Pat Symcox

Pat Symcox

Cricket information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977-1983 1998-2000	Griqualand West
1983-1988	Northern Transvaal
1989-1990	Impalas
1990-1998	Natal
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs Matches 20 80 Runs scored 741 694 Batting average 28.50 16.92 100s/50s 1/4 0/3 Top score 108 61 Balls bowled 3561 3991 Wickets 37 72 Bowling average 43.32 38.36 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 4/69 4/28 Catches/stumpings 5/- 23/-
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2006

Patrick Leonard Symcox (born 14 April 1960 in Kimberley) is a retired Test and ODI cricketer for South Africa. He played 20 Tests and 80 ODIs in the 1990s and played provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins 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 of 195 runs. Symcox retired in 1998. His son, Russel, like his father, used to play provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins. His father Rodger, also played provincial cricket for Griqualand West and the Symcox family are one of ten families in South Africa to have seen three generations play first-class cricket.

During an ODI against Australia at the SCG in late-1997, play was stopped after the crowd pelted Symcox with projectiles, including an entire chicken.

He has commentated for Supersport and ESPN Star Sports on cricket around the world.

Pat Symcox now owns the REMAX property franchise on the South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa known as RE/MAX Coast & Country which is active in the residential and commercial property sector.

He is also a popular after-dinner speaker and plays Golf off a single figure handicap. Known as one of the tough men of the 90's Protea cricket team, he played under Kepler Wessels and Hansie Cronje. Prior to his cricketing career, Symcox also managed Private Hospitals and worked for Masters International acting as a managing agent many of the top sportsmen of South Africa.