Jonathan Alan Beukes born 15 March 1979, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa is a South African cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Free State, Eagles, South West Districts and Scotland.
Jonathan Alan Beukes born 15 March 1979, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa is a South African cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Free State, Eagles, South West Districts and Scotland.
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Temba Bavuma is a South African cricketer who is currently the captain of the South African national team in limited overs cricket. He also vice-captains the South African national cricket team in Test cricket. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side. Bavuma is only the second South African cricketer to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016. He is also South Africa's first permanently appointed black captain.
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