Full name Vernon Darryl Philander
Born June 24, 1985, Bellville, South Africa
Current age 35 years 209 days
Major teams South Africa, Cape Cobras, Devon, Jamaica Tallawahs, Kent, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, South Africa A, South Africa Under-19s, South Western Districts, Western Province, Western Province Boland, Western Province Under-19s
Nickname Pro, The Surgeon
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 64 | 94 | 20 | 1779 | 74 | 24.04 | 3995 | 44.53 | 0 | 8 | 204 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
ODIs | 30 | 19 | 7 | 151 | 30* | 12.58 | 213 | 70.89 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
T20Is | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3.50 | 28 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 168 | 234 | 45 | 4941 | 168 | 26.14 | 10524 | 46.94 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 0 | ||
List A | 129 | 89 | 29 | 1418 | 79* | 23.63 | 1889 | 75.06 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
T20s | 123 | 89 | 45 | 1211 | 56* | 27.52 | 882 | 137.30 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 53 | 28 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 64 | 119 | 11391 | 5000 | 224 | 6/21 | 10/102 | 22.32 | 2.63 | 50.8 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
ODIs | 30 | 28 | 1279 | 986 | 41 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 24.04 | 4.62 | 31.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 7 | 6 | 83 | 114 | 4 | 2/23 | 2/23 | 28.50 | 8.24 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 168 | 29108 | 12661 | 580 | 7/61 | 21.82 | 2.60 | 50.1 | 32 | 24 | 2 | ||
List A | 129 | 5419 | 4207 | 129 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 32.61 | 4.65 | 42.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 123 | 114 | 2164 | 2868 | 92 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 31.17 | 7.95 | 23.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Nov 9-11, 2011 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 24-27, 2020 scorecard |
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ODI debut | Ireland v South Africa at Belfast, Jun 24, 2007 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v New Zealand at Potchefstroom, Aug 23, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth, Dec 16, 2007 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Western Province v KwaZulu-Natal at Cape Town, Mar 31-Apr 4, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 24-27, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Devon v Leicestershire at Exmouth, May 5-6, 2004 scorecard |
Last List A | Titans v Cape Cobras at Centurion, Mar 27, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Lions v Western Province Boland at Johannesburg, Apr 1, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Cape Town Blitz v Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Cape Town, Dec 6, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2/50, 4, 0/1, 10 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 |
0/41, 27, 13 | South Africa | v England | Port Elizabeth | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 |
2/46, 17*, 0/24, 8 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 |
35, 4/16, 46, 0/35 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 26 Dec 2019 | Test # 2377 |
0/16, 16* | Blitz | v Giants | Cape Town | 6 Dec 2019 | T20 |
21* | Blitz | v Spartans | Cape Town | 1 Dec 2019 | T20 |
18*, 0/25 | Blitz | v Durban Heat | Cape Town | 28 Nov 2019 | T20 |
1/25, 33 | Blitz | v Paarl Rocks | Cape Town | 24 Nov 2019 | T20 |
0/20, 3 | Blitz | v Paarl Rocks | Paarl | 10 Nov 2019 | T20 |
0/20 | Blitz | v Jozi Stars | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2019 | T20 |
Vernon Philander is a powerful allrounder who has had stunning success in his first five months in Test cricket, reaching 50 wickets in only seven matches, the second-fastest ever in Test history. Philander hails from a country famous for producing high-quality fast bowlers, and he has done everything in his first few games to keep up that tradition. His strength isn't extreme pace, but he has everything else going for him: the ability to move the ball both ways at a sharp speed, and relentlessly attack the stumps over long spells.