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Dean Elgar (born 11 June 1987) is a South African cricketer who played Tests and ODIs, and also a former Test captain. He is a left-handed opening batter and a slow-left arm bowler . Elgar captained the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006.
A gritty left-hand opener in the mould of Kepler Wessels, Gary Kirsten and Graeme Smith, Dean Elgar provided reliability to South Africa's batting line-up during a period of upheaval on and off ...
Dean Elgar leans heftily towards the latter breed of batsmen. After gaining an interest in cricket early on, Elgar rose through the grind of grade cricket in South Africa and was subsequently ...
Mar 27, 2024 · Dean Elgar signs three-year contract with Essex. ESPNcricinfo Awards 2023 Men's Test batting nominees: two grinders, two flayers . The bare bones of Elgar's career change, he says, were put into ...
Dec 27, 2023 · Dean Elgar's innings of 140* on the second day of the Centurion Test against India has given us reason to wonder if he falls into that category. His 14th Test century will rank among his best.
Dec 22, 2023 · Dean Elgar announces decision to retire after Test series against India Elgar will call time on his 11-year-long international career at the end of the Test series at home against India. Elgar is set to play his penultimate Test at his home ground at the Centurion, with his swansong set for Newlands, where he scored his first Test runs.
Dec 27, 2023 · An unbeaten century from the veteran Dean Elgar and 50 on debut from David Bedingham allowed South Africa to take an 11-run lead with five wickets in hand over India, before bad light ended play ...
