Monde Zondeki (born 25 July 1982) is a South African international

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er who played in five

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and ten

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s. He plays first-class cricket for the

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and Western Province. In his first Test, against England in 2003, injury restricted his bowling to just a few overs, but he hit 59 in the first innings and put on 150 for the eighth wicket with

Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. He has coached the Indian Cricket Team as well as the South African Cricket team. Kirsten played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for So ...

after South Africa had been 142 for 7. In his second Test, against Zimbabwe in 2004–05, he took 3 for 66 and 6 for 39, giving South Africa an innings victory and winning the award for player of the match. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2007–08 South African season, with 62 wickets at 19.17.'' Wisden'' 2009, p. 1278. He represented

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during the early weeks of the 2008 season, where he was coached by former South African fast bowler

Allan Donald Allan Anthony Donald (born 20 October 1966) is a South African former cricketer who is also the current bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team. Often nicknamed 'White Lightning' due to his lightning quick bowling, he is considered ...

. Although he took 4 for 95 in a County Championship match, his spell at

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was not successful, with 9 wickets at 42.33 in four Championship matches and 1 for 158 in four List A matches.

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