Morne Morkel
On scorecards: M Morkel
In-game rating: 89/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Morne Morkel played 86 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2018. The first came against India at Kingsmead, with scores of 31 and 27, and 3 wickets, and the last against Australia at Wanderers Stadium in 2018.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 248 wickets at 26.0 in 67 Tests. The best bowling is 6 for 23 against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 2012. In all: 8 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 155 wickets at 26.2 at home and 146 wickets at 28.5 away. The most wickets came against England: 79 wickets at 28.3 in 19 Tests. Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 11 Tests and 44 wickets at 28.0. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 42 of the Tests Morne Morkel played and lost 22, with 22 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 86 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 134 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2009 | Lost |
| 40 | 63 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2017 | Won |
| 35* | 40 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2010 | Drawn |
| 35* | 44 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 2012 | Won |
| 35 | 54 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2008 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23 | 16.4 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2012 | Drawn |
| 5/20 | 12.4 | India | SuperSport Park | 2010 | Won |
| 5/21 | 11 | Zimbabwe | St George's Park | 2017 | Won |
| 5/23 | 9.4 | Australia | Newlands | 2018 | Won |
| 5/50 | 13 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
Best in a match: 9/110 against Australia (2018).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 289 | 13.14 | 0/0 | 79 | 28.32 |
| India | 17 | 274 | 13.70 | 0/0 | 58 | 26.41 |
| Australia | 16 | 152 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 58 | 33.67 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 107 | 107.00 | 0/0 | 28 | 23.21 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 12 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 28.26 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 62 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 41.33 |
| West Indies | 6 | 15 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 27 | 19.74 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0/0 | 20 | 26.25 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 10.88 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 41 | 345 | 8.41 | 0/0 | 155 | 26.19 |
| Away | 41 | 545 | 14.73 | 0/0 | 146 | 28.50 |
| Neutral | 4 | 54 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 41.13 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 | 336 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 61 | 34.49 |
| 2010s | 67 | 608 | 10.67 | 0/0 | 248 | 25.99 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 11 | 70 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 44 | 27.95 |
| Kingsmead | 8 | 168 | 12.92 | 0/0 | 28 | 31.14 |
| SuperSport Park | 8 | 56 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 32 | 24.56 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 42 | 4.67 | 0/0 | 29 | 25.45 |
| St George's Park | 4 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 17.06 |
| Lord's | 3 | 56 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 29.20 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2006 at Kingsmead
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2018 at Wanderers Stadium
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