Roger Telemachus

Roger Telemachus (born 27 March 1973) is a former South African international cricketer. He played 37 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for his country.

Roger Telemachus

Personal information
Full name	Roger Telemachus
Born	(1973-03-27) 27 March 1973 (age 52) Stellenbosch, Cape Province
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	South Africa (1998–2007)
ODI debut (cap 49)	3 April 1998 v Pakistan
Last ODI	20 September 2006 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 23)	24 February 2006 v Australia
Last T20I	2 February 2007 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 37 3 78 176 Runs scored 73 5 1,308 702 Batting average 6.08 – 15.95 13.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/1 Top score 29 5* 116 53* Balls bowled 1,918 72 12,224 8,377 Wickets 56 2 228 249 Bowling average 27.94 45.00 28.14 25.25 5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/43 1/22 6/21 32/– Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 20/– 4/31
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 December 2013

International career

In the famous 438-game played at the Wanderers on 12 March 2006, he got the wickets of two top Australian batsmen: Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting, both caught in the field from his bowling.

Telemachus was also involved in what is probably the most bizarre stoppage in the history of cricket, when 'calamari stopped play'. During a regional match in South Africa, Telemachus was bowling to Daryll Cullinan, who hit the ball for six, whereupon it ended up in the kitchen and straight into a pan of frying calamari. According to Wisden, "Even then, the bowler was unable to grip the ball and it had to be replaced".^[1]