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Mfuneko Ngam

South Africa

Full name Mfuneko Ngam

Born January 29, 1979, Middledrift, Cape Province

Current age 33 years 116 days

Major teams South Africa, Border, Dolphins, Eastern Province, Warriors

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	3	1	1	0	0*	-	1	0.00	0	0	1
First-class	46	54	9	329	35	7.31					15
List A	42	11	8	13	4	4.33					8
Twenty20	13	3	1	5	2*	2.50	15	33.33	0	0	2

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w
Tests	3	5	392	189	11	3/26	6/62	17.18	2.89	35.6	0
First-class	46		7059	3690	115	4/25		32.08	3.13	61.3
List A	42		1612	1275	46	4/20	4/20	27.71	4.74	35.0	3
Twenty20	13	11	168	245	8	2/22	2/22	30.62	8.75	21.0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Dec 8-12, 2000 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Jan 2-4, 2001 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class debut	1997/98
Last First-class	Eagles v Warriors at Kimberley, Feb 15-18, 2007 scorecard
List A debut	1999/00
Last List A	KwaZulu-Natal Inland v Eastern Province at Pietermaritzburg, Nov 18, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Dolphins v Eastern Cape at Durban, Apr 21, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Dolphins v Warriors at Durban, Feb 1, 2006 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
5*, 1/20	Ntini XI	v West Indians	East London	14 Dec 2007	Other match
0/20, 0*	E. Province	v KZN-Inland	Pietermaritzburg	18 Nov 2007	List A
0/57, 0/21	Warriors	v Eagles	Kimberley	15 Feb 2007	First-class
0/20, 0*, 1/11	E. Province	v Boland	Port Elizabeth	1 Feb 2007	First-class
0/32	E. Province	v Border	East London	28 Jan 2007	List A
2, 2/24, 2/32	E. Province	v Border	East London	25 Jan 2007	First-class
2/15	E. Province	v Kei	Port Elizabeth	20 Jan 2007	List A
2/15, 1/43	E. Province	v Kei	Port Elizabeth	18 Jan 2007	First-class
1/69	Warriors	v Dolphins	Durban	30 Nov 2006	First-class
1/41, 0, 0/48	Warriors	v Cape Cobras	East London	23 Nov 2006	First-class

Profile

His hero is Allan Donald, but it's difficult not see at least a trace of Michael Holding in Mfuneko Ngam, the Eastern Province Express, who made his Test debut against New Zealand as a 21-year-old in December 2000. Put simply, "Chew" Ngam is a completely natural fast bowler with a smooth run-up and enough pace to make the best batsmen hop around. After two impressive displays against Sri Lanka, everything seemed to be going swimmingly when, along with Makhaya Ntini, he became the first African player to be voted as a national cricketer of the year in 2001. However, a succession of stress fractures in his legs have since hindered his progress. He underwent a barrage of tests in an attempt to establish why his bones appear to be so brittle - it has been suggested that he may suffer from a genetic disorder or that the root cause lies in certain dietary deficiencies earlier in his life. Peter Robinson