Derek Crookes
71South Africa · SPIN · 1994 to 2000 · on scorecards: DN Crookes
BATTING
- Matches
- 32
- Innings
- 23
- Runs
- 296
- Average
- 14.8
- Strike rate
- 71.84
- High score
- 54
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 25
- Average
- 40.44
- Economy
- 4.96
- Strike rate
- 48.8
- Best figures
- 3/30
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 20 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Derek Crookes played 32 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2000. The first came against Pakistan at National Stadium, with a score of 10, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 276 runs at 17.3 in 27 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 54 from 61 balls against India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1996, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 3 for 30 against Pakistan at Gymkhana Club Ground in 1996.
In all: 1 fifty. At home the average was 17.0 across 8 ODIs; away it was 7.9 across 8 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 157 runs at 17.4 in 10 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 86 runs at 21.5. South Africa won 19 of the ODIs Derek Crookes played and lost 13.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 32 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 61 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 26 | 30 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 26 | 26 | Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 25 | 28 | India | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 24* | 21 | West Indies | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1998 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 | 10 | Pakistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
| 3/47 | 9 | India | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 2/37 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 2/41 | 9 | India | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 2/47 | 8.4 | India | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 68 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 64.25 |
| Away | 8 | 55 | 7.86 | 0/0 | 6 | 48.17 |
| Neutral | 16 | 173 | 19.22 | 0/1 | 15 | 31.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 | 276 | 17.25 | 0/1 | 21 | 39.00 |
| 2000s | 5 | 20 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 48.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 5 | 86 | 21.50 | 0/1 | 2 | 67.50 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 5 | 34 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 10 | 17.50 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 3 | 24 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 30.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 37.00 |
| SuperSport Park | 2 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Iqbal Stadium | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1994 at National Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2000 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 5 March 1969
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 412
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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