Full name Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe
Born March 7, 1984, Port Elizabeth
Current age 36 years 32 days
Major teams South Africa, Dolphins, Eastern Province, Essex, Gauteng, Lions, Sussex 2nd XI, Warriors
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8* | 6.33 | 53 | 35.84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 61 | 21 | 13 | 56 | 16* | 7.00 | 109 | 51.37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| T20Is | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2.00 | 10 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 61 | 82 | 32 | 286 | 27* | 5.72 | 998 | 28.65 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| List A | 144 | 45 | 25 | 114 | 16* | 5.70 | 246 | 46.34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| T20s | 77 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3* | 3.50 | 16 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 9 | 870 | 448 | 9 | 3/43 | 5/83 | 49.77 | 3.08 | 96.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 61 | 60 | 2964 | 2347 | 94 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 24.96 | 4.75 | 31.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 23 | 23 | 468 | 541 | 18 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 30.05 | 6.93 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 61 | 10215 | 5398 | 201 | 7/39 | 26.85 | 3.17 | 50.8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||
| List A | 144 | 6742 | 5559 | 204 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 27.25 | 4.94 | 33.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| T20s | 77 | 76 | 1621 | 1955 | 71 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 27.53 | 7.23 | 22.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, Jun 10-13, 2010 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2011 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Jan 30, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 11, 2013 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Netherlands v South Africa at Chattogram, Mar 27, 2014 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Boland v Eastern Province at Paarl, Nov 4-6, 2004 scorecard |
| Last First-class | India A v South Africa A at Wayanad, Aug 25-28, 2015 scorecard |
| List A debut | Eastern Province v Griqualand West at Port Elizabeth, Jan 9, 2005 scorecard |
| Last List A | Lions v Knights at Potchefstroom, Oct 25, 2015 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Eagles v Warriors at Bloemfontein, Feb 21, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Titans v Lions at Benoni, Dec 4, 2015 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/32 | Lions | v Titans | Benoni | 4 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 2/41, 0* | Lions | v Knights | Potchefstroom | 25 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 0/39 | Lions | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 22 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 2/22 | Lions | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 15 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 1*, 0/31 | Lions | v Titans | Potchefstroom | 6 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 1/45 | Lions | v Dolphins | Durban | 4 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 0/36 | Lions | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 1 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 1/15 | Lions | v Knights | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2015 | LA |
| 0/12 | Lions | v Warriors | East London | 23 Oct 2015 | LA |
| 0/51 | Lions | v Titans | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 2015 | LA |
A tall left-arm swing bowler, Tsotsobe, made an immediate impression in his first season for Eastern Province, taking 16 wickets at 17.75 in 2004-05. However, it wasn't until he moved to Warriors in 2006-07 that his obvious ability bore fruit. Three five-wicket hauls and his first ten-for in a match were followed by 49 wickets at 23.59 the next year. There were concerns, however, that his fitness and stamina would prevent international recognition, and in addition his pace; a medium-pacer, he is certainly not in the Brett Schultz league. Nevertheless, another encouraging start to his 2008-09 season (28 wickets in six matches) earned him a call-up to South Africa's squad to tour Australia. He impressed in his debut ODI, taking 4 for 50 and that was good enough to earn him a central contract. With Wayne Parnell injured, Tsotsobe was taken on South Africa's tour of the Caribbean in 2010 as a left-arm option, and admirable returns in the one-day leg lead to a Test debut at Port of Spain
Will Luke June 2010
- Tsotsobe handed eight-year ban (Jul 11, 2017)
- Tsotsobe charged for corruption by CSA (Apr 24, 2017)
- Tsotsobe in contention for World Cup spot (Dec 3, 2014)
- Cobras, Lions and Knights primed for progress (Nov 26, 2014)
- South Africa's domestic spinners eye their chance (Sep 22, 2014)
Mar 27, 2014
Lonwabo Tsotsobe reacts after being hit for a six by Stephan Myburgh
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Dec 4, 2013
The South African players in their pink kit
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Nov 13, 2013
Lonwabo Tsotsobe celebrates a wicket with his team-mates
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