Rodney Malamba
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| Full name | Rodney Lulamile Malamba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1966 Langa, Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 to 1991 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rodney Malamba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Northern Transvaal B v Natal B 1991-92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Wisden 2000, p. 1553.
- ^ "Chief Destroyer Turns Gentle Coach". Forbes Africa. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - South Africa Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
External links[edit]
- Rodney Malamba at ESPNcricinfo
- Rodney Malamba at CricketArchive (subscription required)