Justin Lee Ontong

Justin Lee Ontong

South Africa South Africa

Overview

Full Name Justin Lee Ontong
Age 44y 293d
Born Friday, January 4, 1980, South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Off break
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

South Africa South AfricaAfrica XI Africa XISouth African Academy South African AcademyRocks RocksRest of South Africa Rest of South AfricaSouth Africa A South Africa ASouth African Invitation XI South African Invitation XISouth Africa Pres XI South Africa Pres XICape Cobras Cape CobrasSouth Africa Under-19 South Africa Under-19DP World Lions DP World LionsBarbados Royals Barbados RoyalsStellenbosch Kings Stellenbosch KingsSouth Africa Champions South Africa Champions

Biography

Justin Ontong started as a right-handed batsman but later added off-spin to his repertoire to become a more useful cricketer. He has been a familiar face in South Africa's domestic circuit for quite sometime now. Unfortunately, Ontong, fondly called as "Rowdy" by his teammates, failed to do justice to his talent. He was presented with the chance to play ODIs for South Africa in 2001 but he didn't succeed in displaying his utility.

Somehow he bagged an opportunity to feature in Test matches but his debut was marred with controversy. Percy Sonn, the then president of the UCB inserted him in the playing XI on ground of South Africa's racial quota policy, aborting the selectors' decision to play Jacques Rudolph. Like ODIs, Ontong couldn't do much in the longer version and sadly his international career never took off. However, he remained a prolific run-scorer in first-class cricket. After serving Kent for four seasons, he moved to Cape Cobras in 2008 and since then has been an integral part of their strategies.

He was recalled in the South African national squad after 34 months to tour New Zealand in February 2012.

Debut
South Africa vs Australia at Sydney - Wednesday, January 2, 2002

Batting

Matches 2
Innings 4
Runs 57
100's - 50's 0 - 0
Sixes - Fours 0 - 8
Average 19.00
Strike Rate 36.77
Highest Score (vs Australia, 02/01/2002) 32

Bowling

Matches 2
Innings 3
Overs 30.5
Wickets 1
Economy Rate 4.31
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs India, 28/11/2004) 1/79

Fielding

Catches 1
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 1

Career Runs

41
33
22
11
Runs
Years

Biography

sub title

Justin Ontong started as a right-handed batsman but later added off-spin to his repertoire to become a more useful cricketer. He has been a familiar face in South Africa's domestic circuit for quite sometime now. Unfortunately, Ontong, fondly called as "Rowdy" by his teammates, failed to do justice to his talent. He was presented with the chance to play ODIs for South Africa in 2001 but he didn't succeed in displaying his utility.

Somehow he bagged an opportunity to feature in Test matches but his debut was marred with controversy. Percy Sonn, the then president of the UCB inserted him in the playing XI on ground of South Africa's racial quota policy, aborting the selectors' decision to play Jacques Rudolph. Like ODIs, Ontong couldn't do much in the longer version and sadly his international career never took off. However, he remained a prolific run-scorer in first-class cricket. After serving Kent for four seasons, he moved to Cape Cobras in 2008 and since then has been an integral part of their strategies.

He was recalled in the South African national squad after 34 months to tour New Zealand in February 2012.