Albie Morkel

Johannes Albertus Morkel (born 10 June 1981), better known as Albie Morkel, is a former South African cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium fast and bats left-handed. He was earmarked as the new Lance Klusener from an early age and is famous for his six hitting abilities. Albie has a younger brother, Morné Morkel, who also played international cricket for South Africa while his father Albert played provincial cricket in South Africa. He has a particularly impressive first class record, with a batting average of 44.0 and a bowling average of 29.0. In January 2019, he retired from all forms of cricket.

Albie Morkel
Morkel in 2009 during a training session
Personal information
Full name
Johannes Albertus Morkel
Born (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981
Vereeniging, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsMorné Morkel (brother)
International information
National side
  • South Africa (2004–2012)
Only Test (cap 304)19 March 2009 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 76)20 February 2004 v New Zealand
Last ODI3 March 2012 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.81
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2005/06Easterns
2003/04–2018/19Titans (squad no. 81)
2008–2013Chennai Super Kings
2008, 2010Durham
2012Somerset
2012/13–2017/18Northerns
2013Derbyshire
2013St Lucia Zouks
2014Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015Delhi Daredevils
2016Rising Pune Supergiants
2018Durban Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 58 77 222
Runs scored 58 782 4,117 3,994
Batting average 58.00 23.69 44.26 30.25
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 8/23 2/19
Top score 58 97 204* 134*
Balls bowled 192 2,073 11,807 6,745
Wickets 1 50 203 215
Bowling average 132.00 37.98 30.28 31.37
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/44 4/29 6/36 4/23
Catches/stumpings 0/– 15/– 34/– 63/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 December 2021

Currently he is the assistant coach of the Namibia national cricket team which qualified for 2020 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia on 29 Oct 2019.

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