Full name Morne Morkel
Born October 6, 1984, Vereeniging, Transvaal
Current age 36 years 107 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Brisbane Heat, Delhi Daredevils, Easterns, Kent, Kolkata Knight Riders, Perth Scorchers, Rajasthan Royals, St Lucia Zouks, Titans, World-XI, Yorkshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Relation Father - A Morkel, Brother - M Morkel, Brother - JA Morkel
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 86 | 104 | 23 | 944 | 40 | 11.65 | 1858 | 50.80 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
ODIs | 117 | 47 | 18 | 268 | 32* | 9.24 | 354 | 75.70 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
T20Is | 44 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 8* | 7.33 | 18 | 122.22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
First-class | 153 | 192 | 35 | 2062 | 82* | 13.13 | 4042 | 51.01 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | ||
List A | 156 | 65 | 25 | 378 | 35 | 9.45 | 463 | 81.64 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 41 | 0 |
T20s | 187 | 50 | 26 | 211 | 23* | 8.79 | 192 | 109.89 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 86 | 160 | 16498 | 8550 | 309 | 6/23 | 9/110 | 27.66 | 3.10 | 53.3 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
ODIs | 117 | 114 | 5760 | 4761 | 188 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 25.32 | 4.95 | 30.6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
T20Is | 44 | 44 | 952 | 1191 | 47 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 25.34 | 7.50 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 153 | 27885 | 14416 | 566 | 6/23 | 25.46 | 3.10 | 49.2 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||
List A | 156 | 150 | 7490 | 6145 | 239 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 25.71 | 4.92 | 31.3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
T20s | 187 | 184 | 4088 | 5124 | 205 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 24.99 | 7.52 | 19.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Africa XI v Asia XI at Bengaluru, Jun 6, 2007 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v India at Centurion, Feb 16, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v World-XI at Lahore, Sep 15, 2017 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Easterns v West Indians at Benoni, Jan 9-12, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | Hampshire v Surrey at Arundel, Aug 15-18, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Titans v Dolphins at Centurion, Dec 7, 2005 scorecard |
Last List A | Surrey v Kent at The Oval, May 2, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Titans at Leicester, Sep 16, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat at Adelaide, Jan 21, 2021 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/10 | Heat | v Strikers | Adelaide | 21 Jan 2021 | T20 |
2/24, 2 | Heat | v Scorchers | Melbourne (Docklands) | 19 Jan 2021 | T20 |
1/29 | Heat | v Renegades | Canberra | 14 Jan 2021 | T20 |
33, 0/28, 0 | Surrey | v Hampshire | Arundel | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
0/18 | Scorchers | v Thunder | Sydney | 26 Jan 2020 | T20 |
0/23 | Spartans | v Paarl Rocks | Paarl | 16 Dec 2019 | T20 |
2/22 | Spartans | v Giants | Port Elizabeth | 13 Dec 2019 | T20 |
1/30 | Spartans | v Giants | Port Elizabeth | 3 Dec 2019 | T20 |
1/21, 2* | Spartans | v Blitz | Cape Town | 1 Dec 2019 | T20 |
2/22 | Spartans | v Paarl Rocks | Centurion | 29 Nov 2019 | T20 |
An out-and-out fast bowler, Morne Morkel stands at 1.96 metres tall and his height allows him to generate steepling and awkward bounce. At the peak of his powers, he used a combination of speed - in the upper 140 kph range - and skill to form part of South Africa's most potent pace pack.
South Africa Player of the Year 2008