Full name Gary Kirsten
Born November 23, 1967, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 50 years 148 days
Major teams South Africa, Western Province
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Coach
Education Rondebosch BHS; University of Cape Town
Relation Father - N Kirsten, Brother - P Kirsten, Half-brother - PN Kirsten, Half-brother - AM Kirsten
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
101 | 176 | 15 | 7289 | 275 | 45.27 | 16783 | 43.43 | 21 | 34 | 922 | 12 | 83 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
185 | 185 | 19 | 6798 | 188* | 40.95 | 9436 | 72.04 | 13 | 45 | 659 | 20 | 61 | 1 |
First-class | 221 | 387 | 42 | 16670 | 275 | 48.31 | 46 | 79 | 171 | 0 | ||||
List A | 294 | 289 | 27 | 9586 | 188* | 36.58 | 18 | 58 | 97 | 1 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
101 | 15 | 349 | 142 | 2 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 71.00 | 2.44 | 174.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
185 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.60 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 221 | 1727 | 836 | 20 | 6/68 | 41.80 | 2.90 | 86.3 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 294 | 138 | 112 | 3 | 1/25 | 1/25 | 37.33 | 4.86 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1993 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 26-30, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Dec 14, 1993 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Mar 3, 2003 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1987/88 |
Last First-class | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 26-30, 2004 scorecard |
List A debut | 1988/89 |
Last List A | Western Province v Easterns at Cape Town, Feb 20, 2004 scorecard |
Gary Kirsten was never blessed with the flair and the almost pure technique of his half-brother Peter, but his discipline, temperament and his penchant for hard work stood during his days as a batsman, when he became so established at the top of the South African batting order that it's almost impossible to think how they would cope without him. Then, all those virtues brought him rich rewards after his playing days too, as he became one of the most successful and popular coaches of India. The side went to the top of the Test rankings during his stint, which ended, quite fittingly, with India's World Cup triumph in 2011.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2004