Allan Donald
96South Africa · PACE · 1991 to 2003 · on scorecards: AA Donald
BATTING
- Matches
- 164
- Innings
- 40
- Runs
- 95
- Average
- 4.31
- Strike rate
- 34.05
- High score
- 13
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 272
- Average
- 21.78
- Economy
- 4.15
- Strike rate
- 31.4
- Best figures
- 6/23
- 4w / 5w
- 11 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 28 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Allan Donald played 164 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1991 to 2003. The first came against India at Eden Gardens, with 5 wickets, and the last against Canada at Buffalo Park in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 206 wickets at 21.0 in 121 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 23 against Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground in 1996. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 88 wickets at 26.4 at home and 90 wickets at 20.5 away. The most wickets came against India: 46 wickets at 21.2 in 26 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 15 wickets at 25.5. The scorecards record 8 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 108 of the ODIs Allan Donald played and lost 51.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 164 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 32 | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge | 1998 | Lost |
| 11 | 20 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1997 | Won |
| 7* | 9 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1994 | Lost |
| 7 | 18 | Zimbabwe | County Ground | 1999 | Lost |
| 6* | 11 | England | Old Trafford | 1998 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23 | 9 | Kenya | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
| 5/29 | 8.4 | India | Eden Gardens | 1991 | Lost |
| 4/17 | 8 | England | Kennington Oval | 1999 | Won |
| 4/29 | 9.2 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1998 | Won |
| 4/31 | 8.3 | Australia | Nahar Singh Stadium | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 30 | 24 | 3.43 | 0/0 | 45 | 25.98 |
| India | 26 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 46 | 21.15 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 40 | 21.07 |
| Sri Lanka | 19 | 20 | 3.33 | 0/0 | 32 | 20.31 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 11 | 2.75 | 0/0 | 27 | 24.00 |
| West Indies | 16 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 21 | 27.10 |
| England | 14 | 8 | – | 0/0 | 31 | 19.42 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 17.29 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 32.00 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 8.13 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 10.50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 7.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 63 | 19 | 3.17 | 0/0 | 88 | 26.35 |
| Away | 51 | 45 | 5.63 | 0/0 | 90 | 20.47 |
| Neutral | 50 | 31 | 3.88 | 0/0 | 94 | 18.78 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121 | 84 | 4.94 | 0/0 | 206 | 21.05 |
| 2000s | 43 | 11 | 2.20 | 0/0 | 66 | 24.09 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 9 | 5 | – | 0/0 | 15 | 25.53 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 9 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 21.06 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 18 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 19.40 |
| Kingsmead | 8 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 16.43 |
| Newlands | 8 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 35.88 |
| Mangaung Oval | 8 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 37.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1991 at Eden Gardens
- Latest in the archive: v Canada, 2003 at Buffalo Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 October 1966
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 279
- Ducks
- 12
- Four-wicket hauls
- 11
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