JACQUES Rudolph, a stalwart of The Unlimited Titans, was honoured for his endless efforts at the franchise on Tuesday, October 27, at SuperSport Park.
The former Proteas batsman and long-serving Titans player served the game of cricket for 17 years and is currently the captain at Glamorgan on the English county circuit. He recently announced his retirement from domestic cricket at the Titans and from the international arena.
Rudolph was part of the all-conquering Titans team that lifted the One Day Cup by beating the Cobras in the final at Newlands on February 13. He scored 329 runs in the domestic limited-over campaign with a batting average of 47. The left-handed stylist made his mark on South African cricket by striking an unbeaten 222 in his test match debut against Bangladesh.
After 431 minutes of stonewalling in December 2005, Rudolph led South Africa’s defiance by scoring an unbeaten 102 runs from 283 deliveries in the face of Australian hostility at the WACA-ground in Perth.
Upon his return to the South African team, Rudolph scored 105 against New Zealand at the University Ground in Dunedin in 2012, blasting 15 fours and a six in the first test against the Black Caps.
He signed off his international test career, having scored 2 622 runs at an average of 35.43 and in 45 ODIs, Rudolph compiled 1 174 runs for the Proteas.
Rudolph is on the brink of another milestone, having completed 49 first-class centuries at a superb average of 43.39 in a mammoth 252 games.
