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Rodney Malamba

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Rodney Malamba
Personal information
Full name
Rodney Lulamile Malamba
Born (1966-03-11) 11 March 1966 (age 58)
Langa, Cape Town, South Africa[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988 to 1991Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 80
Batting average 6.15
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 22 not out
Balls bowled 2148
Wickets 35
Bowling average 31.62
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/21
Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 October 2019

Rodney Lulamile Malamba (born 11 March 1966 in Langa, Cape Town, Cape Province)[1] is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Natal from 1988 to 1991.

Malamba was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed tail-end batsman.[2] His best first-class bowling figures were 3 for 64 and 4 for 21 for Natal B against Northern Transvaal in 1991–92.[3]

He was the first black cricketer to play in the Currie Cup. His father, Ben Malamba, was an all-rounder who was one of the leading black cricketers of the apartheid era in South Africa.[4]

He runs a cricket academy in Durban.[5] In February 2020, he was named in South Africa's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[6][7] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mkonto, Zila (21 December 2017). "Cricket bounces back to life in Langa; join us for a fun-filled day". News24. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rodney Malamba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Northern Transvaal B v Natal B 1991-92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ Wisden 2000, p. 1553.
  5. ^ "Chief Destroyer Turns Gentle Coach". Forbes Africa. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - South Africa Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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