Roger Telemachus
83South Africa · PACE · 1998 to 2006 · on scorecards: R Telemachus
BATTING
- Matches
- 37
- Innings
- 15
- Runs
- 73
- Average
- 6.08
- Strike rate
- 77.65
- High score
- 29
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 56
- Average
- 27.94
- Economy
- 4.89
- Strike rate
- 34.2
- Best figures
- 4/43
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 4 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Roger Telemachus played 37 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2006. The first came against Pakistan at Kingsmead, with 2 wickets, and the last against Zimbabwe at Senwes Park in 2006.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 44 wickets at 31.6 in 32 ODIs. The best bowling is 4 for 43 against Sri Lanka at Wanderers Stadium in 1998. With the ball: 42 wickets at 22.1 at home and 7 wickets at 39.4 away.
The most wickets came against Australia: 18 wickets at 29.8 in 11 ODIs. St George's Park was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 5 wickets at 38.0. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 20 of the ODIs Roger Telemachus played and lost 16.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 37 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 13 | Australia | St George's Park | 2006 | Lost |
| 13 | 13 | India | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2000 | Lost |
| 12 | 6 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 6* | 7 | Australia | Docklands Stadium | 2000 | Tied/NR |
| 3 | 17 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2001 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/43 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 3/25 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium | 2001 | Lost |
| 3/30 | 10 | New Zealand | Newlands | 2000 | Won |
| 3/34 | 10 | Australia | Kingsmead | 2006 | Lost |
| 3/45 | 6 | New Zealand | SuperSport Park | 2000 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 51 | 10.20 | 0/0 | 18 | 29.83 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 3 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 24.00 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 20.78 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 20.57 |
| West Indies | 4 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 49.67 |
| England | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 16.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 22 | 47 | 7.83 | 0/0 | 42 | 22.07 |
| Away | 7 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 39.43 |
| Neutral | 8 | 15 | 3.75 | 0/0 | 7 | 51.71 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 12 | 14.50 |
| 2000s | 32 | 72 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 44 | 31.61 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Park | 4 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 38.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 14 | 4.67 | 0/0 | 11 | 18.18 |
| Newlands | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 17.50 |
| Docklands Stadium | 3 | 6 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 31.75 |
| Kallang Ground | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 27.25 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 3 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 48.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1998 at Kingsmead
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2006 at Senwes Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 March 1973
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 94
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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