI against Australia at the SCG in late-1997, play was stopped after the crowd pelted Symcox with projectiles, including an entire KFC barbecue chicken.
He is currently a Commentator for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup along with Harsha Bhogle and Navjot Singh Sidhu on STAR Cricket and ESPN.
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