Patrick Leonard Symcox played 20 Tests

Test cricket

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 and 80 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990s and played provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins

Dolphins cricket team

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 in Durban.

Symcox was a right-arm off-spin bowler and was known for his powerful hitting down the order and has a Test century to his name, scored against Pakistan. Symcox is co-holder of the highest ever ninth-wicket partnership

Partnership (cricket)

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 of 195 runs. Symcox retired in 1998. His son, Russel, like his father, used to play provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins, but now plays club cricket in England.

During an ODI against Australia at the SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

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 in late-1997, play was stopped after the crowd pelted Symcox with projectiles, including an entire KFC barbecue chicken.

He is currently a Commentator

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 for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup along with Harsha Bhogle

Harsha Bhogle

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 and Navjot Singh Sidhu

Navjot Singh Sidhu

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 on STAR Cricket

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 and ESPN

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