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Full name Morne Morkel
Born October 6, 1984, Vereeniging, Transvaal
Current age 23 years 319 days
Major teams South Africa,Africa XI,Easterns,Kent,Rajasthan Royals,Titans,Yorkshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Relations Father - A Morkel,Brother - JA Morkel
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
10
12
1
163
35
14.81
297
54.88
0
0
26
0
0
0
ODIs
10
4
2
52
25
26.00
45
115.55
0
0
5
2
3
0
T20Is
6
1
1
1
1*
-
3
33.33
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
32
40
6
524
57
15.41
1089
48.11
0
1
15
0
List A
26
10
5
102
35
20.40
96
106.25
0
0
8
6
6
0
Twenty20
28
6
4
18
7*
9.00
27
66.66
0
0
1
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
18
1699
1052
32
5/50
7/113
32.87
3.71
53.0
3
1
0
ODIs
10
10
572
459
20
4/36
4/36
22.95
4.81
28.6
1
0
0
T20Is
6
6
144
142
10
4/17
4/17
14.20
5.91
14.4
1
0
0
First-class
32
5232
3099
103
6/66
30.08
3.55
50.7
7
4
0
List A
26
25
1273
973
40
4/36
4/36
24.32
4.58
31.8
2
0
0
Twenty20
28
27
581
668
31
4/17
4/17
21.54
6.89
18.7
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 7-11, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Africa XI v Asia XI at Bangalore, Jun 6, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 14, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2003/04
Last First-class
England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 7-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
Titans v Dolphins at Centurion, Dec 7, 2005 scorecard
Last List A
England Lions v South Africans at Derby, Aug 16, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Titans at Leicester, Sep 16, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Dolphins v Titans at Durban, Apr 25, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Morne Morkel, brother of Easterns allrounder Albie, has been talked about on the South African domestic circuit for some time following his first-class debut in 2003-04. An out-and-out fast bowler, Morkel was one of the most consistent performers on the local scene since earning promotion to the Nashua Titans in the 2006 domestic season.
A certain Allan Donald marked him out as national potential with good words for the lanky fast bowler's ability to extract bounce and bowl genuinely fast. Morkel sat out of much of the 2005 season due to injury, but excelled in a fast bowling camp organised by the South African board under Donald's watchful eye. Critics have had little to say against him, and both his attitude and physical strength were seen as plus points. With the big talking point of the 2006-07 season being India's tour of South Africa, Morkel used the opportunity to play for Rest of South Africa against the tourists to make a statement. On the opening day of the four-day fixture at Potchefstroom, Morkel cut a swathe through the Indian top order with 4 for 29. That showing earned him a Test call-up, and he made his debut in the second Test at Durban when Dale Steyn was ruled out, showing good application in an unbeaten 32, shepherding his fellow tail-enders, and pushing South Africa on to a score that seemed scarcely probable earlier in the match. He added three quick wickets on day three to help South Africa to a fantastic win, but missed out on the final Test at Cape Town. He had a brief stint with Kent during the 2007 season and then impressed during the ICC World Twenty20 when his pace and bounce proved too much for some top batsmen. A stress fracture early in the Pakistan tour which followed halted the rapid rise, and at the start of 2008, his spell at Yorkshire was cut short by injury, but he bounced back to lead South Africa's attack, without ever being at his best, on their victorious tour of England in July and August. . Jamie Alter August 2008
