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Albie Morkel      

Full name Johannes Albertus Morkel

Born June 10, 1981, Vereeniging, Transvaal

Current age 28 years 154 days

Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Chennai Super Kings, Durham, Easterns, Titans

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Relation Father - A Morkel, Brother - M Morkel

Johannes Albertus Morkel
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 1 1 0 58 58 58.00 71 81.69 0 1 10 1 0 0
ODIs 45 32 8 613 97 25.54 592 103.54 0 2 58 19 11 0
T20Is 22 18 4 338 43 24.14 244 138.52 0 0 22 20 10 0
First-class 63 90 15 3148 204* 41.97 5 19 25 0
List A 151 113 32 2290 97 28.27 0 10 29 0
Twenty20 88 74 22 1279 71 24.59 924 138.41 0 3 99 66 17 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 1 2 192 132 1 1/44 1/132 132.00 4.12 192.0 0 0 0
ODIs 45 42 1738 1544 46 4/29 4/29 33.56 5.33 37.7 2 0 0
T20Is 22 22 310 382 13 2/12 2/12 29.38 7.39 23.8 0 0 0
First-class 63 9356 4846 163 6/36 29.73 3.10 57.3 4 0
List A 151 5970 4807 163 4/23 4/23 29.49 4.83 36.6 4 0 0
Twenty20 88 81 1510 1969 76 4/30 4/30 25.90 7.82 19.8 2 0 0
Career statistics
Only Test South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 19-22, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Feb 20, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I Pakistan v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 18, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class Titans v Dolphins at Centurion, Oct 22-25, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Pakistan v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 18, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Albie Morkel, a right-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batsman, has been earmarked as the new Lance Klusener. He rose to prominence playing for his provincial side Easterns against the touring West Indians in 2003-04 when he defied food poisoning to score a century and take five wickets at Benoni. Ray Jennings, his provincial coach and a former South African wicketkeeper, predicted some time ago that Morkel would become a world-class allrounder, and Morkel was given his first taste of international action when picked for the tour of New Zealand in 2003-04. However, his early career brought only a glimpse of his talent and Twenty20 appears made for his type of play. Morkel comes from a cricketing family, with father Albert having played for Transvaal B and his brother Morne having also played for South Africa.

He made his Test debut for South Africa against Australia in the third Test in Cape Town in March 2009, replacing his brother who was dropped for the game.
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Notes

South Africa Player of the Year 2008

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Nov 8, 2009

Albie Morkel launches it to cow corner, South Africa v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Benoni, November 8, 2009

Albie Morkel launches it to cow corner

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Sep 27, 2009

Albie Morkel is run out to a direct hit from the wicketkeeper, South Africa v England, ICC Champions Trophy, Group B, Centurion, September 27, 2009

Albie Morkel is run out to a direct hit from the wicketkeeper

© AFP

Jun 30, 2009

South African players in attendance at the 2009 SA Cricket Awards, Johannesburg, June 30, 2009

South African players in attendance at the 2009 SA Cricket Awards

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Dolphins v Eagles at Pietermaritzburg
Nov 12-15 (09:30 local, 07:30 GMT)
Boland v KZN-Inland at Paarl
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Border v Griq West at East London
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Cape Cobras v Lions at Cape Town
Nov 12-15 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
E. Province v S West D at Port Elizabeth
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Easterns v North West at Benoni
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Namibia v Gauteng at Windhoek
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Warriors v Titans at Port Elizabeth
Nov 12-15 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
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