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 three 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 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 and Morne Morkel became the fourth brother-duo to play for South Africa.
- On 9th June 2007, history was created 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 |
42 |
33 |
521 |
11 |
23.68 |
142.74 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| IPL |
77 |
58 |
817 |
24 |
24.02 |
145.63 |
0 |
2 |
71 |
| CLT20 |
10 |
9 |
74 |
6 |
24.66 |
148 |
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 |
42 |
39 |
551 |
734 |
22 |
2/12 |
/ |
33.36 |
7.99 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| IPL |
77 |
74 |
1507 |
2046 |
74 |
4/32 |
/ |
27.64 |
8.14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
73 |
| CLT20 |
10 |
10 |
207 |
243 |
14 |
3/22 |
/ |
17.35 |
7.04 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| ODI |
15 |
0 |
5 |
| T20 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
| IPL |
14 |
0 |
4 |
| CLT20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2009-2009
- ODI:
- 2004-2012
- T20:
- 2005-2012
- IPL:
- 2008-2013
- CLT20:
- 2010-2012
- 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 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Oct 02, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Vs Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Apr 28, 2008
- Last played:
- Chennai Vs Mumbai at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - May 21, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Vs Central Stags at Kingsmead, Durban - Sep 11, 2010
- Last played:
- Chennai Vs Yorkshire at Kingsmead, Durban - Oct 22, 2012
