Kepler Wessels

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  1. 24 Tests for Australia, 16 for South Africa
  2. 54 ODIs for Australia, 55 for South Africa

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Kepler Wessels
Personal information
Full name
Kepler Christoffel Wessels
Born (1957-09-14) 14 September 1957 (age 66)
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, Union of South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
Right arm medium
Role Batsman
Relations Riki Wessels (son)
International information
National sides
Test debut(cap  317/246)26 November 1982 
Australia v  England
Last Test18 August 1994 
South Africa v  England
ODI debut(cap  71/11)9 January 1983 
Australia v  New Zealand
Last ODI28 October 1994 
South Africa v  Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam