page_title: Makhaya Ntini
section_title: Domestic career
hierarchical_section_title: Makhaya Ntini / Domestic career
caption_attribution_description: English: Makhaya Ntini the South African cricketer - taken at Edgbaston
context_page_description: Makhaya Ntini OIS is a South African former professional cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He was the first ethnically black player to play for the South African national cricket team.
  He reached second place in the ICC Test match bowling ratings and was the third South African cricketer to take 300 Test cricket wickets, after Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald. In December 2017, his son Thando Ntini was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
context_section_description: After two matches for Border against the touring Kenyans,Ntini made his First-class cricket debut in November 1995, facing an England XI. He claimed two wickets in England's only innings as Border were beaten comprehensively.
  In his debut season, Ntini claimed 17 wickets at an average of 37.05 in First-class competitions. His best performance in an innings came against Free State, when he claimed three wickets for 49 runs (3/49) during his 17 overs. He again toured with the national Under-19s in March and April 1996, touring India, where he played three youth Tests and one of the three ODIs. After claiming five wickets in the first Test and none in the second, Ntini displayed his talent in the third match, taking 6/53 in the first innings and 3/48 in the second innings.
caption: Ntini at Edgbaston, 31 July 2008.
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