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{{short description|South African cricketer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Lonwabo Tsotsobe
| image = Tsotsobe.jpg
| caption = Tsotsobe playing for South Africa against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] in 2012.
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Port Elizabeth]], [[Cape Province]], South Africa
| nickname = Lopsy
| heightm = 1.93
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2009–2014
| testdebutdate = 10 June
| testdebutyear = 2010
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 309
| lasttestdate = 2 January
| lasttestyear = 2011
| lasttestagainst = India
| odidebutdate = 30 January
| odidebutyear = 2009
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 95
| lastodidate = 11 December
| lastodiyear = 2013
| lastodiagainst = India
| odishirt = 68
| T20Idebutdate = 11 January
| T20Idebutyear = 2009
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 20
| lastT20Idate = 27 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2014
| lastT20Iagainst = Netherlands
| club2 = [[Warriors cricket team|Warriors]]
| year2 = 2006–2012
| club1 = [[Eastern Province cricket team|Eastern Province]]
| year1 = 2004–2006
| club3 = [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
| year3 = 2011
| club4 = [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]]
| year4 = 2012–2017
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 19
| bat avg1 = 6.33
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 8[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 870
| wickets1 = 9
| bowl avg1 = 49.77
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/43
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 61
| runs2 = 55
| bat avg2 = 6.87
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 16[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 2,964
| wickets2 = 94
| bowl avg2 = 24.96
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 56
| runs3 = 268
| bat avg3 = 6.09
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 27[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 9,423
| wickets3 = 185
| bowl avg3 = 27.24
| fivefor3 = 5
| tenfor3 = 1
| best bowling3 = 7/39
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 129
| runs4 = 107
| bat avg4 = 6.29
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 16[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 6,024
| wickets4 = 184
| bowl avg4 = 27.08
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/28
| catches/stumpings4 = 19/–
| date = 16 January
| year = 2015
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/47666.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe''' (born 7 March 1984) is a former [[South Africa national cricket team|South African international]] cricketer who played South African national team and also significantly for the [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] in domestic circuit.

In November 2008, he received his first national call-up, with his selection for the test leg of the tour of Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/379218.html|title=Uncapped Tsotsobe in Test squad for Australia|date=22 November 2008|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He was later selected for the ODI leg as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/squad/383792.html|title=South Africa ODI Squad|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In April 2011, Tsotsobe signed to play as an overseas player for [[Essex County Cricket Club]] in English [[county cricket]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/510005.html |title=Essex sign Tsotsobe as overseas player |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 April 2011 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> His form dipped and after taking five wickets in three first-class matches in the second division of the [[County Championship]] he was dropped from the team. In five one-day matches Tsotsobe managed eight wickets. He expressed his frustration at the situation, remarking that the time he spent with Essex was "the worst two months [of his] life".<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/13524107 |title=Lonwabo Tsotsobe tweets about Essex pain |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>

In April 2016, he was charged by [[Cricket South Africa]] (CSA) with corruption in relation to matches in the [[2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge]].<ref name="corruption">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1094395.html |title=Tsotsobe charged for corruption by CSA |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> He was suspended from all cricket as a result.<ref name="corruption"/> In July 2017, following the completion of the corruption investigation, he was banned for eight years.<ref name="8yrs">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1110534.html |title=Tsotsobe handed eight-year ban |access-date=11 July 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 July 2017 }}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Lonwabo Tsotsobe SCG.jpg|thumb|right|Lonwabe Tsotobe training at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1 January 2009.]]

Tsotsobe made his international debut for South Africa in a [[Twenty20 International]] against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] on 11 January 2009.

On 30 January, he took 4/50 from nine overs in his ODI debut against Australia. South Africa went on to win the match by 39 runs, and the ODI series by 4–1.

He made his Test debut in the first match against the [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] in Trinidad in June 2010.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/267/267786.html West Indies v South Africa in 2010], CricketArchive, 13 June 2010, retrieved 18 June 2010</ref>

He then participated in the second Twenty20 International vs Zimbabwe in place of the injured [[Morné Morkel]] and after conceding two fours in his opening over he took the crucial wicket of [[Hamilton Masakadza]]. He was a member of the South African squad for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]], in which South Africa reached the quarter-finals. Tsotsobe is said to have the ability to produce low economy rates and bowl deliveries between 120 and 135 km/h.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=47666}}

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