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PLAYER CAREER

Vernon Philander

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenSouth Africa2007–2020
101Internationals
1,944Career runs
0Centuries
269Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
64
Innings
94
Runs
1,779
Average
24.04
Strike rate
44.53
Highest score
74
Not outs
20
100s
0
50s
8
Ducks
8
4s
204
6s
17
Balls faced
3,995

Bowling

Matches
64
Innings
119
Balls
11,391
Maidens
507
Runs conceded
5,000
Wickets
224
Average
22.32
Economy
2.63
Strike rate
50.85
Best innings
6/21
Best match
10/102
4 wickets
8
5 wickets
13
10 wickets
2

Fielding

Matches
64
Innings
119
Catches
17
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
17
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
17
Dismissals / inns
0.142
Best innings
1 (1ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches
30
Innings
19
Runs
151
Average
12.58
Strike rate
70.89
Highest score
30*
Not outs
7
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
3
4s
14
6s
0
Balls faced
213

Bowling

Matches
30
Innings
28
Balls
1,279
Maidens
20
Runs conceded
986
Wickets
41
Average
24.04
Economy
4.62
Strike rate
31.19
Best innings
4/12
Best match
4/12
4 wickets
2
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
—

Fielding

Matches
30
Innings
28
Catches
6
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
6
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
6
Dismissals / inns
0.214
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

T20I

Official international career

Batting

Matches
7
Innings
4
Runs
14
Average
3.50
Strike rate
50.00
Highest score
6
Not outs
0
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
0
4s
0
6s
0
Balls faced
28

Bowling

Matches
7
Innings
6
Balls
83
Maidens
0
Runs conceded
114
Wickets
4
Average
28.50
Economy
8.24
Strike rate
20.75
Best innings
2/23
Best match
2/23
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
—

Fielding

Matches
7
Innings
7
Catches
1
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
1
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
1
Dismissals / inns
0.142
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

101 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
2020-01-24South Africa v EnglandTestEngland won by 191 runs
2020-01-16South Africa v EnglandTestEngland won by an innings and 53 runs
2020-01-03South Africa v EnglandTestEngland won by 189 runs
2019-12-26South Africa v EnglandTestSouth Africa won by 107 runs
2019-10-10India v South AfricaTestIndia won by an innings and 137 runs
2019-10-02India v South AfricaTestIndia won by 203 runs
2019-02-13South Africa v Sri LankaTestSri Lanka won by 1 wickets
2019-01-11South Africa v PakistanTestSouth Africa won by 107 runs
2019-01-03South Africa v PakistanTestSouth Africa won by 9 wickets
2018-07-12Sri Lanka v South AfricaTestSri Lanka won by 278 runs
2018-03-30South Africa v AustraliaTestSouth Africa won by 492 runs
2018-03-22South Africa v AustraliaTestSouth Africa won by 322 runs

South Africa

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Runs by seasonTest · annual total
292219146730Runs2011: 31 runs3120112012: 236 runs2362013: 202 runs20220132014: 228 runs2282015: 28 runs2820152016: 179 runs1792017: 292 runs29220172018: 289 runs2892019: 215 runs2152020: 79 runs792020Season
Wickets by seasonTest · annual total
433222110Wickets2011: 24 wickets2420112012: 43 wickets432013: 38 wickets3820132014: 16 wickets162015: 5 wickets520152016: 22 wickets222017: 25 wickets2520172018: 32 wickets322019: 15 wickets152020: 4 wickets42020Season
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
202036792715.8034.19001202315440.502.40101.25
20196112154621.5037.1300242579111528.132.4967.73
20188152895224.0845.2201285639163217.032.3044.31
20179142925432.4454.8802403532162524.242.5856.16
2016691797319.8850.0001252358112221.902.6749.22
20154428247.0038.880020726545.202.43111.60
20148102285145.6035.1801222648151641.622.9684.12
20138102027428.8555.1902220366163818.052.4643.89
20129112366126.2252.2101253452174321.112.7645.81
20113431237.7526.27004011862412.373.4021.79

ODI

Runs by seasonODI · annual total
403020100Runs2007: 40 runs4020072008: 33 runs3320082012: 2 runs220122013: 28 runs2820132014: 4 runs42015: 34 runs342015Season
Wickets by seasonODI · annual total
1310630Wickets2007: 6 wickets620072008: 0 wickets020082012: 1 wickets120122013: 7 wickets720132014: 13 wickets132015: 12 wickets122015Season
Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons
ODI archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
201584343017.0057.6200105981226.085.2130.00
201475410.8014.2800002871321.924.8427.15
201353281414.0087.500050324715.143.1129.14
20121122N/A40.00000051139.006.5036.00
200822332316.5084.6100303920N/A6.15N/A
200753401740.0090.900040445621.503.9232.83

T20I

Runs by seasonT20I · annual total
1410740Runs2007: 14 runs142007Season
Wickets by seasonT20I · annual total
43210Wickets2007: 4 wickets42007Season
Exact yearly figures · 1 seasons
T20I archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
2007741463.5050.000000286428.508.2420.75
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    ODI v Ireland · Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont

  2. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v Australia · Newlands

  3. Highest recorded innings · 74 runs

    Test v Pakistan · SuperSport Park

  4. Best recorded bowling · 6/21

    Test v Australia · The Wanderers Stadium

  5. Latest available scorecard

    Test v England · The Wanderers Stadium