in two innings (out of the South Africans' total of 679) in a draw at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur before he was dropped for Hashim Amla. He came back for the second Test of five against England, but a first-innings 1 did not impress the selectors, though he did make 49 off 52 balls in the second innings as South Africa attempted a chase of 378 in 86 overs. Kolpak deal and international retirement In 2005, van Jaarsveld retired from international cricket, choosing instead to become a Kolpak player in English county cricket for Kent. Van Jaarsveld claimed that he was making "a decision about what [was] best for [his] long-term future". He made the highest score for Kent in the 2005 season, with 262 not out against Glamorgan, but was third in the run-scoring tables with 1,198 runs, behind former England Test player Robert Key and 29-year-old Darren Stevens. He returned to South African domestic cricket for the 2005–06 season, playing for the Benoni Titans and making 211 runs in five SuperSport Series games at an average lower than five other Titans players. References Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2003 Batsman Van Jaarsveld joins Kent from BBC 1974 births Living people Kent cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Northerns cricketers South African cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers South Africa Test cricketers Suffolk cricketers Titans cricketers Glamorgan cricketers