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South Africa

Full name Johannes Albertus Morkel

Born June 10, 1981, Vereeniging, Transvaal

Current age 28 years 25 days

Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Chennai Super Kings, Durham, Easterns, Somerset, 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 40 27 5 484 97 22.00 479 101.04 0 1 47 15 9 0
T20Is 22 18 4 338 43 24.14 244 138.52 0 0 22 20 10 0
First-class 60 87 15 2992 204* 41.55 4 19 24 0
List A 144 106 29 2096 97 27.22 0 9 27 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 40 37 1600 1400 43 4/29 4/29 32.55 5.25 37.2 2 0 0
T20Is 22 22 310 382 13 2/12 2/12 29.38 7.39 23.8 0 0 0
First-class 60 9139 4713 157 6/36 30.01 3.09 58.2 4 0
List A 144 5814 4644 160 4/23 4/23 29.02 4.79 36.3 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 Australia at Johannesburg, Apr 17, 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 South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 19-22, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Apr 17, 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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South Africa Player of the Year 2008

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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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Jun 7, 2009

Albie Morkel sends one into the stands, Scotland v South Africa, ICC World Twenty20, The Oval, June 7, 2009

Albie Morkel sends one into the stands

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May 23, 2009

Albie Morkel smacks the ball, Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, second semi-final, Johannesburg, May 23, 2009

Albie Morkel smacks the ball

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Country Fixtures Country Results
SABP XI v England XI at Bloemfontein
Nov 6
SABP XI v England XI at Kimberley
Nov 8
SAf A v England XI at Bloemfontein
Nov 10 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
South Africa v England at Johannesburg
Nov 13 (18:00 local, 16:00 GMT)
South Africa v England at Centurion
Nov 15 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
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