Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967 in Cape Town) is a former South African cricketer, and opening batsman. He played 101 Test matches for his country. His half brother Peter, also played cricket for SA and was a member of the South African World Cup team in 1992. His brother, Paul played provincial cricket as a wicket-keeper for Western Province.
Kirsten made his Test debut against Australia in Melbourne in 1993. He retired from international cricket in 2004 after crafting a match-winning 76 in his final innings, against New Zealand.
Over the years, he gained a reputation as being a sturdy batsman in both Test cricket and one-day cricket. He could up the tempo of an innings if he needed to, but more often than not he simply waited for the bad ball, much like Steve Waugh and Justin Langer. He was also a reliable fielder.
Kirsten held the South African records for most runs and centuries in a Test career, before both were surpassed by Jacques Kallis. He made a score of 275 against En ...more

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