Nicky Boje
83South Africa · AR · 1995 to 2005 · on scorecards: N Boje
BATTING
- Matches
- 115
- Innings
- 71
- Runs
- 1414
- Average
- 26.67
- Strike rate
- 88.7
- High score
- 129
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 96
- Average
- 35.57
- Economy
- 4.51
- Strike rate
- 47.3
- Best figures
- 5/21
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 33 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 15
CAREER IN BRIEF
Nicky Boje played 114 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1995 to 2005. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, and the last against New Zealand at Newlands in 2005.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,340 runs at 27.9 in 94 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 129 from 114 balls against New Zealand at SuperSport Park in 2000, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 5 for 21 against Australia at Newlands in 2002.
In all: 2 hundreds, 4 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 34.5 across 49 ODIs; away it was 20.3 across 33 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 475 runs at 59.4 in 23 ODIs. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 145 runs at 29.0. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 64 of the ODIs Nicky Boje played and lost 45.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 114 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 114 | New Zealand | SuperSport Park | 2000 | Won |
| 105* | 93 | New Zealand | Senwes Park | 2000 | Tied/NR |
| 64 | 83 | New Zealand | Willowmoore Park | 2000 | Won |
| 54 | 48 | Pakistan | Kallang Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 52 | 45 | Pakistan | National Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21 | 6.3 | Australia | Newlands | 2002 | Won |
| 4/25 | 10 | Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 4/31 | 10 | New Zealand | Adelaide Oval | 2002 | Won |
| 3/23 | 6.3 | Bangladesh | Edgbaston | 2004 | Won |
| 3/29 | 7 | Pakistan | Kingsmead | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 23 | 475 | 59.38 | 2/2 | 13 | 41.77 |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 315 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 47.77 |
| Australia | 17 | 239 | 26.56 | 0/0 | 20 | 25.80 |
| India | 13 | 107 | 13.38 | 0/0 | 9 | 43.11 |
| England | 11 | 68 | 22.67 | 0/0 | 9 | 43.44 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 170 | 24.29 | 0/2 | 13 | 21.23 |
| West Indies | 7 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 33.63 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 52.00 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 38.67 |
| Asia XI | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 64.00 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 7.67 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 49 | 898 | 34.54 | 2/1 | 42 | 33.50 |
| Away | 33 | 305 | 20.33 | 0/1 | 22 | 50.36 |
| Neutral | 32 | 211 | 17.58 | 0/2 | 32 | 28.13 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 74 | 14.80 | 0/0 | 17 | 37.47 |
| 2000s | 94 | 1,340 | 27.92 | 2/4 | 79 | 35.16 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 145 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 152.00 |
| Newlands | 8 | 114 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 18.31 |
| St George's Park | 7 | 80 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 56.50 |
| SuperSport Park | 6 | 188 | 37.60 | 1/0 | 7 | 21.57 |
| Kingsmead | 5 | 72 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 26.20 |
| Mangaung Oval | 5 | 61 | 20.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 43.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 1995 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2005 at Newlands
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 March 1973
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,594
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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