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Morne Morkel
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
MM
247Internationals
1,234Career runs
0Centuries
544Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 86
- Innings
- 104
- Runs
- 944
- Average
- 11.65
- Strike rate
- 50.80
- Highest score
- 40
- Not outs
- 23
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 22
- 4s
- 143
- 6s
- 5
- Balls faced
- 1,858
Bowling
- Matches
- 86
- Innings
- 160
- Balls
- 16,498
- Maidens
- 605
- Runs conceded
- 8,550
- Wickets
- 309
- Average
- 27.66
- Economy
- 3.10
- Strike rate
- 53.39
- Best innings
- 6/23
- Best match
- 9/110
- 4 wickets
- 18
- 5 wickets
- 8
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 86
- Innings
- 160
- Catches
- 25
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 25
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 25
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.156
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 117
- Innings
- 47
- Runs
- 268
- Average
- 9.24
- Strike rate
- 75.70
- Highest score
- 32*
- Not outs
- 18
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 9
- 4s
- 24
- 6s
- 7
- Balls faced
- 354
Bowling
- Matches
- 117
- Innings
- 114
- Balls
- 5,760
- Maidens
- 47
- Runs conceded
- 4,761
- Wickets
- 188
- Average
- 25.32
- Economy
- 4.95
- Strike rate
- 30.63
- Best innings
- 5/21
- Best match
- 5/21
- 4 wickets
- 7
- 5 wickets
- 2
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 117
- Innings
- 114
- Catches
- 31
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 31
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 31
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.271
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 44
- Innings
- 8
- Runs
- 22
- Average
- 7.33
- Strike rate
- 122.22
- Highest score
- 8*
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- 3
- 6s
- 1
- Balls faced
- 18
Bowling
- Matches
- 44
- Innings
- 44
- Balls
- 952
- Maidens
- 3
- Runs conceded
- 1,191
- Wickets
- 47
- Average
- 25.34
- Economy
- 7.50
- Strike rate
- 20.25
- Best innings
- 4/17
- Best match
- 4/17
- 4 wickets
- 2
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 44
- Innings
- 44
- Catches
- 5
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 5
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 5
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.113
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 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
242 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-30 | South Africa v Australia | Test | South Africa won by 492 runs |
| 2018-03-22 | South Africa v Australia | Test | South Africa won by 322 runs |
| 2018-03-01 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 118 runs |
| 2018-02-16 | South Africa v India | ODI | India won by 8 wickets |
| 2018-02-13 | India v South Africa | ODI | India won by 73 runs |
| 2018-02-10 | India v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
| 2018-02-04 | South Africa v India | ODI | India won by 9 wickets |
| 2018-02-01 | South Africa v India | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 2018-01-24 | India v South Africa | Test | India won by 63 runs |
| 2018-01-13 | South Africa v India | Test | South Africa won by 135 runs |
| 2018-01-05 | South Africa v India | Test | South Africa won by 72 runs |
| 2017-12-26 | South Africa v Zimbabwe | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance 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
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 5.25 | 44.68 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 12 | 28 | 19.78 | 2.93 | 40.46 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 | 127 | 40 | 21.16 | 67.91 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 187 | 16 | 39 | 23.02 | 3.12 | 44.23 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8.00 | 41.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 33.20 | 3.15 | 63.20 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 22 | 8.83 | 60.22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 19 | 26.21 | 2.60 | 60.47 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 4.71 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 15 | 30 | 26.46 | 3.14 | 50.46 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 4.80 | 48.97 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 19 | 27.42 | 2.29 | 71.63 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 | 152 | 35 | 19.00 | 77.55 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 196 | 19 | 38 | 30.28 | 3.18 | 56.97 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 6.50 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 10 | 16 | 32.43 | 3.19 | 60.93 |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 | 109 | 35 | 15.57 | 42.74 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 255 | 20 | 49 | 24.06 | 3.04 | 47.40 |
| 2009 | 5 | 10 | 143 | 40 | 15.88 | 35.66 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 401 | 9 | 15 | 40.66 | 3.28 | 74.26 |
| 2008 | 13 | 14 | 135 | 35 | 9.64 | 50.75 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 266 | 24 | 43 | 32.16 | 3.66 | 52.65 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 31 | 58.00 | 62.36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 3 | 37.00 | 4.62 | 48.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 7.33 | 84.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 103.00 | 5.42 | 114.00 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.40 | 4.25 | 28.80 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 32 | N/A | 68.08 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 46.40 | 6.21 | 44.80 |
| 2015 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 7.50 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 23.34 | 4.88 | 28.65 |
| 2014 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 11.00 | 75.86 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 28.00 | 5.79 | 29.00 |
| 2013 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 19 | 7.57 | 81.53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 15 | 25 | 24.40 | 4.46 | 32.76 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 21.15 | 4.89 | 25.90 |
| 2011 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2.20 | 30.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 16.96 | 4.50 | 22.57 |
| 2010 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8.50 | 77.27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 22.84 | 5.15 | 26.57 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8.00 | 64.86 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 31.40 | 5.03 | 37.40 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 30.41 | 5.26 | 34.66 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | N/A | 209.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29.00 | 3.86 | 45.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | N/A | 166.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75.00 | 9.37 | 48.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 9.25 | N/A |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40.50 | 11.57 | 21.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | N/A | 160.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35.50 | 8.78 | 24.25 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 27.81 | 7.52 | 22.18 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20.33 | 7.62 | 16.00 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15.25 | 6.31 | 14.50 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27.50 | 7.02 | 23.50 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18.50 | 6.16 | 18.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13.33 | 6.00 | 13.33 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Kingsmead
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v Bangladesh · Shere Bangla National Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 40 runs
Test v Australia · Sydney Cricket Ground
- Best recorded bowling · 6/23
Test v New Zealand · Basin Reserve
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · The Wanderers Stadium