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Pumelela Matshikwe ‹ Back to players
 
Nickname: silver surfer
Born: 19 June 1984, Johannesburg South Africa
Major teams: Gauteng, Highveld Lions
Playing role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
 
Summary of my career: I have represented Gauteng U19B, The USSA team on 3 occasions (SA varsities), the Highveld Strikers (Gauteng), the Standard Bank National Academy 2009, the bizhub Highveld Lions, and the SA emerging team on 2 occasions.
Favourite movie: Life staring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence
Favourite pass time: Relaxing with friends over a braai.
Favourite cricket memory: taking my career best so far against the Titans this year, 9/192.
Favourite food: Spare ribs
Favourite quote/saying: the harder you work the luckier you get.
Cricket mentor/idol: I look up to and idolise the great west Indian fast bowlers, Michael Holding, Malcome Marshall, Courtney Walsh, Curtley Ambrose, and Glenn MacGrath, Shaun Pollock, Richard Hadlee.
 
Batting and fielding averages
  Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 23 19 9 54 9* 5.40 222 24.32 0 0 3 0 11 0
List A 22 4 0 5 2 1.25 27 18.51 0 0 0 0 7 0
 
Bowling averages
  Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 23 44 3329 1793 56 6/32 6/59 32.01 3.23 59.4 1 1 0
List A 22 22 658 605 22 4/28 4/28 27.50 5.51 29.9 1 0 0
 
Career statistics
First-class debut Gauteng v Griqualand West at Johannesburg, Jan 8-10, 2009
List A debut Gauteng v Griqualand West at Johannesburg, Mar 4, 2007