Mark Boucher
90South Africa · WK · 1998 to 2011 · on scorecards: MV Boucher
BATTING
- Matches
- 295
- Innings
- 221
- Runs
- 4686
- Average
- 28.57
- Strike rate
- 84.76
- High score
- 147*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 26
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 403 / 22
- Run-outs effected
- 66
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mark Boucher played 295 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2011. The first came against New Zealand at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, and the last against Australia at Kingsmead in 2011.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,323 runs at 32.0 in 245 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 147 not out from 68 balls against Zimbabwe at Senwes Park in 2006, in a match South Africa won. In all: 1 hundred, 26 fifties.
At home the average was 30.5 across 133 ODIs; away it was 23.0 across 91 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 709 runs at 35.5 in 39 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 21 ODIs and 395 runs at 32.9. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 180 of the ODIs Mark Boucher played and lost 101.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 295 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147* | 68 | Zimbabwe | Senwes Park | 2006 | Won |
| 78 | 38 | Pakistan | SuperSport Park | 2007 | Won |
| 76 | 83 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2006 | Lost |
| 75* | 31 | Netherlands | Warner Park | 2007 | Won |
| 73 | 71 | Asia XI | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2007 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 40 | 676 | 25.04 | 0/5 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 709 | 35.45 | 0/3 |
| West Indies | 36 | 425 | 23.61 | 0/2 |
| Sri Lanka | 35 | 598 | 23.00 | 0/4 |
| India | 33 | 558 | 32.82 | 0/3 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 477 | 25.11 | 0/4 |
| England | 32 | 460 | 23.00 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 345 | 57.50 | 1/0 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 38 | 9.50 | 0/0 |
| Kenya | 9 | 139 | 139.00 | 0/2 |
| Asia XI | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 | – | 0/0 |
| Canada | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 75 | – | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 133 | 2,102 | 30.46 | 1/7 |
| Away | 91 | 1,217 | 22.96 | 0/7 |
| Neutral | 71 | 1,367 | 32.55 | 0/12 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 | 316 | 13.17 | 0/1 |
| 2000s | 245 | 4,323 | 32.02 | 1/25 |
| 2010s | 7 | 47 | 9.40 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 21 | 395 | 32.92 | 0/1 |
| Kingsmead | 21 | 269 | 26.90 | 0/0 |
| Newlands | 20 | 431 | 35.92 | 0/1 |
| St George's Park | 18 | 250 | 25.00 | 0/0 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 17 | 304 | 33.78 | 0/2 |
| Mangaung Oval | 11 | 148 | 21.14 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1998 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2011 at Kingsmead
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 3 December 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,528
- Ducks
- 16
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 75.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 130.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 33.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 50.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,893 balls faced in that period.
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