Martin van Jaarsveld

South Africa
Batsman

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Personal Information

Full Name	Martin van Jaarsveld
Born	June 18, 1974 Klerksdorp, Transvaal
Age	51 Years, 6 Months, 26 Days
National Side	South Africa
Batting Style	Right Handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Sport	Cricket

Ranking

	Test	ODI	T20
Batting	-	-	-
Bowling	-	-	-

Man of the Match

Test	ODI	T20	World Cup	CL
0	0	-	-	0

Career Information

Teams Played	South Africa, South African Academy, Combined Gauteng, Glamorgan, Kent, Northerns B, Northamptonshire, Northerns, Northerns Invitation XI, Rest of South Africa, South Africa A, South Africa Pres XI, University Sport South Africa, Suffolk, Titans, South African Legends
Career Span

Martin van Jaarsveld Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

	M	I	N/O	R	HS	50s	4s	6s	AVG	S/R	CT
Test	9	15	2	397	73 v WI	3	56	0	30.53	47.54	11
ODI	11	7	1	124	45 v ENG	0	16	0	20.66	73.37	4
CL	5	4	0	37	19 v PRS	0	2	1	9.25	100.00	3

Bowling Performance

	I	O	M	R	W	Best	3s	5s	AVG	E/R	S/R	Mtc
Test	1	7	0	28	0	0/28 v SL	0	0	-	4.00	-
ODI	2	5.1	1	18	2	1/0 v BAN	0	0	9.00	3.48	15.50

Martin van Jaarsveld Profile

A specialist middle-order batsman, Martin van Jaarsveld is a player who possesses a sound technique and gutsy attitude. Coached by his father, he toured Sri Lanka in 1998-99 representing South Africa A. He then joined Northerns.

A prolific 2001-02 season with them saw him amass 1,268 runs at a batting average of 74.58 which paved the way for his selection in the ODI and Test team. He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2002. He scored 3 half-centuries in Tests. A string of inconsistent performances kept him out of the side which forced him to retire from international cricket. He joined as a Kolpak player for Kent and performed consistently. van Jaarsveld was named the PCA player of the year in 2008. He plays for Glamorgan in the county circuit and captains Titans in the Champions league.