Lance Klusener
97South Africa · AR · 1996 to 2004 · on scorecards: L Klusener
BATTING
- Matches
- 171
- Innings
- 137
- Runs
- 3576
- Average
- 41.1
- Strike rate
- 89.91
- High score
- 103*
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 19
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 192
- Average
- 29.95
- Economy
- 4.7
- Strike rate
- 38.2
- Best figures
- 6/49
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 6
- Catches / Stumpings
- 35 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 10
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lance Klusener played 171 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2004. The first came against England at Buffalo Park, with a score of 0, and the last against West Indies at Kennington Oval in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,858 runs at 37.2 in 105 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 103 not out from 132 balls against New Zealand at Eden Park in 1999, in a defeat. The best bowling is 6 for 49 against Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium in 1997.
In all: 2 hundreds, 19 fifties, 6 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 52.6 across 73 ODIs; away it was 30.5 across 54 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 794 runs at 44.1 in 26 ODIs. Kingsmead was the most frequent ground, with 11 ODIs and 195 runs at 97.5. The scorecards record 19 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 109 of the ODIs Lance Klusener played and lost 53.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 171 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103* | 132 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1999 | Lost |
| 101* | 105 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 99 | 96 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 92 | 118 | Australia | Mangaung Oval | 1997 | Won |
| 88* | 99 | Australia | Nehru Stadium | 1996 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/49 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 5/21 | 8.3 | Kenya | VRA Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 5/24 | 7.1 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Won |
| 5/25 | 7.1 | Pakistan | Newlands | 1998 | Won |
| 5/42 | 8.4 | India | Mangaung Oval | 1997 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 28 | 558 | 46.50 | 1/2 | 26 | 36.65 |
| Australia | 26 | 794 | 44.11 | 0/5 | 26 | 38.19 |
| Sri Lanka | 24 | 571 | 38.07 | 0/4 | 23 | 35.13 |
| India | 23 | 313 | 26.08 | 0/1 | 31 | 24.03 |
| West Indies | 20 | 415 | 51.88 | 0/3 | 22 | 30.45 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 215 | 23.89 | 0/0 | 33 | 19.42 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 342 | 68.40 | 1/2 | 10 | 38.20 |
| England | 10 | 244 | 40.67 | 0/1 | 7 | 48.86 |
| Kenya | 6 | 115 | 115.00 | 0/1 | 12 | 12.92 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 31.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 1,526 | 52.62 | 0/11 | 77 | 30.84 |
| Away | 54 | 1,068 | 30.51 | 1/2 | 51 | 34.98 |
| Neutral | 44 | 982 | 42.70 | 1/6 | 64 | 24.88 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66 | 1,718 | 46.43 | 2/10 | 95 | 26.09 |
| 2000s | 105 | 1,858 | 37.16 | 0/9 | 97 | 33.73 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 11 | 195 | 97.50 | 0/2 | 12 | 29.67 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 10 | 283 | 47.17 | 0/2 | 10 | 40.30 |
| Newlands | 9 | 267 | 89.00 | 0/3 | 13 | 15.62 |
| Buffalo Park | 9 | 125 | 20.83 | 0/0 | 9 | 37.78 |
| St George's Park | 8 | 149 | 74.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 59.00 |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 183 | 61.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 29.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1996 at Buffalo Park
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2004 at Kennington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 September 1971
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,977
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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