Jonathan Neil Rhodes, also known as Jonty Rhodes, was born on July 27, 1969 is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, in Pietermaritzburg South Africa. Rhodes made his Test début against India in the first Test of the "Friendship Tour" at his home ground in Kingsmead, Durban on 13 November 1992, scoring 41 in the first innings and 26 not out in the second. Rhodes announced his retirement from Test match cricket in 2001 in order to allow him to continue playing until the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. His last Test match was on 6 August 2000 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo against Sri Lanka. Rhodes made scores of 21 and 54 in the two innings.
Jonty announced himself on the world stage when he flung in the air and ran-out Inzamam-Ul-Haq in the 1992 World Cup game against Pakistan. South Africa batted first, scoring 211 off 50 overs. Pakistan's innings was reduced to 36 overs because of rain interruptions, with the target revised from 212 to 194 runs. He played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003. Rhodes made his One Day International début against Australia in South Africa's opening match of the 1992 Cricket World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 26 February 1992.
A report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showed that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the ninth-highest number of run outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the third-highest success rate. His net worth is currently not publicized.
With the height about 5'4.57" inches, Rhodes took a world record of five catches, to achieve the most dismissals by a fielder (other than a wicketkeeper) against the West Indies at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on November 14, 1993. This was a great achievement in his professional biography as a cricket player. Rhodes announced that he planned to retire from One-Day International cricket after the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
He married Kate McCarthy, a niece of Cuan McCarthy, on 16 April 1994 in Pietermaritzburg. Unfortunately, in a few years they filed for divorce. Rhodes’ second wife is Melani Jeanne Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes recently became a proud father to a baby girl. She was born on April 24, 2015 in Mumbai and the couple has named their lovely daughter India Jeanne Jonty Rhodes, with Jeanne being Melanie's last name. Clearly, the name is special because the girl was born in India, a place where the affable South African has been spending a lot of his time and has been playing some important games.
After retiring from playing cricket Rhodes was employed by Standard Bank as an account executive and is also involved with the bank's cricket sponsorship in South Africa. Rhodes is presently working as a fielding coach in the South African national cricket team. Currently, he lives happily with his wife and children in Pietermaritzburg South Africa.
| Birth Date: | 27 Jul, 1969 |
| Age: | 50 yrs |
| Occupations: | Cricketer |
| Citizenship: | South Africa |
| Birth Place: | Pietermaritzburg |
| Education: | University of Natal Maritzburg College |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | South African cricketer |
