Albie Morkel
82South Africa · AR · 2004 to 2012 · on scorecards: JA Morkel
BATTING
- Matches
- 58
- Innings
- 43
- Runs
- 782
- Average
- 23.69
- Strike rate
- 100.25
- High score
- 97
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 50
- Average
- 37.98
- Economy
- 5.49
- Strike rate
- 41.4
- Best figures
- 4/29
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 15 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 10
CAREER IN BRIEF
Albie Morkel played 57 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2012. The first came against New Zealand at Wellington Regional Stadium, with a score of 6, and the last against New Zealand at Eden Park in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 619 runs at 24.8 in 45 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 97 from 104 balls against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 2007, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 4 for 29 against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2008.
In all: 2 fifties. At home the average was 22.6 across 29 ODIs; away it was 29.6 across 24 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 217 runs at 36.2 in 9 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 90 runs at 22.5. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 38 of the ODIs Albie Morkel played and lost 19.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 57 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 104 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2007 | Won |
| 50* | 39 | Zimbabwe | Willowmoore Park | 2009 | Won |
| 41 | 51 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2012 | Won |
| 40* | 18 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2009 | Won |
| 40 | 22 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2009 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29 | 8 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 4/44 | 8.3 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 3/20 | 6 | Zimbabwe | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Won |
| 3/40 | 7.2 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park | 2008 | Won |
| 3/47 | 10 | Kenya | Diamond Oval | 2008 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10 | 157 | 26.17 | 0/0 | 5 | 74.20 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 111 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 76.67 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 217 | 36.17 | 0/2 | 11 | 25.82 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 68 | 13.60 | 0/0 | 10 | 24.10 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 68 | – | 0/0 | 10 | 15.70 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 91 | 45.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| England | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0/0 | 2 | 50.50 |
| Asia XI | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 37.67 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 20.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 105.00 |
| India | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 59.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 385 | 22.65 | 0/1 | 23 | 41.91 |
| Away | 24 | 355 | 29.58 | 0/1 | 24 | 31.54 |
| Neutral | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 55.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45 | 619 | 24.76 | 0/2 | 47 | 33.13 |
| 2010s | 12 | 163 | 20.38 | 0/0 | 3 | 109.67 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 8 | 90 | 22.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 43.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 39 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 53.67 |
| Willowmoore Park | 3 | 124 | 124.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 33.00 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 3 | 36 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 15.00 |
| Kingsmead | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 44.00 |
| St George's Park | 3 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 58.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2004 at Wellington Regional Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2012 at Eden Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 10 June 1981
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 780
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 78.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 130.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 22.9
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 29.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 705 balls faced in that period.
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