Albie Morkel

Albie Morkel

South Africa South Africa

Overview

Full Name Johannes Albertus Morkel
Age 43y 195d
Born Wednesday June 10, 1981, South Africa
Batting Style Left Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium fast
Playing Role

Teams represented

South Africa South AfricaAfrica XI Africa XIDerbyshire DerbyshireDurham DurhamBorder BorderNortherns NorthernsRest of South Africa Rest of South AfricaSouth Africa A South Africa ASouth African Invitation XI South African Invitation XISouth Africa Pres XI South Africa Pres XITitans TitansRoyal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers BangaloreChennai Super Kings Chennai Super KingsDelhi Capitals Delhi CapitalsSouth Africa Under-19 South Africa Under-19Somerset SomersetKandurata Warriors Kandurata WarriorsSaint Lucia Kings Saint Lucia KingsRising Pune Supergiant Rising Pune SupergiantBenoni Zalmi Benoni ZalmiDurban Heat Durban HeatSouth Africa Legends South Africa LegendsWorld Giants World GiantsNew Jersey Tritons New Jersey Tritons

Biography

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 but soon, Albie fell out of contention as a confirmed player in the starting XI and continues to be in and out of the limited-overs format. After spending six successful years in the Chennai outfit, he was taken up by Bangalore in the 2014 auction.

Debut
South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town - Thursday March 19, 2009

Batting

Matches 1
Innings 1
Runs 58
100's - 50's 0 - 1
Sixes - Fours 1 - 10
Average 58.00
Strike Rate 81.69
Highest Score (vs Australia, 19/03/2009) 58

Bowling

Matches 1
Innings 2
Overs 32
Wickets 1
Economy Rate 4.12
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs Australia, 19/03/2009) 1/44

Fielding

Catches 0
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

58
45
30
15
Runs
Years

Career Wickets

4
3
2
1
Wickets
Years

Biography

sub title

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 but soon, Albie fell out of contention as a confirmed player in the starting XI and continues to be in and out of the limited-overs format. After spending six successful years in the Chennai outfit, he was taken up by Bangalore in the 2014 auction.