Gary Kirsten
On scorecards: G Kirsten
In-game rating: 89/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gary Kirsten played 101 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 2004. The first came against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 16, and the last against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,792 runs at 41.7 in 56 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 275 from 642 balls against England at Kingsmead in 1999. In all: 21 hundreds, 34 fifties.
At home the average was 42.3 across 52 Tests; away it was 48.2 across 49 Tests. The most runs came against England: 1,608 runs at 48.7 in 22 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 12 Tests and 569 runs at 28.4. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 48 of the Tests Gary Kirsten played and lost 23, with 30 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 101 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275 | 642 | England | Kingsmead | 1999 | Drawn |
| 220 | 286 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Won |
| 210 | 525 | England | Old Trafford | 1998 | Drawn |
| 180 | 461 | Sri Lanka | Kingsmead | 2000 | Drawn |
| 160 | 227 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park | 2002 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/0 | 2 | New Zealand | Kingsmead | 1994 | Won |
| 1/62 | 23 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1994 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1,608 | 48.73 | 5/7 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 18 | 1,134 | 34.36 | 2/5 | 1 | 112.00 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 951 | 50.05 | 2/5 | 1 | 11.00 |
| West Indies | 13 | 759 | 34.50 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 11 | 838 | 55.87 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
| India | 10 | 720 | 40.00 | 3/3 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 639 | 42.60 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 330 | 82.50 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 310 | 155.00 | 2/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52 | 3,384 | 42.30 | 8/16 | 1 | 64.00 |
| Away | 49 | 3,905 | 48.21 | 13/18 | 1 | 78.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56 | 3,792 | 41.67 | 10/18 | 2 | 67.50 |
| 2000s | 45 | 3,497 | 49.96 | 11/16 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 12 | 569 | 28.45 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Kingsmead | 11 | 1,048 | 65.50 | 3/4 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Newlands | 11 | 648 | 38.12 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| St George's Park | 7 | 398 | 30.62 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 276 | 30.67 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 290 | 48.33 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1993 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2004 at Basin Reserve
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