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IPL playerSouth Africa2011 to 2012

Alfonso Thomas

On scorecards: AC Thomas · Right-hand bat

2
Seasons
15
Matches
20
Runs
SR 105.3
14
Wickets
econ 7.68
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2011 to 2012 · Sources

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

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2011Pune Warriors1111*–25.00/0117.682/232
2012Pune Warriors419129.5126.70/037.693/221

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced42.1%
Balls per four19
Balls per six19
Dot balls bowled40%
Balls per wicket22.5
Catches3
Run-outs1
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2011–₹23 lakhSold to Pune Warriors for ₹45 lakh (US$100k)

Sources