Full name Anthony John Pithey
Born July 17, 1933, Umtali (now Mutare), Rhodesia
Died November 17, 2006, Southbroom, Natal (aged 73 years 123 days)
Major teams Rhodesia, South Africa, Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - DB Pithey
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
17 | 27 | 1 | 819 | 154 | 31.50 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 124 | 213 | 16 | 7073 | 170 | 35.90 | 13 | 41 | 59 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
17 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 124 | 22 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.63 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v England at Durban, Jan 25-30, 1957 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, Feb 12-17, 1965 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1950/51 - 1968/69 |
Rhodesian-born Tony Pithey's 17-Test career had one distinct highlight: a patient 154 against England at Cape Town in 1964-65. It was his only Test hundred. Able to bat as an opener or lower down the order, he was an accumulator rather than a strokemaker, and was fearless against fast bowling. His final Test series - against England - was his best, with his 462 runs coming at 51.33. But his runs came slowly - the 154, made on a good pitch, took six hours and his 95 in the next Test was equally pedestrian. He was named in the side to tour England in 1965 but didn't make the trip, withdrawing for business reasons. His brother David also played eight Tests for South Africa.
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