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Jonty Rhodes

Full Name
Jonathan Neil Rhodes
Born
27-07-1969 Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Current Age
51 years old
Major Teams
South Africa
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Jonty Rhodes

Photos: Jonty Rhodes

  • PHOTO: India Jonty Rhodes discovering Sri Lanka in a rickshaw

    PHOTO: India Jonty Rhodes discovering Sri Lanka in a rickshaw

  • Jonty Rhodes: Life and times

    Jonty Rhodes: Life and times

  • Photo: Jonty Rhodes's daughter India is cuteness overload!

    Photo: Jonty Rhodes's daughter India is cuteness overload!

  • Jonty Rhodes, wife Melanie leave hospital with new-born child

    Jonty Rhodes, wife Melanie leave hospital with new-born child

Videos: Jonty Rhodes

  • WATCH: Jonty Rhodes taking a beauty in ICC Cricket World Cup 1999

    WATCH: Jonty Rhodes taking a beauty in ICC Cricket World Cup 1999

  • Hardik Pandya nabs a blinder against Pakistan at Eden Gardens; impresses his Mumbai Indians fielding coach Jonty Rhodes

    Hardik Pandya nabs a blinder against Pakistan at Eden Gardens; impresses his Mumbai Indians fielding coach Jonty Rhodes

  • Video: Graeme Smith, Jonty Rhodes, Jonathan Trott talk about their South African connection

    Video: Graeme Smith, Jonty Rhodes, Jonathan Trott talk about their South African connection

  • Yuvraj takes a 'Jonty-like' catch to dismiss Rhodes

    Yuvraj takes a 'Jonty-like' catch to dismiss Rhodes

Jonty Rhodes Biography

There have been greater fielders, but Jonty Rhodes was the first to make fielding fashionable. He became the poster boy of the 1992 World Cup when he sprinted in to run out Inzamam-ul-Haq in a spectacular fashion. The airborne photograph of Rhodes taking a catch became the lingering image of the tournament.

There was also the catch of Robert Croft from the 1999 edition: the ball was hit hard, well over Rhodes’ head. Rhodes leapt up in the air, slapped the ball vertically upwards, did a full hundred-and-eighty-degree turn while still in mid-air, and held the ball before it fell on the ground.

Rhodes used to be a terror at backward-point. Not only did batsmen hesitate to leave the crease if the ball went anywhere in his vicinity, they were actually scared to play the cut: they knew that if there was even a quarter-chance, it might be converted into a catch. Not only that, he was chirpy, pushing his teammates, thus playing a role designated typically to wicketkeepers.

Rhodes inspired an entire generation of boys to fling themselves on the ground. No longer did they feel left out of the sport when it was not their turn to bat or bowl. He made fielding cool. And against West Indies in Hero Cup 1993 he became the first non-wicketkeeper to take five catches in an ODI.

On his Test debut he hit the stumps to run out Sachin Tendulkar, creating history in the process: the decision was the first in international cricket to be given by a third umpire.

His hockey background probably came to his aid. He almost played the Olympics: he was a part of the squad for Barcelona 1992. Unfortunately, South Africa did not qualify. When they did qualify for 1996 at Atlanta, Rhodes had to opt out due to a sore hamstring.

With bat his adaptability and improvisational skills made him annoying to the bowlers. He was busy and fidgety, never hesitated to play unconventional strokes, and ran at breakneck pace between wickets. He rarely played big innings, but delivered with cameos, often when South Africa were under pressure. He scored almost 8,500 international runs at an average of 35.

He scored 117 at the Lord’s Test of 1998, but his most famous innings came later on the same tour, at Headingley. Up against 217, South Africa were reduced to 27 for 5; they lost by 23 runs, but not before Rhodes took on the pace quartet with an outrageous 85.

After retirement he worked as an Account Executive for Standard Bank. He played a significant role in bank becoming sponsor of South Africa cricket. He was appointed fielding coach of Pakistan and South Africa, mentored Kenya, coached Namibia, and is currently fielding coach of Mumbai Indians.

Off the field he remains a pious man. He led the masses for the South African team. His first wife Kate was the niece of Test cricketer Cuan McCarthy.

Of his children, Daniella was named the most outstanding junior player by uMgungundlovu Schools Hockey Association in 2015.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Jonty Rhodes Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 52 80 2532 9 117 35.66 5636 44.92 3 17 256 22 34 0
ODIs 245 220 5935 51 121 35.11 7334 80.92 2 33 392 47 105 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 24 20 354 3 43* 20.82 402 88.05 0 0 22 4 7 0

Jonty Rhodes Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 52 12 5 0 -- 2.500 -- 0 0 0/0 0/0
ODIs 245 14 4 0 -- 1.714 -- 0 0 0/0 0/0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0/0

Jonty Rhodes Career statistics

Test Debut

South Africa v India at Kingsmead, Durban, November 13, 1992

Last Test

Sri Lanka v South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, August 6, 2000

ODI Debut

Australia v South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, February 26, 1992

Last ODI

South Africa v Kenya at North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, February 12, 2003

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The 51-year-old Jonty Rhodes is currently in Dubai for the IPL as the fielding coach of Kings XI Punjab.

Racism Still Part of Ecosystem, South African Cricket Administration in Chaos: Jonty Rhodes

Rhodes prefers the term "racial inequality" to racism and said it is rampant even 26 years after South Africa became a democracy

‘Skills Come Back Quickly But Match Awareness Doesn’t’: KXIP Coach Rhodes Ahead of IPL 2020

Rhodes, who is returning to the IPL after a two-year gap, also feels that coaching staff like him has an additional responsibility of ...

Gautam Gambhir Calls Ravindra Jadeja ‘Best Fielder in World Cricket’, Says no One is Better Than Him in Throwing

Recently, former South African Jonty Rhodes, who is counted among the best fielders of all time, had also praised Jadeja for his reflexes.

‘Everything Uncertain Because of Covid-19, Why Should IPL Be Different?’ Questions Jonty Rhodes

Batting and fielding coach of Kings XI Punjab, Rhodes is hopeful of the existing scenario being a phase rather than a pause.

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    World Cup Countdown: A run-out chaos and a tie, Australia steal South Africa’s thunder in Birmingham

    Australia qualified for the final as they finished above South Africa on the Super Six table.

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    There have perhaps been greater fielders, or perhaps not. But nobody made fielding fashionable before Jonty Rhodes.

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    Twenty-five years since return to Test cricket, Suvajit Mustafi looks at South Africa’s best Test XI since readmission.

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    Of cricket and Olympics...

    World record – unmatched in over 40 years and 3,672 ODIs

    Rhodes remains one of the greatest fielding marvels in the history of the sport. His stunning capabilities transcended most people’s ...

    World record – unmatched in over 40 years and 3,300 ODIs

    Jonty Rhodes took a world record five catches in a One-Day International against the West Indies on this day in 1993. H Natarajan ...

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