Full name Adam Marc Bacher
Born October 29, 1973, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 35 years 256 days
Major teams South Africa, Cape Cobras, Gauteng, Lions, Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
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 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 833 | 96 | 26.03 | 2058 | 40.47 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| ODIs | 13 | 13 | 0 | 270 | 56 | 20.76 | 469 | 57.56 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 112 | 201 | 11 | 7283 | 210 | 38.33 | 18 | 33 | 99 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 149 | 144 | 10 | 4808 | 158* | 35.88 | 8 | 29 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 568 | 85 | 24.69 | 449 | 126.50 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 13 | 3 | 108 | 64 | 3 | 2/36 | 2/36 | 21.33 | 3.55 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 112 | 1169 | 528 | 10 | 2/24 | 52.80 | 2.71 | 116.9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 149 | 2313 | 1691 | 56 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 30.19 | 4.38 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 24 | 23 | 381 | 511 | 21 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 24.33 | 8.04 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-28, 1996 scorecard |
| Last Test | Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, Nov 11-14, 1999 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, Feb 2, 1997 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth, Mar 2, 2005 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1993/94 - 2004/05 |
| List A debut | 1994/95 |
| Last List A | Cape Cobras v Warriors at Cape Town, Nov 17, 2006 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Titans v Lions at Centurion, Apr 8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Lions v Cape Cobras at Johannesburg, Mar 23, 2007 scorecard |
A right-hand batsman, Adam Bacher, the nephew of Ali Bacher, developed into a superb
attacking opener, especially in limited-over matches. Bacher toured Sri Lanka with the South African Under-24 side in 1995-96 and made his Test debut the following summer. After a shaky start, he found form at the end of that campaign with 96 against Australia in Centurion, and in 1997-98 he scored two fifties - including another 96 at Sheikhupura - in Pakistan. He continued to impress in Australia later that summer, but a poor tour of England followed and he failed in subsequent outings against West Indies and Zimbabwe. After almost seven years in the wilderness he was surprisingly picked for an ODI against England in 2004-05, largely on the weight of his domestic run scoring. But he scratched around, got out to an appalling stroke, and was dropped.
Cricinfo staff February 2005
Transvaal debut 1994-95
Education: King Edward VII, UNISA
Junior Representative Cricket: Transvaal Nuff 1990-91
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