Jacques Rudolph
On scorecards: JA Rudolph
In-game rating: 82/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Jacques Rudolph played 48 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2003 to 2012. The first came against Bangladesh at MA Aziz Stadium, with a score of 222, and the last against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,028 runs at 36.2 in 35 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 222 not out from 383 balls against Bangladesh at MA Aziz Stadium in 2003, in a match South Africa won. In all: 6 hundreds, 11 fifties.
At home the average was 30.7 across 19 Tests; away it was 38.7 across 29 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 577 runs at 25.1 in 13 Tests. Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 333 runs at 41.6. South Africa won 18 of the Tests Jacques Rudolph played and lost 16, with 14 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 48 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222* | 383 | Bangladesh | MA Aziz Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 154* | 312 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2004 | Lost |
| 105* | 182 | New Zealand | University Oval | 2012 | Drawn |
| 102* | 283 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2005 | Drawn |
| 102 | 297 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2004 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | 2 | England | Headingley | 2003 | Won |
| 1/22 | 7 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2004 | Lost |
| 1/24 | 8 | India | Eden Gardens | 2004 | Lost |
| 1/91 | 23 | West Indies | Kingsmead | 2003 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 577 | 25.09 | 0/4 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Australia | 10 | 454 | 23.89 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 407 | 40.70 | 1/2 | 1 | 99.00 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 505 | 72.14 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 6 | 259 | 28.78 | 1/0 | 1 | 141.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 293 | 293.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 2 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 24.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 61 | 61.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 920 | 30.67 | 1/3 | 1 | 156.00 |
| Away | 29 | 1,702 | 38.68 | 5/8 | 3 | 92.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35 | 2,028 | 36.21 | 5/8 | 4 | 108.00 |
| 2010s | 13 | 594 | 33.00 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 6 | 333 | 41.63 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Kingsmead | 4 | 207 | 29.57 | 0/1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 131 | 16.38 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 4 | 128 | 25.60 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 2 | 153 | 38.25 | 0/2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 126 | 31.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 83.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bangladesh, 2003 at MA Aziz Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2012 at Adelaide Oval
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