Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

South Africa South Africa

Overview

Full Name Martin van Jaarsveld
Age 50y 314d
Born Tuesday June 18, 1974, South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

South Africa South AfricaSouth African Academy South African AcademyCombined Gauteng Combined GautengGlamorgan GlamorganKent KentNortherns B Northerns BNorthamptonshire NorthamptonshireNortherns NorthernsNortherns Invitation XI Northerns Invitation XIRest of South Africa Rest of South AfricaSouth Africa A South Africa ASouth Africa Pres XI South Africa Pres XIUniversity Sport South Africa University Sport South AfricaSuffolk SuffolkTitans TitansSouth Africa Legends South Africa Legends

Biography

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.
 

Debut
South Africa vs Bangladesh at East London - Friday October 18, 2002

Batting

Matches 9
Innings 15
Runs 397
100's - 50's 0 - 3
Sixes - Fours 0 - 56
Average 30.53
Strike Rate 47.54
Highest Score (vs West Indies, 12/12/2003) 73

Bowling

Matches 9
Innings 1
Overs 7
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 4.00
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs Sri Lanka, 11/08/2004) 0/28

Fielding

Catches 11
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

256
192
128
64
Runs
Years

Biography

sub title

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.