Profile
Johannes Albertus Morkel aka “Albie” was initiated into the International fold for South Africa in an ODI in 2004 against New Zealand as a bowling all-rounder. In domestic circuits, Albie was regarded as the next Lance Klusener in the making, helped by having the same right-hand ball, left-hand bat combination as Zulu.
It was 3 years following his debut, in 2007 that Albie rose in stature with an impressive 97 against Zimbabwe and 4 wicket haul against Pakistan on tour. It also led to a jackpot IPL contract with the Chennai Super Kings in 2008, where he has been a consistent contributor with the bat, apart from his skilful bowling. In 2009, Albie got his first Test cap against Australia, replacing his brother Morne, where he went on to make a fifty on debut and helped South Africa to an innings victory. His role as a finisher in the game is an added asset to his already existing bowling potential.
Fast Facts
- Albie Morkel is one of the few South Africans to score fifty or more on Test debut.
- Albie and Morne Morkel became the fourth brother-duo to play for South Africa.
- On 9th June 2007, history was made when the two Morkels opened the bowling attack in the second ODI of the Afro-Asia Cup, the first time it has ever been done in a one-day game.
- Albie became the first player to appear in 100 T20 matches during the IPL in March 2010.
- He was named South Africa Player of the Year in 2008.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
1 |
1 |
58 |
0 |
58 |
81.69 |
0 |
1 |
58 |
| ODI |
58 |
43 |
782 |
10 |
23.69 |
100.25 |
0 |
2 |
97 |
| T20 |
35 |
28 |
482 |
8 |
24.1 |
143.88 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| IPL |
65 |
54 |
767 |
24 |
25.56 |
146.09 |
0 |
2 |
71 |
| CLT20 |
7 |
6 |
66 |
5 |
66 |
157.14 |
0 |
0 |
26* |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
1 |
2 |
192 |
132 |
1 |
1/44 |
/ |
132 |
4.12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| ODI |
58 |
52 |
2073 |
1899 |
50 |
4/29 |
/ |
37.98 |
5.49 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
79 |
| T20 |
35 |
33 |
484 |
657 |
18 |
2/12 |
/ |
36.5 |
8.14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| IPL |
65 |
63 |
1270 |
1759 |
63 |
4/32 |
/ |
27.92 |
8.31 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63 |
| CLT20 |
7 |
7 |
138 |
168 |
9 |
3/22 |
/ |
18.66 |
7.30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| ODI |
15 |
0 |
5 |
| T20 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| IPL |
12 |
0 |
2 |
| CLT20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2009-2009
- ODI:
- 2004-2012
- T20:
- 2005-2012
- IPL:
- 2008-2012
- CLT20:
- 2010-2011
- Test
-
- Debut:
- South Africa Vs Australia at Newlands, Cape Town - Mar 19, 2009
- Last played:
- South Africa Vs Australia at Newlands, Cape Town - Mar 19, 2009
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- South Africa Vs New Zealand at WestpacTrust Stadium,Wellington - Feb 20, 2004
- Last played:
- South Africa Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Mar 03, 2012
- T20
-
- Debut:
- South Africa Vs New Zealand at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Oct 21, 2005
- Last played:
- South Africa Vs India at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Mar 30, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Apr 28, 2008
- Last played:
- Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur - May 10, 2012
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Super Kings Vs Central Stags at Kingsmead, Durban - Sep 11, 2010
- Last played:
- Chennai Super Kings Vs Trinidad and Tobago at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Oct 02, 2011
