IPL playerSouth Africa2010 to 2015
Rusty Theron
On scorecards: J Theron · Right-hand bat
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
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kings XI Punjab | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 8 | 7.84 | 2/9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers | 2 | 7 | 7* | – | 116.7 | 0/0 | 2 | 8.08 | 2/37 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/40 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2010
- Deccan Chargers: 2012
- Rajasthan Royals: 2015
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 41.7% |
| Balls per four | 12 |
| Balls per six | 12 |
| Dot balls bowled | 30.8% |
| Balls per wicket | 20.1 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 3 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet