Gary Kirsten
South Africa

Gary Kirsten

  • Batsman

Gary Kirsten is a cricket player from South Africa. The main role is batsman. The current team is South Africa.

  • Date of Birth 23 Nov 1967 (58)
  • Team South Africa
  • Birthplace Cape Town
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About the Player

Gary Kirsten is a cricket player from South Africa. He plays mainly as a batsman. The national team is South Africa. In the past, he was part of South Africa national.

The playing role is batsman. The available data covers Test and ODI cricket.

He was born in Cape Town in 1967.

This profile brings together the career information that is available for the player. It focuses only on details that are known and confirmed. The statistics section shows the match data that has been recorded for this player.

Player Details

Country
South Africa
Role
Batsman
Date of Birth
23 November 1967 (58)
Birthplace
Cape Town
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Style and Honours

Playing Style

  • Plays As Batsman

Career Highlights

  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year

    2004
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Career Statistics

Career statistics by format
FormatMatchesInningsRunsHighest ScoreBatting AverageStrike RateCenturiesHalf-centuriesCatches
Test 9 16 779 130 48.69 46.48 2 6 3
ODI 6 6 186 69 62.00 85.71 · 3 2

Statistics Last Updated: 10 July 2026

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