Lance Klusener

Lance Klusener
Klusener in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Lance Klusener
Born (1971-09-04) 4 September 1971 (age 53)
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
NicknameZulu
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 265)27 November 1996 v India
Last Test8 August 2004 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 40)19 January 1996 v England
Last ODI19 September 2004 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.69
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991–2004KwaZulu Natal
2002Nottinghamshire
2004Middlesex
2004–2007Dolphins
2004–2008Northamptonshire (squad no. 4)
2006–2008Royal Bengal Tigers
2010Mountaineers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 49 171 197 324
Runs scored 1,906 3576 9,521 6,648
Batting average 32.86 41.10 42.69 40.04
100s/50s 4/8 2/19 21/48 3/34
Top score 174 103* 202* 142*
Balls bowled 6,887 7,336 31,735 13,459
Wickets 80 192 508 334
Bowling average 37.91 29.95 30.40 31.50
5 wickets in innings 1 6 20 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 4 0
Best bowling 8/64 6/49 8/34 6/49
Catches/stumpings 34/– 35/– 99/– 82/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 February 2016

Lance Klusener (born 4 September 1971) is an international cricket coach and former cricketer of South Africa. He was known for his aggressive batting and fast-medium swing bowling. Klusener was one of the best all-rounders in the world during 1990s and early 2000s and one of the pioneers of power batting as a finisher.[1][2] He was popular for his ferocious batting, ability to hit the deck hard and ability to take wickets on crunch situations and break partnerships.[3]

He is nicknamed "Zulu" because of his fluency in the Zulu language. Since his retirement he has occasionally commentated on cricket in both Zulu and Xhosa.

In September 2019, Klusener was appointed as the head coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team.[4]

  1. ^ "Lance Klusener: The ODI beast social media did not get to celebrate". Wisden. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Lance Klusener - The ultimate finisher". sportslumo. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Lance Klusener: The 'Zulu' who was one of the world's best all-rounders". Cricket Country. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Lance Klusener appointed head coach of Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 September 2019.