rusty theron Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
rusty theron is a cricketer(sportsman) from United States. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Juan Theron
Born
July 24, 1985, Potchefstroom
Age
38 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium fast
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Inn | - | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Runs | - | 50 | 33 | 10 |
Avg | - | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
SR | - | 49.02 | 150.0 | 83.33 |
HS | - | 12 | 31 | 7 |
NO | - | 2 | 5 | 2 |
100s | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | - | 5 | 3 | 1 |
6s | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Inn | - | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Balls | - | 780 | 290 | 216 |
Runs | - | 667 | 397 | 293 |
Wkt | - | 31 | 16 | 9 |
BBI | - | 44 / 5 | 27 / 4 | 17 / 4 |
BBM | - | 44 / 5 | 27 / 4 | 17 / 4 |
Eco | - | 5.13 | 8.21 | 8.14 |
Avg | - | 21.52 | 24.81 | 32.56 |
5W | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10W | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- United States of America
- South Africa
- California Knights
- Deccan Chargers
- Eastern Province
- Jamaica Tallawahs
- Kings XI Punjab
- Rajasthan Royals
- South Africa A
- Texas Super Kings
- Warriors
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Theron made his debut in 2005 for Eastern Province and picked up 60 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 18. He moved up the ranks and he played for the Warriors in the 2008 season. His performances in the limited overs edition that season earned him the Domestic Championship Cricketer of the year award.
In October 2009, Theron was reported with a suspicious action which was cleared eight days later. The same season saw Theron at his very best at the death overs. He helped the Warriors win at least two out of the eight games thanks to his death overs bowling. Following his impressive showing in the domestic level, Theron was awarded a Cricket South Africa contract and he was snapped up by Kings XI Punjab for the 2010 IPL season.
He landed in India a couple of hours before his IPL debut match against Chennai and hardly showed any rustiness. After being hit for a boundary in his first ball, he bowled wonderfully at the death and picked up 2/17 in four overs to help Kings XI Punjab tie the match. He also bowled the super-over and Punjab sealed a great victory. His efforts won him the Man of the Match. Theron was named in the South African squad for the 2010 T20 World Cup but he did not play a game.
He made his debut for South Africa in the series against Zimbabwe in October 2010 and picked up 5/44 in his second match. He finished the series with 11 wickets in three matches at an average of 11.27. He continued with his impressive showing against Pakistan in the UAE, with his best being 4/27 in the 2nd T20I at Abu Dhabi to help the Proteas seal victory.
Theron was an integral part of the Warriors team when they qualified for the CLT20 for the first time in the 2010 edition. He picked up eight wickets in six matches at an economy rate of 7.04. He was snapped up by Deccan Chargers in the 2011 edition of the IPL.
Injuries have marred the career of Theron. He lost his central contract due to various injuries and was also not picked in the ODI and T20I squads. However, he was named in the South Africa A side that played a tri-series involving India A and Australia A in 2013. He performed well with the bat and ball, but has not been able to break into the strong South African squad.
Fun Fact: Juan Theron is named Rusty due to the rustic brown colour of his hair.
Fact: He (31 off 16 balls) and Parnell (29 off 11) were involved in a 64 run stand for the 8th wicket to take the Proteas home who were reeling at 84/7 chasing 148 in the second T20I against Australia at Johannesburg in October 2011.
By Siddharth Vishwanathan and Akshay Maanay
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
The seam bowler from the Eastern Cape made his name as a last-over specialist in the 2009-10 Standard Bank Pro20. His secret is nothing overly complicated. He bowls full and straight most of the time and mixes things up with the odd slower ball. Theron's cricketing prowess was recognised in primary school. As soon as he was identified as a talent he received a bursary to Grey High School in Port Elizabeth, a training ground for many cricketing greats such as Graeme Pollock, Peter Pollock, Johan Botha and Wayne Parnell. He made his first-class debut in November 2005 and took 60 wickets at 18.26 in his first 15 matches. He topped the first-class and List A bowling rankings for the Warriors almost every season since then. His performance in the limited-overs form of the game has also been exceptional. Theron was awarded the MTN Domestic Championship Cricketer of the Year in 2008.
He has not been without his problems though. In October 2009, he was reported for a suspect action during a first-class game against the Lions and was cleared eight days later. The season went on to be the one that would launch Theron into the big time. He won at least two out of eight matches for the Warriors in the last over, including the first leg semi-final against the Cobras in which he defended eight runs. He was awarded a contract by Cricket South Africa in February 2010, despite having never played a match for the national side. That was followed by an IPL contract with Kings XI Punjab. Within hours of landing in India, he picked up the Man-of-the-Match award on debut in a thriller which went down to the Super Over. He has been included in South Africa's shortened, 18-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies in May.
Firdose Moonda March 2010