Full name Neil Douglas McKenzie
Born November 24, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 34 years 1 days
Major teams South Africa, Durham, Gauteng, Lions, Northerns, Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education King Edward VII, RAU
Relation Father - KA McKenzie
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 58 | 94 | 7 | 3253 | 226 | 37.39 | 7744 | 42.00 | 5 | 16 | 409 | 22 | 54 | 0 |
| ODIs | 64 | 55 | 10 | 1688 | 131* | 37.51 | 2432 | 69.40 | 2 | 10 | 142 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7* | - | 8 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 188 | 318 | 37 | 12153 | 226 | 43.24 | 30 | 61 | 159 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 211 | 189 | 28 | 5794 | 131* | 35.98 | 7 | 40 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 665 | 85* | 35.00 | 542 | 122.69 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 58 | 6 | 90 | 68 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.53 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 64 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.52 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 188 | 672 | 369 | 7 | 2/13 | 52.71 | 3.29 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 211 | 255 | 248 | 4 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 62.00 | 5.83 | 63.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 9.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, Jul 20-23, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Australia at Durban, Mar 6-10, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Durban, Feb 2, 2000 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Jan 30, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1994/95 |
| Last First-class | Cape Cobras v Lions at Cape Town, Nov 12-15, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1995/96 |
| Last List A | Lions v Titans at Johannesburg, Nov 6, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Lions v Dolphins at Johannesburg, Apr 16, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Dolphins v Lions at Durban, Feb 8, 2009 scorecard |
Popular, mildly eccentric and unassuming, Neil McKenzie was a stalwart in South Africa's middle-order for four years in the early 2000s, despite a less-than-promising start as an opening batsman in Sri Lanka in 2000. From good cricketing stock - father Kevin was a carefree middle-order batsman who represented South Africa during the rebel era - Neil captained both the South African Schools and Under-19 teams before falling under the influence of former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford at Gauteng. He made his maiden Test and ODI centuries against New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively during the summer of 2000-01 and was able to take advantage of the confusion over the roles of Daryll Cullinan and Jonty Rhodes to establish himself as a more-or-less permanent fixture in both teams. Questions were asked of his ability to cope with the very best spinners, but not enough to warrant his three-and-a-half year exile from the side from March 2004, at a time when he ought to have been at the height of his career. He was eventually recalled to face West Indies at Cape Town in January 2008. Neat and economical at the crease, McKenzie is particularly strong on the leg side. On the tour of Bangladesh which followed, he was involved in a world record opening stand of 415 with his captain Graeme Smith. Prior to South Africa's tour of England, he signed for Durham for the early part of the 2008 season.
Peter Robinson and Cricinfo staff June 2008
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2009
- India v South Africa 2007-08 (Jul 1, 2009)
- India v South Africa 2007-08 (Jul 1, 2009)
- Twenty20 changing players' priorities - Wisden (Apr 8, 2009)
- Neil McKenzie (Apr 8, 2009)
- Claire Taylor named as Wisden Cricketer of the Year (Apr 3, 2009)
Mar 7, 2009
Australia celebrate the early dismissal of Neil McKenzie
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Mar 1, 2009
Mitchell Johnson celebrates the dismissal of Neil McKenzie
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Mar 1, 2009
Neil McKenzie gets forward to defend
© AFP
South Africa won by 5 wkts (with 7 balls remaining)
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