Jacques Rudolph
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Jacobus Andries Rudolph popularly known as Jacques Rudolph, is a South Africa
n Test
and ODI cricket
er currently playing in England
with Yorkshire CCC and in South Africa with Titans
.
He had an unbeaten 222 in his debut Test inning. He has a unconquered 429-run stand for the third wicket with Boeta Dippenaar in Chittagong came after he entered the South African squad in November 2001 by sheer weight of runs in domestic cricket. A left-handed batsman who stands tall at the point of delivery with an upraised bat, Rudolph has pleasing footwork, balance and favours the cover drive. His Test debut was balm to the wounds Rudolph suffered leading up to his first entry to international cricket. Twice he was in line for his Test debut, and twice politics intervened. His first international experience came during the unofficial match at Centurion against India in 2001-02, in the aftermath of the Mike Denness affair. And two months later he was named in the side to face Australia at Sydney, but the UCB Board president Percy Sonn vetoed his selection on the grounds of racial discrimination, and Justin Ontong made his debut instead. He fought back strongly, if undemonstrably - an unbeaten 102 saved South Africa from defeat in a classic at Perth at the end of 2005, but 125 runs from six further innings, against the same opposition in a 3-0 whitewash at home, did little to boost his claims. In January 2007, he decided to move to Yorkshire on a three-year Kolpak deal, suspending his international career with South Africa in the hope of redeveloping his game. At the end of his first season with the club, he extended the contract to keep him at Headingley until 2011 - opening up the possibility of one day playing for England.
Rudolph attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
(Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria
.
overruled by cricket administrators due to the South African practice of obeying a 'quota' of non-white players; the board overruled the selectors and installed Justin Ontong
in the team. The selectors noticed him during one of his performances in domestic cricket.
Rudolph was named the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 2003
On his debut Test match against Bangladesh
he scored 222 not out, his best first class score. He also broke the South African 3rd wicket partnership record, alongside Boeta Dippenaar, reaching 429* against Bangladesh at Chittagong
. He saved a Test for South Africa in the Perth Test match in December 2005 after defying the Australian bowlers for more than a day to score 102* and ensure a draw. After declaring himself unavailable for selection by South Africa after agreeing to join Yorkshire County Cricket Club
under the Kolpak ruling he has since stated he does not want to represent South Africa again and hopes to possibly represent England, qualifying by residency, after deciding to buy a house and live permanently in Yorkshire
.
in South Africa. He represented the Gestetner Diamond Eagles
and Northerns
.
Although still centrally contracted, Rudolph signed a three-year deal in 2007 to play for Yorkshire
under the Kolpak ruling. In doing so he declared himself unavailable for selection for the duration of the contract. Rudolph currently wears the squad number 24 for Yorkshire and in October 2007 further committed himself to the county, signing a 4-year deal which will keep him at the club until 2011.
In 2008, Rudolph was awarded the Players' Player, and fans' Player of the Year awards for Yorkshire.
He was also awarded Yorkshire CCC Players' player of the year in 2010.
He left Yorkshire at the end of the 2010 season after mutual agreement to terminate his contract a year early. This was so that he and his wife could return to South Africa to be closer to family. In July 2011, following Yorkshire's run of poor form, Rudolph returned to Yorkshire CCC for the last six games of the season.In his first game back against Lancashire he scored 12 and 35 in a loss against Lancashire CCC. In his second county game against Hampshire CCC he scored 99 before being caught of Imran Tahir
.
during the County Championship
. Yorkshire had made a shaky start, but alongside promising all-rounder Adil Rashid
, Rudolph helped make 190 and in the process break a record 6th wicket partnership against Surrey for Yorkshire. The record had stood since George Hirst and Irving Washington posted 134 in 1902. Rudolph's fine innings ended for 122, being caught off the bowling of Steve Magoffin
, the innings including 20 fours and 3 sixes. Rudolph went on to hit further consecutive centuries against Worcestershire (129*) and Durham (104*). His finest moment for Yorkshire came at North Marine Road
, Scarborough on 23 August where he racked up a double century against Warwickshire
and helped put Yorkshire in a commanding position.
with 49* as they went top of Division 2.
debut for Yorkshire at Grace Road
against Leicestershire in a televised game on 22 June 2007 during the Twenty20 Cup
. In a rain reduced game (16 overs) he was the 2nd victim of a Jeremy Snape
hattrick having scored 3 from 4 balls. He fared considerably better in the Roses match
at Old Trafford, scoring 48* from 38 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes)in a losing total of 113, and remained not out until the final game of the group stages against Derbyshire.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Test
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and ODI cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er currently playing in England
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
with Yorkshire CCC and in South Africa with Titans
Titans cricket team
The Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
.
He had an unbeaten 222 in his debut Test inning. He has a unconquered 429-run stand for the third wicket with Boeta Dippenaar in Chittagong came after he entered the South African squad in November 2001 by sheer weight of runs in domestic cricket. A left-handed batsman who stands tall at the point of delivery with an upraised bat, Rudolph has pleasing footwork, balance and favours the cover drive. His Test debut was balm to the wounds Rudolph suffered leading up to his first entry to international cricket. Twice he was in line for his Test debut, and twice politics intervened. His first international experience came during the unofficial match at Centurion against India in 2001-02, in the aftermath of the Mike Denness affair. And two months later he was named in the side to face Australia at Sydney, but the UCB Board president Percy Sonn vetoed his selection on the grounds of racial discrimination, and Justin Ontong made his debut instead. He fought back strongly, if undemonstrably - an unbeaten 102 saved South Africa from defeat in a classic at Perth at the end of 2005, but 125 runs from six further innings, against the same opposition in a 3-0 whitewash at home, did little to boost his claims. In January 2007, he decided to move to Yorkshire on a three-year Kolpak deal, suspending his international career with South Africa in the hope of redeveloping his game. At the end of his first season with the club, he extended the contract to keep him at Headingley until 2011 - opening up the possibility of one day playing for England.
Rudolph attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
The Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool also known as Affies, is a public high school for boys situated in the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, opposite Loftus Versfeld, the rugby stadium and home of the Bulls and Blue Bulls.The school's founding on 28 January 1920 marked the establishment of the...
(Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
.
International cricket
Rudolph was chosen for South Africa's Test team in 2003 having previously had his selection for the 2002 New Year's Test against Australia in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
overruled by cricket administrators due to the South African practice of obeying a 'quota' of non-white players; the board overruled the selectors and installed Justin Ontong
Justin Ontong
Justin Lee Ontong is a South African cricketer, who currently plays domestic cricket for the Cape Cobras. He has played two Tests, 26 One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals as an all-rounder.-Cricket career:...
in the team. The selectors noticed him during one of his performances in domestic cricket.
Rudolph was named the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 2003
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
he scored 222 not out, his best first class score. He also broke the South African 3rd wicket partnership record, alongside Boeta Dippenaar, reaching 429* against Bangladesh at Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...
. He saved a Test for South Africa in the Perth Test match in December 2005 after defying the Australian bowlers for more than a day to score 102* and ensure a draw. After declaring himself unavailable for selection by South Africa after agreeing to join Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
under the Kolpak ruling he has since stated he does not want to represent South Africa again and hopes to possibly represent England, qualifying by residency, after deciding to buy a house and live permanently in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
South Africa domestic cricket
Rudolph plays for the Nashua TitansTitans cricket team
The Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
in South Africa. He represented the Gestetner Diamond Eagles
Eagles cricket team
The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles...
and Northerns
Northerns cricket team
Northerns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937....
.
English County Cricket - Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
under the Kolpak ruling. In doing so he declared himself unavailable for selection for the duration of the contract. Rudolph currently wears the squad number 24 for Yorkshire and in October 2007 further committed himself to the county, signing a 4-year deal which will keep him at the club until 2011.
In 2008, Rudolph was awarded the Players' Player, and fans' Player of the Year awards for Yorkshire.
He was also awarded Yorkshire CCC Players' player of the year in 2010.
He left Yorkshire at the end of the 2010 season after mutual agreement to terminate his contract a year early. This was so that he and his wife could return to South Africa to be closer to family. In July 2011, following Yorkshire's run of poor form, Rudolph returned to Yorkshire CCC for the last six games of the season.In his first game back against Lancashire he scored 12 and 35 in a loss against Lancashire CCC. In his second county game against Hampshire CCC he scored 99 before being caught of Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir
Mohammad Imran Tahir is a Pakistan born South African cricketer. Tahir is a right-handed batsman who is a leg break bowler...
.
County Championship
He made a record breaking century debut versus Surrey at The OvalThe Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
during the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. Yorkshire had made a shaky start, but alongside promising all-rounder Adil Rashid
Adil Rashid
Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer of Pakistani origins, who plays for Yorkshire. Previously a player with England Under-19s, in December 2008, he was called into the full England Test squad, for the Test matches to be played in India...
, Rudolph helped make 190 and in the process break a record 6th wicket partnership against Surrey for Yorkshire. The record had stood since George Hirst and Irving Washington posted 134 in 1902. Rudolph's fine innings ended for 122, being caught off the bowling of Steve Magoffin
Steve Magoffin
Steven James "Steve" Magoffin is an Australian cricketer currently playing with the Queensland cricket team...
, the innings including 20 fours and 3 sixes. Rudolph went on to hit further consecutive centuries against Worcestershire (129*) and Durham (104*). His finest moment for Yorkshire came at North Marine Road
North Marine Road
North Marine Road Ground, formerly known as Queen's, is a cricket ground in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Scarborough Cricket Club which hosts the Scarborough Cricket Festival and the Yorkshire County Cricket Club plays a series of fixtures in the second half of the...
, Scarborough on 23 August where he racked up a double century against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and helped put Yorkshire in a commanding position.
Friends Provident Trophy/Pro40
Rudolph began the 2007 one-day season opening the batting and took just 3 games to score his maiden one-day century for Yorkshire, hitting exactly 100 off 133 balls against Leicestershire. Despite Rudolph's knock, Yorkshire went on to lose the game by 6 wickets. He kicked off his Pro40 season in style with 127 in a match against Kent at Scarborough in a Yorkshire win and continued his good form in the 8-wicket thrashing of GlamorganGlamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
with 49* as they went top of Division 2.
Twenty20 Cup
He made his Twenty20Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
debut for Yorkshire at Grace Road
Grace Road
Grace Road is a cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-History:The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club,...
against Leicestershire in a televised game on 22 June 2007 during the Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
. In a rain reduced game (16 overs) he was the 2nd victim of a Jeremy Snape
Jeremy Snape
Jeremy Nicholas Snape is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm offbreak. Outside of cricket, he has a Masters in Sports Psychology and has worked with a variety of national cricket teams....
hattrick having scored 3 from 4 balls. He fared considerably better in the Roses match
Roses Match
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club. Yorkshire's emblem is the white rose, while Lancashire's is the red rose. The associations go back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century...
at Old Trafford, scoring 48* from 38 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes)in a losing total of 113, and remained not out until the final game of the group stages against Derbyshire.