IPL playerSouth Africa2011 to 2012
Alfonso Thomas
On scorecards: AC Thomas · Right-hand bat
Alfonso Thomas, a bowler, played two IPL seasons, both with Pune Warriors.
The arrival
Alfonso Thomas arrived through the auction: Pune Warriors paid ₹45 lakh (US$100k), against a base price of ₹23 lakh.
That first season brought 11 matches, 1 run and 11 wickets at 7.68 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2011, for Pune Warriors: 11 wickets at 7.68 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 2 for 23.
One franchise
Alfonso Thomas spent the whole IPL career with Pune Warriors, from 2011 to 2012.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 14 wickets in 317 deliveries, at 7.68 runs an over against a league rate of 7.54 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.
The fielding record: 3 catches and 1 run-out.
At the auction
Alfonso Thomas went under the hammer once. The price was ₹45 lakh (US$100k), paid by Pune Warriors in 2011.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Alfonso Thomas made 15 IPL appearances, the last for Pune Warriors in 2012.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pune Warriors | 11 | 1 | 1* | – | 25.0 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.68 | 2/23 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Pune Warriors | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9.5 | 126.7 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.69 | 3/22 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Pune Warriors: 2011 to 2012
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.1% |
| Balls per four | 19 |
| Balls per six | 19 |
| Dot balls bowled | 40% |
| Balls per wicket | 22.5 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹23 lakh | Sold to Pune Warriors for ₹45 lakh (US$100k) |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet