Dale Benkenstein
64South Africa · BAT · 1998 to 2002 · on scorecards: DM Benkenstein
BATTING
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 20
- Runs
- 305
- Average
- 17.94
- Strike rate
- 65.87
- High score
- 69
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 4
- Average
- 11
- Economy
- 4.06
- Strike rate
- 16.2
- Best figures
- 3/5
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 3 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dale Benkenstein played 23 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2002. The first came against England at Bangabandhu National Stadium, with a score of 13, and the last against Bangladesh at Willowmoore Park in 2002.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 241 runs at 26.8 in 14 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 69 from 90 balls against West Indies at Newlands in 1999, in a match South Africa won. In all: 1 fifty.
At home the average was 22.7 across 8 ODIs; away it was 11.3 across 7 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against West Indies: 157 runs at 39.3 in 5 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 48 runs at 16.0. South Africa won 17 of the ODIs Dale Benkenstein played and lost 5.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 90 | West Indies | Newlands | 1999 | Won |
| 33 | 43 | West Indies | Mangaung Oval | 1999 | Won |
| 27 | 40 | West Indies | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 27 | 29 | India | Reliance Stadium | 2000 | Lost |
| 24 | 44 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2000 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/5 | 3.5 | Kenya | R Premadasa Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 1/17 | 4 | Bangladesh | Willowmoore Park | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 5 | 157 | 39.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 3 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| England | 2 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.67 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 136 | 22.67 | 0/1 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Away | 7 | 68 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 8 | 101 | 20.20 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.67 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14 | 241 | 26.78 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 9 | 64 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 4 | 48 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 3 | 58 | 58.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Mangaung Oval | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| McLean Park | 2 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Newlands | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Reliance Stadium | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2002 at Willowmoore Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 June 1974
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 463
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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