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IPL playerSouth Africa2010 to 2015

Rusty Theron

On scorecards: J Theron · Right-hand bat

3
Seasons
10
Matches
10
Runs
SR 83.3
11
Wickets
econ 8.13
0
Titles
1
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2010 to 2015 · Sources

Rusty Theron, a bowler, played three IPL seasons for three franchises.

The arrival

Rusty Theron's first IPL season was 2010, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction.

That first season brought 7 matches, 2 runs and 8 wickets at 7.84 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.

The peak

The best season was 2010, for Kings XI Punjab: 8 wickets at 7.84 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.91, with best figures of 2 for 9.

Franchise by franchise

2010, Kings XI Punjab. 7 matches and 8 wickets.

2012, Deccan Chargers. Arrived outside the auction. 2 matches and 2 wickets.

2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹30 lakh. 1 match and 1 wicket.

2011, 2013 and 2014 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 11 wickets in 223 deliveries, at 8.13 runs an over against a league rate of 7.88 for the same seasons: 0.24 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 1 catch and 3 run-outs.

At the auction

Rusty Theron went under the hammer twice. The highest price was ₹38 lakh (US$85k), paid by Deccan Chargers in 2011. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Deccan Chargers in 2011.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Rusty Theron made 10 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2015, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2010Kings XI Punjab7221.040.00/087.842/911
2012Deccan Chargers277*–116.70/028.082/370
2015Rajasthan Royals111*–100.00/0110.001/400

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced41.7%
Balls per four12
Balls per six12
Dot balls bowled30.8%
Balls per wicket20.1
Catches1
Run-outs3
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2011–₹23 lakhSold to Deccan Chargers for ₹38 lakh (US$85k)
2015–₹30 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹30 lakh

Sources