1. Jacobus Andries "Jacques" Rudolph was born on 4 May 1981 and is a former South African cricketer who played for Yorkshire, Glamorgan and in South Africa with Titans.
20 Facts About Jacques Rudolph
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Jacques Rudolph attended Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool, a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.
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Jacques Rudolph was named the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 2003.
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Jacques Rudolph broke the South African third-wicket partnership record, alongside Boeta Dippenaar, reaching 429* against Bangladesh at Chittagong.
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Jacques Rudolph saved a Test for South Africa in the Perth Test match in December 2005 after defying the Australian bowlers for more than a day to score 102* and ensure a draw.
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Jacques Rudolph was recalled to the South African Test squad in October 2011, for the two-Test home series against Australia.
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Jacques Rudolph wore squad number 24 for Yorkshire and in October 2007 further committed himself to the county, signing a 4-year deal which would keep him at the club until 2011.
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In 2008, Jacques Rudolph was awarded the Players' Player, and fans' Player of the Year awards for Yorkshire.
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Jacques Rudolph left Yorkshire at the end of the 2010 season after mutual agreement to terminate his contract a year early.
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On 27 April 2017, Jacques Rudolph completed his 10,000 runs in List-A cricket.
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Jacques Rudolph made a record breaking century debut versus Surrey at The Oval during the County Championship.
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Yorkshire had made a shaky start, but alongside promising all-rounder Adil Rashid, Jacques Rudolph helped make 190 and in the process break a record 6th wicket partnership against Surrey for Yorkshire.
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Jacques Rudolph went on to hit further consecutive centuries against Worcestershire and Durham.
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Jacques Rudolph began the 2007 one-day season opening the batting and took just 3 games to score his maiden one-day century for Yorkshire, hitting exactly 100 off 133 balls against Leicestershire.
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Jacques Rudolph kicked off his Pro40 season in style with 127 in a match against Kent at Scarborough in a Yorkshire win and continued his good form in the 8-wicket thrashing of Glamorgan with 49* as they went top of Division 2.
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Jacques Rudolph made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire at Grace Road against Leicestershire in a televised game on 22 June 2007 during the Twenty20 Cup.
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Jacques Rudolph fared considerably better in the Roses match at Old Trafford, scoring 48* from 38 balls in a losing total of 113, and remained not out until the final game of the group stages against Derbyshire.
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On 18 September 2013, Jacques Rudolph signed a two-year contract with Glamorgan subject to approval from the South African Cricket Board.
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Jacques Rudolph replaced Australian Marcus North as Glamorgan's overseas player.
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Jacques Rudolph stayed with the club for the 2015 season, and has been announced as their continued overseas player for the 2016 season.