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Full name Lance Klusener
Born September 4, 1971, Durban, Natal
Current age 36 years 256 days
Major teams South Africa,Dolphins,Kolkata Tigers,KwaZulu-Natal,Middlesex,Natal,Natal Country Districts,Nottinghamshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
49
69
11
1906
174
32.86
3187
59.80
4
8
236
20
34
0
ODIs
171
137
50
3576
103*
41.10
3977
89.91
2
19
293
76
35
0
First-class
187
269
56
8768
174
41.16
19
43
97
0
List A
318
262
100
6559
142*
40.48
3
34
82
0
Twenty20
37
34
14
814
111*
40.70
585
139.14
1
3
65
32
12
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
49
84
6887
3033
80
8/64
8/139
37.91
2.64
86.0
2
1
0
ODIs
171
164
7336
5751
192
6/49
6/49
29.95
4.70
38.2
1
6
0
First-class
187
31153
15130
505
8/34
29.96
2.91
61.6
20
4
List A
318
13319
10381
330
6/49
6/49
31.45
4.67
40.3
4
8
0
Twenty20
37
30
642
936
23
2/13
2/13
40.69
8.74
27.9
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 27-Dec 1, 1996 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, Aug 4-8, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v England at East London, Jan 19, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v West Indies at The Oval, Sep 18-19, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1993/94
Last First-class
Leicestershire v Northamptonshire at Leicester, May 13-16, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1991/92
Last List A
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Birmingham, May 11, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Northamptonshire v Somerset at Northampton, Jul 6, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Few would figure Lance Klusener to be a No. 11, but that's where he batted
after breaking into first-class cricket as a fast bowler. A childhood spent
among Zulu children on a sugar-cane farm and three years in the army
contributed to a straightforward approach to bowling: hit the batsman's
head if you can't hit his stumps. He spent a couple of years bowling just
two lengths before a serious ankle injury in 1998 forced him to drop his
pace and develop further skills. He was a revelation in his debut Test, ending with match-winning figures of 8 for 64 against India in Calcutta. He showed glimpses of his big-hitting in the years leading to the 1999 World Cup. His baseball-style backlift and thunderous hitting symbolised the tournament and his heroics nearly took South Africa to the final.
Around 2000 he began fulfilling the role of second spinner, bowling medium-pace cutters off just six paces that many batsmen find impossible to score from. Few would pencil Klusener in at the top of the order either, especially after his dismal form in West Indies (2000-01) and Australia (2001-02). But as his run of poor form became
prolonged he lost his place in the side, and a recall for the 2003 World
Cup failed to kick-start his career. His subsequent omission for the 2003
tour of England put his international career in doubt, and led to a bout of legal wrangling. However, after both parties settled their differences, he was recalled for the one-day series against West Indies in 2003-04, kept his place for the following series in New Zealand, and earned a Test recall to the tour of Sri Lanka in 2004. However, it was a short-lived comeback and he left international cricket for good to join the African influx at Northants under Kepler Wessels.
Contrary to his reputation as an unrefined slogger, set in stone at the 1999 World Cup, Klusener is one of the most skillful players in the game - which makes him one of the most adaptable. While his heavy bat sends the ball arcing to all fields, he is introspective by nature and happiest holding a fishing rod. Not talking to the media is another hobby of his, although when he breaks his silence he does so with quiet intelligence and impressive clarity of thought.
Klusener was one of the high-profile signings in the unofficial Indian Cricket League in 2007, and enjoyed reasonable success with the Kolkata Tigers. Neil Manthorp March 2008
