Gary Kirsten
92South Africa · OP · 1993 to 2003 · on scorecards: G Kirsten
BATTING
- Matches
- 185
- Innings
- 185
- Runs
- 6798
- Average
- 40.95
- Strike rate
- 72.04
- High score
- 188*
- 100s / 50s
- 13 / 45
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 4.6
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 61 / 1
- Run-outs effected
- 15
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gary Kirsten played 185 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 2003. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, with a score of 4, and the last against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 4,044 runs at 40.0 in 112 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 188 not out from 159 balls against United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 1996, in a match South Africa won. In all: 13 hundreds, 45 fifties.
At home the average was 36.9 across 63 ODIs; away it was 40.4 across 63 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,377 runs at 62.6 in 26 ODIs. Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 461 runs at 38.4. The scorecards record 15 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 120 of the ODIs Gary Kirsten played and lost 58.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 185 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188* | 159 | United Arab Emirates | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 133* | 155 | India | Wanderers Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 124 | 130 | Kenya | Newlands | 2001 | Won |
| 118* | 127 | Pakistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
| 116 | 126 | England | SuperSport Park | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 39 | 1,167 | 31.54 | 2/5 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1,180 | 43.70 | 2/8 |
| India | 26 | 1,377 | 62.59 | 4/9 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1,054 | 55.47 | 2/8 |
| England | 17 | 381 | 22.41 | 1/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 460 | 27.06 | 0/5 |
| West Indies | 13 | 346 | 26.62 | 0/4 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 224 | 28.00 | 0/2 |
| Kenya | 5 | 286 | 71.50 | 1/2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 52 | – | 0/1 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 83 | 83.00 | 0/1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 188 | – | 1/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 63 | 2,068 | 36.93 | 5/14 |
| Away | 63 | 2,346 | 40.45 | 2/18 |
| Neutral | 59 | 2,384 | 45.85 | 6/13 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112 | 4,044 | 40.04 | 8/23 |
| 2000s | 73 | 2,754 | 42.37 | 5/22 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 13 | 461 | 38.42 | 1/3 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 11 | 305 | 33.89 | 1/1 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 9 | 486 | 81.00 | 2/2 |
| Kingsmead | 8 | 266 | 38.00 | 0/3 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0/0 |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 300 | 42.86 | 1/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1993 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2003 at Kingsmead
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 23 November 1967
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,436
- Ducks
- 11
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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