Patrick Leonard Symcox (born 14 April 1960) is a former South African international

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er. He played 20

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s in the 1990s.Pat Symcox
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. Retrieved 2020-09-28. Symcox was a member of the South Africa team that won the

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International career

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

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. Symcox is co-holder of the highest ever ninth-wicket

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of 195 runs. Symcox retired in 1998. His son,

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, like his father, used to play provincial cricket for the Natal

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. 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

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

After cricket

He has commentated for Supersport and

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on cricket around the world. Symcox now owns the REMAX property franchise on the South Coast of

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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

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off a single figure handicap. Known as one of the tough men of the 90's Protea cricket team, he played under

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. Prior to his cricketing career, Symcox also managed private hospitals and worked for Masters International acting as a managing agent for many of the top sportsmen of South Africa. In his spare time his hobbies include angling.

References

1960 births Living people Griqualand West cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Northerns cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers South Africa Test cricketers South African cricketers South African cricket commentators South African cricket coaches 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1960s-stub