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Full name Neil Douglas McKenzie
Born November 24, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 32 years 243 days
Major teams South Africa,Durham,Gauteng,Lions,Northerns,Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education King Edward VII, RAU
Relations Father - KA McKenzie
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
49
78
6
2848
226
39.55
6614
43.06
5
14
354
21
42
0
ODIs
59
51
10
1580
131*
38.53
2267
69.69
2
9
133
8
19
0
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
First-class
168
283
32
10999
226
43.82
28
55
135
0
List A
202
181
28
5519
131*
36.07
7
37
57
0
Twenty20
24
23
7
591
85*
36.93
479
123.38
0
4
54
16
9
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
49
5
84
67
0
-
-
-
4.78
-
0
0
0
ODIs
59
5
46
27
0
-
-
-
3.52
-
0
0
0
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
168
660
364
7
2/13
52.00
3.30
94.2
0
0
List A
202
255
248
4
2/19
2/19
62.00
5.83
63.7
0
0
0
Twenty20
24
2
12
19
0
-
-
-
9.50
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, Jul 20-23, 2000 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at Leeds, Jul 18-21, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Zimbabwe at Durban, Feb 2, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v South Africa at Rawalpindi, Oct 12, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1994/95
Last First-class
England v South Africa at Leeds, Jul 18-21, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
Durham v Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street, Jun 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Lions v Dolphins at Johannesburg, Apr 16, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Lions v Cape Cobras at Johannesburg, Mar 23, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Popular, mildly eccentric and unassuming, Neil McKenzie was a stalwart in South Africa's middle-order for four years in the early 2000s, despite a less-than-promising start as an opening batsman in Sri Lanka in 2000. From good cricketing stock - father Kevin was a carefree middle-order batsman who represented South Africa during the rebel era - Neil captained both the South African Schools and Under-19 teams before falling under the influence of former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford at Gauteng. He made maiden Test and ODI centuries against New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively during the summer of 2000-01 and was able to take advantage of the confusion over the roles of Daryll Cullinan and Jonty Rhodes to establish himself as a more-or-less permanent fixture in both teams. Neat and economical at the crease, McKenzie is particularly strong on the leg side. Questions have been asked of his ability to cope with the very best spinners, but not enough to warrant his three-and-a-half year exile from the side from March 2004, at a time when he ought to have been at the height of his career. He was eventually recalled to face West Indies at Cape Town in January 2008. On the tour of Bangladesh which followed, he was involved in a world record opening stand of 415 with his captain Graeme Smith. Prior to South Africa's tour of England, he signed for Durham for the early part of the 2008 season. Peter Robinson and Cricinfo staff June 2008
