Roger Telemachus (born 27 March 1973) is a former South African international

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er. He has played 37

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s and three Twenty20 Internationals for his country.

International career

In the famous 438-game played at the Wanderers on 12 March 2006, he got the wickets of two top Australian batsmen: Adam Gilchrist and

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, both caught in the field from his bowling. Telemachus was also involved in what is probably the most bizarre stoppage in the history of cricket, when 'calamari stopped play'. During a regional match in South Africa, Telemachus was bowling to

Daryll Cullinan Daryll John Cullinan (born 4 March 1967) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals for South Africa as a specialist batsman. He was regarded as the most gifted batsman of his generati ...

, who hit the ball for six, whereupon it ended up in the kitchen and straight into a pan of frying calamari. According to '' Wisden'', "Daryll Cullinan hit a six into a frying pan. It was about ten minutes before the ball was cool enough for the umpires to remove the grease. Even then, the bowler was unable to grip the ball and it had to be replaced".

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