Justin Ontong
63South Africa · BAT · 2001 to 2012 · on scorecards: JL Ontong
BATTING
- Matches
- 28
- Innings
- 16
- Runs
- 184
- Average
- 13.14
- Strike rate
- 68.91
- High score
- 32
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 9
- Average
- 44
- Economy
- 4.41
- Strike rate
- 59.7
- Best figures
- 3/30
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 15 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 10
CAREER IN BRIEF
Justin Ontong played 28 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2012. The first came against West Indies at Sabina Park, with a score of 11, and the last against England at Trent Bridge in 2012.
The highest score in the archive is 32 from 57 balls against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 2001, in a match South Africa won. At home the average was 15.4 across 7 ODIs; away it was 18.3 across 14 ODIs. The most runs came against West Indies: 36 runs at 12.0 in 9 ODIs.
National Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 26 runs at 8.7. South Africa won 21 of the ODIs Justin Ontong played and lost 6.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 28 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 57 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Won |
| 27 | 38 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park | 2008 | Won |
| 23 | 28 | West Indies | SuperSport Park | 2008 | Won |
| 19 | 21 | Kenya | Mangaung Oval | 2008 | Won |
| 17* | 19 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2012 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 | 10 | Kenya | R Premadasa Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 2/12 | 7 | West Indies | National Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 1/7 | 2 | Pakistan | National Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 1/23 | 3 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 2005 | Won |
| 1/28 | 2.4 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2005 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 9 | 36 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 60.67 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 3 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 10.00 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| England | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 28.00 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 77 | 15.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Away | 14 | 73 | 18.25 | 0/0 | 5 | 48.60 |
| Neutral | 7 | 34 | 6.80 | 0/0 | 4 | 25.50 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 | 167 | 11.93 | 0/0 | 9 | 44.00 |
| 2010s | 2 | 17 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Cricket Stadium | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0/0 | 1 | 38.00 |
| Senwes Park | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sabina Park | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| National Cricket Stadium | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 21.50 |
| Harare Sports Club | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2001 at Sabina Park
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2012 at Trent Bridge
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 January 1980
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 267
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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