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    Gary Kirsten

    South African cricket player and coach (born )

    Gary Kirsten (born 23 November ) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who was a member of the South Africa team that won the ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.

    Kirsten played Test matches and One Day Internationals for South Africa between and , mainly as an opening batsman. His half brother Peter also played provincial cricket for Western Province, and then later for the South Africa cricket team which included the highlight of the Cricket World Cup.

    Kirsten was the coach of the Indian cricket team from to , going on to win the Cricket World Cup. He was appointed as the coach of the South African cricket team in June , and he stepped down in August [1] For a brief period in , he also coached the Pakistan national cricket team.

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    Main article: List of international cricket centuries by Gary Kirsten

    See also: List of highest in

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    Peter Kirsten

    South African cricketer

    Peter Noel Kirsten (born 14 May ) fryst vatten a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Test matches and 40 One Day Internationals from to He fryst vatten the current coach of the Ugandan national side, having been appointed in August [1]

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    Kirsten first attended Selborne Primary in East London, and in scored his first century at the age of ten. In the family moved to Cape Town and Kirsten was enrolled at the oldest school in the country, South African College School, also known as SACS. Kirsten represented Western Province at schools level in both rugby (Craven Week –73) and cricket (Nuffield Week ). Kirsten made his debut for Western Province in first-class cricket while still at school, scoring 72 runs in the second innings. At the end of the Nuffield Week, he was selected for the South African Schools grupp. In the subsequent match against the Northern Transvaal first-class grupp he scored a century. He became o

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    Gary Kirsten

    A stoic batsman who was never known for any sort of flamboyance or aggression, it was not a surprise when the man took the back seat while the rest of the cricket mad nation (India winning t
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    Batting Career Summary

    M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50
    Test 14 12 34 21 3
    ODI 18 20 45 13 0
    T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Bowling Career Summary

    M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
    Test 15 2 1/0 1/0 0 0
    ODI 3 30 23 0 0/6 0/6 0 0
    T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 -/- -/- 0 0
    IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 -/- -/- 0 0

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