Rusty Theron

Juan "Rusty" Theron
Personal information
Full name Juan "Rusty" Theron
Born 24 June 1985 (1985-06-24) (age 26)
Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa
Nickname Rusty
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
Years Team
2005 – present Eastern Province / Chevrolet Warriors
2010 Kings XI Punjab
2011 – present Deccan Chargers
First-class debut 3 November 2005 Eastern Province v KwaZulu Natal
Last First-class 16 December 2009 Warriors v Titans
List A debut 3 October 2005 Eastern Province v Zimbabwe U-23s
Last List A 29 January 2010 Warriors v Dolphins
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 39 55 25
Runs scored 547 371 50
Batting average 13.67 17.66 7.14
100s/50s 0/2 0 0/0
Top score 66 41 24*
Balls bowled 6,251 2,280 529
Wickets 130 94 25
Bowling average 22.65 20.39 20.42
5 wickets in innings 7 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0
Best bowling 7/46 4/33 3/16
Catches/stumpings 12/– 17/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2010

Juan "Rusty" Theron (born July 24, 1985 in Vereeniging, Gauteng) is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Chevrolet Warriors (formerly known as Eastern Province), the Deccan Chargers in the IPL and the South Africa national team. He is a right-arm fast bowler and bats right-handed.

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Playing career

Theron made his debut for Eastern Province in October 2005, appearing in a List A match at Port Elizabeth against the Zimbabwe U-23 team, bowling them out for 145 and thus helping his team win the fixture with match figures of 2/26 of 6.3 overs.[1] He soon made his first class debut in November 2005, appearing against KwaZulu Natal. He soon showed his potential and developed into an important member of the Warriors side, leading the team in subsequent bowling charts in both first-class and List A competitions.[2] [3]

Early Career

In 2008, Theron's performances for Warriors led to him being awarded the MTN Domestic Championship Cricketer of the Year award in Cricket South Africa's 2008 Mutual Federal SA Cricket Awards.[4] Also during the same year, he played English club cricket for Staffordshire-based club Audley, where he replaced fellow South African Alfonso Thomas.[5] He also represented the South Africa A side during the same year.

International debut (2010)

Theron's strong domestic performances in all competitions, notably during the Standard Bank Pro20 series, led to him being awarded both a place in South Africa's 18-man provisional 2010 ICC World Twenty20 squad, a national contract and signing with Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab.[6][7] In his debut for Punjab against the Chennai Super Kings, he recorded impressive figures of 2/17 in his four overs and bowled the Super Over that led his team to an unlikely victory, subsequently being awarded with the Man of the Match award.[8][7] He played in the two T20 Internationals against Zimbabwe and during the ODI series he took his first ODI wicket that of opener Hamilton Masakadza. He bagged 11 wickets in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe including a five-wicket haul.

He was then selected for the two match twenty-20 series against Pakistan but not the ODI series. He bagged 4 wickets in the two match series and was subsequently the selectors decided to add Theron for the ODI series against Pakistan [9] Theron was picked up by Deccan Chargers for IPL for the season of 2011.

Theron (31 off 16) and Wayne Parnell (29 off 11) produced a stunning partnership as South Africa won the second T20I against Australia despite looking dead and buried at 84/7 [10].

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Province v Zimbabwe Under-23s". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafricandomestic/engine/match/265334.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  2. ^ "Theron rips up Western Province". Cricinfo. 2007-10-29. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafricandomestic/content/story/317713.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Titans throw down a challenge". Cricinfo. 2008-02-18. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafricandomestic/content/story/337784.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  4. ^ "Cricket South Africa". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 2008-07-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080712222226/http://www.cricket.co.za/default.asp?aId=258302&sportCategory=csa. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  5. ^ "Cricket: Theron firing Audley's bid to retain title". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. 2008-07-28. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/sport/Cricket-Theron-firing-Audley-s-bid-retain-titlearticle-236900-details/article.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  6. ^ "Kings XI Punjab sign on Rusty Theron". Cricinfo. March 12, 2010. http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/451638.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  7. ^ a b Siddarth Ravindran (March 21, 2010). "Juan Theron, Punjab's new iceman". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/452987.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  8. ^ Sidharth Monga (March 21, 2010). "Punjab hold nerve on night of mediocrity". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/452916.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  9. ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/483946.html
  10. ^ Theron, wins. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". Scorecard. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2011/10/86865/html/scorecard.stm. 

External links

South Africa squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20
Chevrolet Warriors – current squad
Deccan Chargers – current squad