Morne Morkel
92South Africa · PACE · 2007 to 2018 · on scorecards: M Morkel
BATTING
- Matches
- 117
- Innings
- 47
- Runs
- 268
- Average
- 9.24
- Strike rate
- 75.7
- High score
- 32*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 188
- Average
- 25.32
- Economy
- 4.95
- Strike rate
- 30.6
- Best figures
- 5/21
- 4w / 5w
- 7 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 31 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Morne Morkel played 117 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2007 to 2018. The first came against Asia XI at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, with a score of 4 and 3 wickets, and the last against India at SuperSport Park in 2018.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 154 wickets at 24.5 in 94 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 21 against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 2014. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 61 wickets at 26.9 at home and 72 wickets at 26.8 away. The most wickets came against India: 28 wickets at 27.5 in 20 ODIs. St George's Park was the most frequent ground, with 7 ODIs and 9 wickets at 26.2. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 66 of the ODIs Morne Morkel played and lost 47.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 117 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32* | 47 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2016 | Lost |
| 25 | 21 | Asia XI | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2007 | Lost |
| 23* | 11 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2007 | Won |
| 22* | 21 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2014 | Lost |
| 20 | 19 | India | SuperSport Park | 2018 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21 | 8 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2014 | Won |
| 5/38 | 9.3 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2012 | Won |
| 4/10 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Boland Park | 2012 | Won |
| 4/21 | 7 | West Indies | Windsor Park | 2010 | Won |
| 4/22 | 10 | Australia | St George's Park | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 42 | 4.20 | 0/0 | 28 | 27.46 |
| Australia | 16 | 40 | 13.33 | 0/0 | 27 | 28.63 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 1 | 0.25 | 0/0 | 22 | 29.41 |
| England | 14 | 21 | 5.25 | 0/0 | 15 | 31.07 |
| West Indies | 14 | 48 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 25 | 24.36 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 35 | 8.75 | 0/0 | 25 | 18.64 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 18.21 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 23 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 29.43 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 43.25 |
| Asia XI | 3 | 29 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 20.75 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 11.17 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 11.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 98 | 8.91 | 0/0 | 61 | 26.87 |
| Away | 45 | 109 | 13.63 | 0/0 | 72 | 26.82 |
| Neutral | 32 | 61 | 6.10 | 0/0 | 55 | 21.65 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 | 88 | 14.67 | 0/0 | 34 | 29.21 |
| 2010s | 94 | 180 | 7.83 | 0/0 | 154 | 24.47 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Park | 7 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 26.22 |
| Kingsmead | 7 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 29.90 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 32.89 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 6 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 41.50 |
| SuperSport Park | 5 | 22 | 7.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 43.80 |
| Newlands | 4 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 10.92 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Asia XI, 2007 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2018 at SuperSport Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 October 1984
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 354
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 7
- Most common batting position
- 10th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 55.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 87.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 14.6
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 353 balls faced in that period.
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