Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes could be considered as the first player in world cricket to have taken fielding seriously who went on to become arguably the best fielder ever to grace the game
आंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेटमध्ये स्वत:च्या क्षेत्ररक्षणामुळे सामना जिंकून देणारा पहिला खेळाडू म्हणून दक्षिण आफ्रिकेचा माजी क्रिकेटपटू जॉन्टी र्‍होड्स याचे नाव घ्यावे लागले.