Xen Balaskas
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Xenophon Constantine Balaskas (15 October 1910 – 12 May 1994), sometimes known as Xen or Bally, was a South African cricketer. He was an all-rounder who went onto score 2,696 first-class cricket runs at 28.68 and went onto take 276 wickets at 24.11 with his crafty leg-spin bowling. He was the first test cricketer as well as the first international cricketer whose name started with the English alphabetical letter "X".[1] He was also fondly nicknamed as the "Saxophone" by his teammates. He played a pivotal role in South Africa's historic first ever test win in English soil.[2]
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Full name | Xenophon Constantine Balaskas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1910-10-15)15 October 1910 Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 May 1994(1994-05-12) (aged 83) Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Bally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break, googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 132) | 24 December 1930 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 31 December 1938 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1926/27–1932/33 | Griqualand West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1933/34 | Border | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1934/35–1935/36 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936/37–1946/47 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1938/39 | North Eastern Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 January 2009 |
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