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Morne Morkel stats

Data through 4 February 2021Last updated 4 February 2021

Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 26 December 2006 to 4 February 2021. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.

Between 2006 and 2021, Morne Morkel appears in 86 Tests, 116 ODIs, 43 T20Is for South Africa in the Cricsheet data. With the ball, the best return was 309 wickets in Tests at an average of 27.67 and an economy rate of 3.11.

International matches
245
Tests 86 · ODIs 116 · T20Is 43
International runs
1,234
0 hundreds
International wickets
539
10 five-wicket hauls
T20 league & domestic matches
110
156 runs
Best bowling
6/23
Test

Teams played for

South Africa 2006–2018 · 239Delhi Capitals 2011–2013 · 37Surrey 2018–2020 · 37Kolkata Knight Riders 2014–2016 · 29Titans 2013–2017 · 11Tshwane Spartans 2019 · 9Brisbane Heat 2021 · 6St Lucia Kings 2016 · 4Rajasthan Royals 2009–2010 · 4Africa XI 2007 · 3ICC World XI 2017 · 3Perth Scorchers 2020 · 1

Morne Morkel batting record by format

Batting by format
FormatMInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Test86104239444011.651,85850.800221435
ODI116471826832*9.2435475.7009247
T20I4385228*7.3318122.200031
T20 (leagues & domestic)110341515623*8.21137113.9006116
First-class203053243312.9660853.3004485
List A85442*4.001040.000000

Runs per year

01002003002006201220214
Morne Morkel: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Morne Morkel: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Morne Morkel: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearRuns
200658
200753
2008147
2009175
2010136
2011103
2012169
2013142
201467
201572
201649
2017142
2018238
2019130
202033
20214
Year-by-year batting (47 rows)
Batting by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
2006Test25858.0062.43100
2007ODI35252.00118.22500
2007T20I11–33.3100
2008ODI3126.0085.7600
2008Test141359.6450.83500
2009ODI3248.0064.91500
2009T20 (leagues & domestic)188.00100.0800
2009Test1014315.8935.74000
2010ODI3178.5077.31400
2010T20 (leagues & domestic)299.0056.2700
2010T20I111.0050.0100
2010Test910915.5742.73500
2011ODI7112.2030.6600
2011T20 (leagues & domestic)54020.00160.01600
2011Test8526.5057.12800
2012ODI288.0066.7700
2012T20 (leagues & domestic)431.5060.0200
2012T20I166.00200.0600
2012Test1215219.0077.63500
2013ODI9537.5781.51900
2013T20 (leagues & domestic)7579.50190.02300
2013T20I18–160.0800
2013Test7244.8049.0800
2014ODI52211.0075.92200
2014T20 (leagues & domestic)5126.0080.0400
2014T20I10––000
2014Test8334.7133.32200
2015ODI5157.5071.4600
2015T20 (leagues & domestic)14–133.3400
2015Test9538.8360.22200
2016ODI132–68.13200
2016T20 (leagues & domestic)21–100.0100
2016Test3168.0041.01200
2017ODI200.000.0000
2017T20 (leagues & domestic)199.00150.0900
2017T20I366.00120.0500
2017Test1112721.1767.94000
2018First-class1016620.7566.12900
2018List A11–33.3100
2018ODI4227.3384.62000
2018T20 (leagues & domestic)373.5046.7300
2018Test11425.2544.71000
2019First-class181258.3337.82700
2019List A433.0042.9200
2019T20 (leagues & domestic)12–100.0200
2020First-class23316.50126.93300
2021T20 (leagues & domestic)242.0036.4200

Morne Morkel bowling record by format

Bowling by format
FormatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5wMdns
Test16016,4998,5503096/239/11027.673.1153.4268605
ODI1135,7004,7001875/21–25.134.9530.59247
T20I439341,171434/17–27.237.5221.7103
T20 (leagues & domestic)1092,4713,1341274/19–24.687.6119.5204
First-class353,4001,649816/579/12020.362.9142.074140
List A8437330144/23–23.574.5331.2103

Wickets per year

02550751002006201220215
Morne Morkel: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Morne Morkel: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Morne Morkel: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearWickets
20063
200721
200856
200927
201076
201158
201294
201364
201475
201557
201628
201748
201895
201954
20200
20215
Year-by-year bowling (52 rows)
Bowling by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
2006Test2337.004.623/86
2007ODI61223.504.703/50
2007T20I5913.336.004/17
2008ODI81130.554.924/36
2008T20I2218.506.171/15
2008Test244332.163.675/50
2009ODI71031.405.043/39
2009T20 (leagues & domestic)20–5.710/20
2009T20I2227.507.022/32
2009Test91540.673.293/78
2010ODI101922.845.164/21
2010T20 (leagues & domestic)20–9.430/32
2010T20I7820.386.272/15
2010Test204924.063.055/20
2011ODI142617.654.464/22
2011T20 (leagues & domestic)111325.007.563/18
2011T20I2320.337.622/37
2011Test101632.443.193/9
2012ODI112021.154.905/38
2012T20 (leagues & domestic)162518.127.194/20
2012T20I121127.827.522/16
2012Test193830.293.196/23
2013ODI152524.404.473/34
2013T20 (leagues & domestic)141627.127.754/19
2013T20I5435.508.782/28
2013Test161927.422.303/14
2014ODI132428.005.795/21
2014T20 (leagues & domestic)181925.586.883/15
2014T20I2240.5011.572/31
2014Test153026.473.154/29
2015ODI162822.504.704/39
2015T20 (leagues & domestic)71020.607.362/18
2015T20I10–9.250/37
2015Test111926.212.604/76
2016ODI4546.406.212/31
2016T20 (leagues & domestic)141332.468.192/27
2016Test61033.203.153/36
2017ODI4520.404.253/18
2017T20 (leagues & domestic)1212.506.252/25
2017T20I5284.508.451/32
2017Test163923.033.125/21
2018First-class164913.732.726/57
2018List A3434.504.602/39
2018ODI52103.005.421/35
2018T20 (leagues & domestic)91226.679.413/30
2018Test122819.792.935/23
2019First-class183229.623.114/43
2019List A51019.204.484/23
2019T20 (leagues & domestic)81213.586.353/21
2020First-class10–2.000/28
2020T20 (leagues & domestic)10–18.000/18
2021T20 (leagues & domestic)6535.208.382/24

Morne Morkel against each team

Batting against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
EnglandTest2728913.1454.02500
IndiaTest2527413.7053.53500
AustraliaTest261526.3335.24000
New ZealandTest6107107.0081.14000
PakistanTest76215.5063.93500
Sri LankaTest5316.2033.02200
West IndiesTest3157.5055.6900
BangladeshTest4124.0048.0800
West IndiesODI44824.0075.03200
IndiaODI12424.2071.22000
AustraliaODI64013.3378.42200
PakistanODI8358.7571.41700
New ZealandODI32222.0071.01900
EnglandODI4215.2553.8700
Sri LankaODI510.259.1100
EnglandT20I366.00120.0500
Punjab KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)43333.00253.81600
Mumbai IndiansT20 (leagues & domestic)33316.50165.02300
Royal Challengers BengaluruT20 (leagues & domestic)32311.50104.51900
Deccan ChargersT20 (leagues & domestic)32323.00127.8800
Kolkata Knight RidersT20 (leagues & domestic)363.00100.0600
SomersetFirst-class45513.7560.42700
NottinghamshireFirst-class34723.5087.02800
HampshireFirst-class33718.50105.73300
YorkshireFirst-class4348.5064.22900
EssexFirst-class4307.5027.82100
KentFirst-class42412.0053.31700
WarwickshireFirst-class4205.0021.11200
Bowling against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
EnglandTest367928.323.085/75
IndiaTest315826.412.955/20
AustraliaTest315833.673.545/23
New ZealandTest142823.212.766/23
West IndiesTest102719.743.264/19
Sri LankaTest102026.253.304/29
BangladeshTest121928.263.585/50
PakistanTest121241.332.565/54
ZimbabweTest4810.881.785/21
IndiaODI202827.464.904/39
AustraliaODI152728.635.545/21
PakistanODI132518.643.914/47
West IndiesODI142524.365.414/21
Sri LankaODI152229.415.134/10
New ZealandODI71918.215.545/38
EnglandODI131531.074.893/39
Asia XIODI3820.755.533/50
ZimbabweODI5729.434.452/39
BangladeshODI3337.334.872/44
New ZealandT20I91029.208.344/17
EnglandT20I6628.508.552/28
AustraliaT20I4619.337.822/32
Sri LankaT20I5622.507.862/28
West IndiesT20I3416.755.582/15
IndiaT20I4338.337.192/28
PakistanT20I8371.337.471/18
Punjab KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)121718.716.624/20
Mumbai IndiansT20 (leagues & domestic)91221.677.222/18
Royal Challengers BengaluruT20 (leagues & domestic)11934.897.663/25
Sunrisers HyderabadT20 (leagues & domestic)6921.678.122/27
Kolkata Knight RidersT20 (leagues & domestic)5625.678.113/18
KnightsT20 (leagues & domestic)3611.505.834/19
Rajasthan RoyalsT20 (leagues & domestic)6444.507.421/11
Deccan ChargersT20 (leagues & domestic)6443.757.613/23
Pune WarriorsT20 (leagues & domestic)4439.009.753/50
Paarl RocksT20 (leagues & domestic)3417.256.902/22
Chennai Super KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)3330.677.672/19
DolphinsT20 (leagues & domestic)3325.006.342/25
YorkshireFirst-class61519.332.825/39
NottinghamshireFirst-class51116.273.825/60
SomersetFirst-class51017.802.514/36
EssexFirst-class4927.223.143/68
WarwickshireFirst-class4831.883.533/72
KentFirst-class4731.292.853/86
HampshireFirst-class3519.602.533/37

Top grounds (batting)

Most runs by ground
GroundInnsRunsAvgHS
Kingsmead2118211.3831
Kennington Oval171439.5329
Newlands16897.4228
SuperSport Park15837.5522
Trent Bridge57224.0028
The Wanderers Stadium15715.9215
MA Chidambaram Stadium36120.3335
Lord's55614.0025
Basin Reserve25050.0040
Arun Jaitley Stadium11477.8319

Top grounds (bowling)

Most wickets by ground
GroundInnsWktsAvgEcon
Newlands326423.533.43
Kingsmead264528.493.58
The Wanderers Stadium294426.113.60
Kennington Oval264328.793.63
SuperSport Park274226.523.62
St George's Park172821.363.60
Arun Jaitley Stadium212825.115.67
Lord's91930.633.93
Dubai International Cricket Stadium91821.003.41
Trent Bridge81519.603.64

Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)

T20 phases: overs 1–6, 7–15, 16–20. ODI phases: overs 1–10, 11–40, 41–50.
FormatPhaseRunsBallsSROutsBowl ballsWktsEcon
T20Powerplay––––1657667.15
T20Middle1915126.71903397.41
T20Death159140113.621845658.63
ODIPowerplay––––1615384.52
ODIMiddle7213055.4103160884.64
ODIDeath19622487.519925616.73

How Morne Morkel was dismissed

How Morne Morkel took wickets

Last 20 innings

01020304020 May 201930 Jun 20194 Feb 20212
Morne Morkel: runs in the last 20 innings
01020304020 May 201927 May 201923 Jun 20197 Jul 201913 Jul 20191 Dec 20194 Feb 20212
Morne Morkel: runs in the last 20 innings
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Morne Morkel: runs in the last 20 innings
InningsRuns
20 May 201917
20 May 20194
27 May 20191
27 May 20191
10 Jun 20195
23 Jun 201912
23 Jun 20196
30 Jun 20190
30 Jun 20190
7 Jul 20190
7 Jul 20193
13 Jul 20193
13 Jul 201916
16 Sep 20191
16 Sep 201921
1 Dec 20192
15 Aug 202033
15 Aug 20200
19 Jan 20212
4 Feb 20212
Most recent batting innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstScoreBallsHow outGround
4 Feb 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Perth Scorchers24caughtManuka Oval
19 Jan 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Perth Scorchers27caughtDocklands Stadium
15 Aug 2020First-classHampshire01bowledArundel Castle Cricket Club Ground
15 Aug 2020First-classHampshire3325lbwArundel Castle Cricket Club Ground
1 Dec 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Cape Town Blitz2*2not outNewlands
16 Sep 2019First-classEssex2180bowledCounty Ground, Chelmsford
16 Sep 2019First-classEssex17bowledCounty Ground, Chelmsford
13 Jul 2019First-classNottinghamshire16*11not outTrent Bridge
13 Jul 2019First-classNottinghamshire36bowledTrent Bridge
7 Jul 2019First-classKent3*5not outKennington Oval
7 Jul 2019First-classKent010bowledKennington Oval
30 Jun 2019First-classYorkshire00run outNorth Marine Road Ground
30 Jun 2019First-classYorkshire03bowledNorth Marine Road Ground
23 Jun 2019First-classWarwickshire622caughtKennington Oval
23 Jun 2019First-classWarwickshire1223caughtKennington Oval
10 Jun 2019First-classYorkshire510caughtWoodbridge Road
27 May 2019First-classWarwickshire146lbwEdgbaston
27 May 2019First-classWarwickshire14bowledEdgbaston
20 May 2019First-classKent4*4not outKent County Cricket Ground
20 May 2019First-classKent1726caughtKent County Cricket Ground

Last 20 bowling innings

Most recent bowling innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstFiguresOversMdnsGround
4 Feb 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Perth Scorchers0/4540Manuka Oval
31 Jan 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Sydney Thunder1/3740Manuka Oval
29 Jan 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Adelaide Strikers1/3140The Gabba
21 Jan 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Adelaide Strikers0/1010Adelaide Oval
19 Jan 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Perth Scorchers2/2440Docklands Stadium
14 Jan 2021T20 (leagues & domestic)Melbourne Renegades1/2940Manuka Oval
15 Aug 2020First-classHampshire0/28147Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground
26 Jan 2020T20 (leagues & domestic)Sydney Thunder0/1810Sydney Showground Stadium
16 Dec 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Paarl Rocks0/2320Boland Park
13 Dec 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Nelson Mandela Bay Giants2/2240St George's Park
3 Dec 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Nelson Mandela Bay Giants1/3040St George's Park
1 Dec 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Cape Town Blitz1/2140Newlands
29 Nov 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Paarl Rocks2/2240SuperSport Park
24 Nov 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Jozi Stars3/213.30The Wanderers Stadium
21 Nov 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Durban Heat1/00.10SuperSport Park
17 Nov 2019T20 (leagues & domestic)Paarl Rocks2/2440Boland Park
23 Sep 2019First-classNottinghamshire0/2440Kennington Oval
16 Sep 2019First-classEssex2/62226County Ground, Chelmsford
13 Jul 2019First-classNottinghamshire1/2770Trent Bridge
13 Jul 2019First-classNottinghamshire1/884Trent Bridge

Batter vs bowler matchups

Frequently asked questions

How many wickets has Morne Morkel taken in Tests?
309 wickets in 160 innings at an average of 27.67, economy 3.11, best figures 6/23.
How many wickets has Morne Morkel taken in ODIs?
187 wickets in 113 innings at an average of 25.13, economy 4.95, best figures 5/21.
How many runs has Morne Morkel scored in Tests?
944 runs in 104 innings (86 matches) at an average of 11.65 and a strike rate of 50.8, in the data from 2006 to 2018.
How many runs has Morne Morkel scored in ODIs?
268 runs in 47 innings (116 matches) at an average of 9.24 and a strike rate of 75.7, in the data from 2007 to 2018.
How many runs has Morne Morkel scored in T20Is?
22 runs in 8 innings (43 matches) at an average of 7.33 and a strike rate of 122.2, in the data from 2007 to 2017.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.