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Kepler Christoffel Wessels (born 14 September 1957) is a South African-Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. Since retiring he has been a lawn bowls competitor.
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Kepler Wessels was a cricket itinerant and boxing aficionado who, before opening for Australia for four years, played in his native South Africa, in England and in World Series Cricket.
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- October 14, 1957
- Australia
Having grown up during a turbulent time in South Africa, and being the first Afrikaans person to pursue cricket as opposed to rugby, Wessels was always the man who didn’t belong.
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Sep 5, 2015 · Learn how the South African cricketer played as a rebel, an Australian and a leader in a career full of challenges and controversies. From his debut in 1979 to his retirement in 1995, he faced racism, isolation, injury and politics with guts and glory.
Aug 23, 2014 · Learn about Kepler Wessels, the only batsman to score over 1,000 runs for two different countries in Test cricket. Read about his career highlights, controversies and captaincy style.
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Jan 22, 2015 · Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels talks about the challenges of leadership, contests with Australia, and evaluates South Africa's captains.
KEPLER Wessels has led a unique cricketing life. Here he sits down The Courier-Mail's Robert Craddock to reflect on the journey. You were a 21-year-old kid when you joined Kerry Packer's World Series.
