Full name Mark Verdon Boucher
Born December 3, 1976, East London, Cape Province
Current age 41 years 144 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Border, Cape Cobras, ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Warriors
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
147 | 206 | 24 | 5515 | 125 | 30.30 | 11005 | 50.11 | 5 | 35 | 656 | 20 | 532 | 23 |
ODIs ![]() |
295 | 221 | 57 | 4686 | 147* | 28.57 | 5528 | 84.76 | 1 | 26 | 356 | 83 | 403 | 22 |
T20Is ![]() |
25 | 21 | 6 | 268 | 36* | 17.86 | 275 | 97.45 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
First-class | 212 | 306 | 42 | 8803 | 134 | 33.34 | 10 | 53 | 712 | 37 | ||||
List A | 365 | 287 | 70 | 6218 | 147* | 28.65 | 2 | 35 | 484 | 31 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
90 | 76 | 27 | 1378 | 60* | 28.12 | 1194 | 115.41 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 39 | 48 | 16 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
147 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
295 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is ![]() |
25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 212 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 1/6 | 28.00 | 5.25 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 365 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s ![]() |
90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Pakistan v South Africa at Sheikhupura, Oct 17-21, 1997 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 23-27, 2012 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | New Zealand v South Africa at Perth, Jan 16, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Australia at Durban, Oct 28, 2011 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v South Africa at Gros Islet, May 10, 2010 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1995/96 |
Last First-class | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 23-27, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Cape Cobras v Warriors at Cape Town, Dec 9, 2011 scorecard |
T20s debut | Eastern Cape v Western Province Boland at Port Elizabeth, Apr 13, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Cape Cobras v Dolphins at Paarl, Feb 26, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2c/0s, 0c/0s | Sth Africans | v Somerset | Taunton | 9 Jul 2012 | Other |
6, 1c/0s | Int XI | v Asian XI | Toronto | 12 May 2012 | Other T20 |
46, 3c/0s, 1c/0s | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 |
Test # 2037 ![]() |
2c/0s, 24, 3c/0s | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 |
Test # 2036 ![]() |
4, 2c/0s, 34*, 0c/0s | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 2012 |
Test # 2035 ![]() |
2c/0s, 2 | Cape Cobras | v Dolphins | Paarl | 26 Feb 2012 | T20 |
36*, 1c/0s | Cape Cobras | v Lions | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2012 | T20 |
23*, 1c/0s | Cape Cobras | v Impi | Paarl | 22 Feb 2012 | T20 |
11, 1c/0s | Cape Cobras | v Knights | Kimberley | 17 Feb 2012 | T20 |
9, 0c/3s | Cape Cobras | v Warriors | Port Elizabeth | 15 Feb 2012 | T20 |
A man to go to war with, but never against, Mark Boucher packed all the archetypical attributes of the South African cricketer into his short, stocky frame. He was relentlessly competitive, invariably aggressive, and as hard and uncompromising as the new ball. After an international career that lasted almost 15 years, the end was desperately unfortunate, as Boucher was forced to announce his retirement after being hit in the eye by a bail in a warm-up game on the tour to England in 2012, which would have been his last series anyway. Boucher finished with 998 international dismissals as a wicketkeeper, including 555 in 147 Tests.
South Africa Player of the Year 1998
South Africa Player of the Year 2000
South Africa Player of the Year 2006