Temba Bavuma of South Africa and Craig Brathwaite of West Indies at the Tossduring 2023 1st Betway Test Match match between South Africa and West Indies on the 28 February 2022 at Supersport Park in Centurion © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix
Proteas Test shirts: Who wears what number?
New Proteas Test skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against the West Indies in Centurion on Tuesday.
Temba Bavuma of South Africa and Craig Brathwaite of West Indies at the Tossduring 2023 1st Betway Test Match match between South Africa and West Indies on the 28 February 2022 at Supersport Park in Centurion © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix
New Proteas Test skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against the West Indies at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday.
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While shirt numbers aren’t really a big thing in Test cricket – or cricket in general – compared to rugby in particular, below is a list of the Proteas starting XI’s numbers for the first of two Tests against the West Indies.
PROTEAS TEST SHIRT NUMBERS:
Dean Elgar – 64
Aiden Markram – 4
Tony de Zorzi – 33
Temba Bavuma (captain) – 11
Keegan Petersen – 93
Heinrich Klaasen (wkt) – 45
Senuran Muthusamy – 67
Marco Jansen – 70
Kagiso Rabada – 25
Anrich Nortje – 20
Gerald Coetzee – 62
