Wayne Parnell
85South Africa · PACE · 2009 to 2023 · on scorecards: WD Parnell
BATTING
- Matches
- 73
- Innings
- 43
- Runs
- 574
- Average
- 20.5
- Strike rate
- 79.39
- High score
- 56
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 99
- Average
- 30.4
- Economy
- 5.6
- Strike rate
- 32.5
- Best figures
- 5/48
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Wayne Parnell played 73 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2009 to 2023. The first came against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with 1 wicket, and the last against West Indies at Senwes Park in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 497 runs at 21.6 in 56 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 56 from 70 balls against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2013, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 5 for 48 against England at Newlands in 2009.
In all: 1 fifty, 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 17.8 across 34 ODIs; away it was 22.6 across 27 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 147 runs at 24.5 in 10 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 37 runs at 18.5. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 43 of the ODIs Wayne Parnell played and lost 25.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 73 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 70 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 49 | 47 | India | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 35 | 32 | New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium | 2017 | Won |
| 34 | 29 | England | Diamond Oval | 2023 | Lost |
| 29 | 12 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 2017 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/48 | 9.3 | England | Newlands | 2009 | Won |
| 5/57 | 8 | New Zealand | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Won |
| 4/25 | 8 | Australia | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Won |
| 4/42 | 9 | West Indies | SuperSport Park | 2015 | Won |
| 4/58 | 9.1 | Sri Lanka | Newlands | 2017 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 13 | 40 | 13.33 | 0/0 | 18 | 30.72 |
| England | 13 | 84 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 29.82 |
| India | 10 | 147 | 24.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 69.86 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 27.35 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 34 | 34.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 21.85 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 91 | 22.75 | 0/0 | 8 | 25.13 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 92 | 30.67 | 0/1 | 8 | 29.25 |
| West Indies | 5 | 44 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 28.25 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 18.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 34 | 160 | 17.78 | 0/0 | 55 | 26.27 |
| Away | 27 | 294 | 22.62 | 0/0 | 31 | 34.16 |
| Neutral | 12 | 120 | 20.00 | 0/1 | 13 | 38.92 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 22 | 21.00 |
| 2010s | 56 | 497 | 21.61 | 0/1 | 72 | 31.61 |
| 2020s | 8 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 54.40 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 10 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 23 | 17.61 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 5 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 29.50 |
| St George's Park | 4 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 38.00 |
| Newlands | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 22.89 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 14.86 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 48.33 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2009 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2023 at Senwes Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 30 July 1989
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 723
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 58.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 102.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 22.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 62.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 721 balls faced in that period.
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