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Full name Martin van Jaarsveld
Born June 18, 1974, Klerksdorp, Transvaal
Current age 34 years 21 days
Major teams South Africa,Kent,Northamptonshire,Northern Transvaal,Northerns,Titans
Nickname Jaar
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 2 in
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
9
15
2
397
73
30.53
835
47.54
0
3
56
0
11
0
ODIs
11
7
1
124
45
20.66
169
73.37
0
0
16
0
4
0
First-class
192
325
31
13439
262*
45.71
40
64
265
0
List A
227
209
32
7128
124
40.27
12
45
128
0
Twenty20
62
58
9
1213
76*
24.75
921
131.70
0
8
124
22
41
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
9
1
42
28
0
-
-
-
4.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
11
2
31
18
2
1/0
1/0
9.00
3.48
15.5
0
0
0
First-class
192
1937
991
31
5/33
31.96
3.06
62.4
1
0
List A
227
1040
905
22
3/43
3/43
41.13
5.22
47.2
0
0
0
Twenty20
62
6
66
92
4
2/19
2/19
23.00
8.36
16.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Bangladesh at East London, Oct 18-21, 2002 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v England at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Oct 6, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v West Indies at The Oval, Sep 18-19, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1994/95
Last First-class
Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
Durham v Kent at Chester-le-Street, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard
A top-order batsman for Northerns, van Jaarsveld knocked long and hard on
the national selectors' door before eventually being given his chance against
Bangladesh in 2002-03. His previous summer's first-class campaign - five
centuries and 1268 runs at an average of 74.58 - simply could not be ignored.
After a handful of Tests and one-dayers he has yet to show
the skill, talent and temperament that has made him one of the most
respected batsmen on the South African domestic scene. But his inclusion in
the one-day squad for the tour to England in 2003 showed the selectors have retained faith in him. A player of sound technique and steely determination who makes full use of an adequate range of orthodox strokes, van Jaarsveld has a healthy conversion rate of turning half-centuries into hundreds. He was coached by his father throughout his school career, toured Sri Lanka with South Africa A in 1998-99, and is among the finest slip fielders in
South Africa. He joined Kent as a Kolpak player in 2005 and has successfully filled the void left by Ed Smith's departure, topping 1000 runs in both 2005 and 2006. Neil Manthorp September 2006
