CRICKET WICKETDenys Morkel
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
Scorecard coverage and data completeness
Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.
| Format | Matches | Bat inns | Balls recorded | Boundaries recorded | First scorecard | Latest scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 16 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 1927-12-24 | 1932-02-27 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 16
- Innings
- 28
- Runs
- 663
- Average
- 24.55
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 88
- Not outs
- 1
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 4
- Ducks
- 3
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 3
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 16
- Innings
- 22
- Balls
- 1,704
- Maidens
- 55
- Runs conceded
- 821
- Wickets
- 18
- Average
- 45.61
- Economy
- 2.89
- Strike rate
- 94.66
- Best innings
- 4/93
- Best match
- 7/156
- 4 wickets
- 1
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 16
- Innings
- 28
- Catches
- 13
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 13
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 13
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.464
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
16 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-02-27 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by inns & 12 runs |
| 1932-02-12 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by inns & 72 runs |
| 1932-01-29 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 10 wickets |
| 1931-12-31 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 169 runs |
| 1931-12-18 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by inns & 155 runs |
| 1931-11-27 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by inns & 163 runs |
| 1929-08-17 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1929-07-27 | England v South Africa | Test | England won by inns & 32 runs |
| 1929-07-13 | England v South Africa | Test | England won by 5 wickets |
| 1929-06-29 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1929-06-15 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1928-02-04 | England v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 8 wickets |
Performance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 192790 runs
- 1928103 runs
- 1929321 runs
- 193182 runs
- 193267 runs
- 19272 wickets
- 19280 wickets
- 192914 wickets
- 19312 wickets
- 19320 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 51 | 13.40 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | N/A | 3.72 | N/A |
| 1931 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 33 | 13.66 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 58.50 | 3.65 | 96.00 |
| 1929 | 5 | 8 | 321 | 88 | 45.85 | — | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | — | 9 | 14 | 32.71 | 2.64 | 74.14 |
| 1928 | 3 | 5 | 103 | 45 | 20.60 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | N/A | 3.53 | N/A |
| 1927 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 36 | 22.50 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 59.00 | 2.68 | 132.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Johannesburg
- Best recorded bowling · 4/93
Test v England · Lord's
- Highest recorded innings · 88 runs
Test v England · Lord's
- Latest available scorecard
Test v New Zealand · Christchurch