Lance Klusener
On scorecards: L Klusener
In-game rating: 81/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lance Klusener played 49 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2004. The first came against India at Eden Gardens, with a score of 10 and 8 wickets, and the last against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 954 runs at 34.1 in 25 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 174 from 221 balls against England at St George's Park in 1999. The best bowling is 8 for 64 against India at Eden Gardens in 1996.
In all: 4 hundreds, 8 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 38.7 across 21 Tests; away it was 28.5 across 28 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 520 runs at 43.3 in 9 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 158 runs at 31.6. South Africa won 22 of the Tests Lance Klusener played and lost 8, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 49 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 221 | England | St George's Park | 1999 | Drawn |
| 118* | 219 | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 108 | 124 | India | Mangaung Oval | 2001 | Won |
| 102* | 100 | India | Newlands | 1997 | Won |
| 97 | 169 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2000 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/64 | 21.3 | India | Eden Gardens | 1996 | Won |
| 4/67 | 30 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1998 | Drawn |
| 4/93 | 24 | Pakistan | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Drawn |
| 3/8 | 9.3 | New Zealand | St George's Park | 2000 | Won |
| 3/15 | 11 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2001 | Won |
Best in a match: 8/139 against India (1996).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 520 | 43.33 | 2/1 | 17 | 35.59 |
| England | 8 | 478 | 68.29 | 1/3 | 11 | 44.82 |
| Australia | 6 | 141 | 14.10 | 0/0 | 12 | 42.83 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 38 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 41.43 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 435 | 62.14 | 1/3 | 6 | 47.50 |
| West Indies | 6 | 87 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 11 | 26.91 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 128 | 21.33 | 0/1 | 9 | 27.67 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 79 | 26.33 | 0/0 | 7 | 43.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 967 | 38.68 | 3/4 | 30 | 39.97 |
| Away | 28 | 939 | 28.45 | 1/4 | 50 | 36.68 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 | 954 | 34.07 | 2/3 | 52 | 38.38 |
| 2000s | 24 | 952 | 31.73 | 2/5 | 28 | 37.04 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 0/1 | 9 | 51.00 |
| Kingsmead | 4 | 134 | 19.14 | 0/1 | 6 | 31.33 |
| St George's Park | 3 | 218 | 54.50 | 1/0 | 3 | 34.00 |
| Newlands | 3 | 214 | 71.33 | 1/1 | 5 | 30.20 |
| Mangaung Oval | 3 | 140 | 35.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 3 | 103 | 51.50 | 0/1 | 7 | 25.43 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1996 at Eden Gardens
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2004 at Galle International Stadium
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