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Temba Bavuma

テンバ・バヴマ　/　てんば・ばゔま

Cricketer from South Africa

May 17, 1990 (age 36)　・　Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Western Cape
cricketer

My Take

Temba Bavuma is barely known in Japan, where cricket lives on the margins, but his name carries weight I find genuinely compelling. A right-handed batter for South Africa since 2014, his averages in the high 30s and low 40s speak to steady accumulation rather than fireworks. What draws me in goes beyond statistics: leading a national side in a country still reckoning with its history demands a composure that has nothing to do with batting technique. There's a quiet, durable strength in someone who keeps facing down pressure without theatrics. He strikes me as a man worth knowing about, even from the far side of the world.

Overview

Temba Bavuma (born 17 May 1990) is a South African cricketer who has played for the national team since 2014. A right-handed batter, he has scored 3,810 runs at an average of 38.10 in Test matches, and 1,987 runs averaging 42.40 in One Day Internationals (ODIs).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Temba Bavuma
Name (Japanese): テンバ・バヴマ
Reading: てんば・ばゔま
Born: May 17, 1990 (age 36)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Horse
Origin: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cricketer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temba%20Bavuma

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