PLAYER CAREER

Wayne Parnell

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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South Africa2009–2023

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.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	6	4	4	4	2010-01-14	2017-10-06
ODI	69	42	42	42	2009-01-30	2023-03-21
T20I	54	22	22	22	2009-01-13	2023-03-28

135Internationals

815Career runs

0Centuries

173Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 6
Innings: 4
Runs: 67
Average: 16.75
Strike rate: 37.22
Highest score: 23
Not outs: 0
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 0
4s: 11
6s: 0
Balls faced: 180

Bowling

Matches: 6
Innings: 10
Balls: 556
Maidens: 11
Runs conceded: 414
Wickets: 15
Average: 27.60
Economy: 4.46
Strike rate: 37.06
Best innings: 4/51
Best match: 6/89
4 wickets: 1
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 6
Innings: 11
Catches: 3
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 3
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 3
Dismissals / inns: 0.272
Best innings: 1 (1ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 73
Innings: 43
Runs: 574
Average: 20.50
Strike rate: 79.39
Highest score: 56
Not outs: 15
100s: 0
50s: 1
Ducks: 3
4s: 43
6s: 9
Balls faced: 723

Bowling

Matches: 73
Innings: 69
Balls: 3,224
Maidens: 23
Runs conceded: 3,010
Wickets: 99
Average: 30.40
Economy: 5.60
Strike rate: 32.56
Best innings: 5/48
Best match: 5/48
4 wickets: 3
5 wickets: 2
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 73
Innings: 70
Catches: 13
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 13
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 13
Dismissals / inns: 0.185
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

T20I

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 56
Innings: 23
Runs: 174
Average: 17.40
Strike rate: 96.66
Highest score: 29*
Not outs: 13
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 1
4s: 13
6s: 4
Balls faced: 180

Bowling

Matches: 56
Innings: 55
Balls: 1,094
Maidens: 4
Runs conceded: 1,513
Wickets: 59
Average: 25.64
Economy: 8.29
Strike rate: 18.54
Best innings: 5/30
Best match: 5/30
4 wickets: 1
5 wickets: 1
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 56
Innings: 56
Catches: 7
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 7
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 7
Dismissals / inns: 0.125
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

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

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
2023-03-28	West Indies v South Africa	T20I	West Indies won by 7 runs
2023-03-26	West Indies v South Africa	T20I	South Africa won by 6 wickets
2023-03-25	South Africa v West Indies	T20I	West Indies won by 3 wickets
2023-03-21	West Indies v South Africa	ODI	South Africa won by 4 wickets
2023-03-16	South Africa v West Indies	ODI	No result
2023-02-01	England v South Africa	ODI	England won by 59 runs
2023-01-29	England v South Africa	ODI	South Africa won by 5 wickets
2023-01-27	South Africa v England	ODI	South Africa won by 27 runs
2022-11-03	Pakistan v South Africa	T20I	Pakistan won by 33 runs
2022-10-30	India v South Africa	T20I	South Africa won by 5 wickets
2022-10-27	South Africa v Bangladesh	T20I	South Africa won by 104 runs
2022-10-24	Zimbabwe v South Africa	T20I	No result

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

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

201034 runs
201410 runs
201723 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20105 wickets
20142 wickets
20178 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2017	2	1	23	23	23.00	48.93	4	47	4	8	19.50	4.70	24.87
2014	1	1	10	10	10.00	27.02	1	37	1	2	15.50	3.64	25.50
2010	3	2	34	22	17.00	35.41	6	96	5	5	45.40	4.45	61.20

ODI

ODI · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

200911 runs
201067 runs
201138 runs
201266 runs
2013101 runs
201461 runs
201529 runs
201641 runs
201794 runs
202216 runs
202340 runs

ODI · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

200922 wickets
20108 wickets
20111 wickets
20126 wickets
20138 wickets
201414 wickets
20156 wickets
201611 wickets
201718 wickets
20223 wickets
20232 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2023	4	3	40	34	20.00	108.10	0	4	1	37	4	2	89.50	5.53	97.00
2022	3	1	16	16	16.00	72.72	0	0	0	22	3	3	29.33	4.67	37.66
2017	11	9	94	35	18.80	111.90	0	6	3	84	11	18	27.00	5.77	28.05
2016	7	4	41	28	13.66	50.00	0	3	0	82	7	11	26.81	5.91	27.18
2015	3	2	29	17	29.00	64.44	0	1	0	45	3	6	29.16	6.25	28.00
2014	9	5	61	24	30.50	75.30	0	4	1	81	9	14	28.07	5.45	30.85
2013	6	5	101	56	33.66	89.38	1	12	1	113	5	8	24.12	5.28	27.37
2012	7	5	66	27	16.50	83.54	0	6	1	79	7	6	41.83	4.45	56.33
2011	4	4	38	21	12.66	76.00	0	2	1	50	4	1	125.00	4.80	156.00
2010	6	2	67	49	33.50	74.44	0	5	1	90	6	8	44.75	6.77	39.62
2009	9	2	11	10	11.00	45.83	0	0	0	24	9	22	21.00	5.81	21.68

T20I

T20I · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

201143 runs
201226 runs
201316 runs
201419 runs
201710 runs
202254 runs
20236 runs

T20I · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

200910 wickets
20102 wickets
20111 wickets
20121 wickets
20138 wickets
20149 wickets
20156 wickets
20173 wickets
202216 wickets
20232 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons

T20I archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2023	3	2	6	4	3.00	75.00	0	0	8	3	2	55.50	11.68	28.50
2022	12	7	54	24	18.00	72.97	3	1	74	12	16	20.75	7.54	16.50
2017	5	4	10	4	10.00	90.90	1	0	11	5	3	49.00	10.50	28.00
2015	4	0	0	—	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	4	6	18.83	8.80	12.83
2014	7	2	19	17	N/A	82.60	1	0	23	7	9	20.44	8.23	14.88
2013	7	3	16	10	16.00	133.33	1	0	12	6	8	19.87	7.22	16.50
2012	5	2	26	22	26.00	113.04	3	1	23	5	1	104.00	11.77	53.00
2011	2	2	43	29	43.00	159.25	4	2	27	2	1	69.00	8.62	48.00
2010	2	0	0	—	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	2	2	35.00	8.75	24.00
2009	7	0	0	—	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	7	10	18.60	6.93	16.10

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

2009-01-13
First available scorecard
T20I v Australia · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
2009-09-24
First five-wicket innings in this archive
ODI v New Zealand · SuperSport Park
2013-10-30
Highest recorded innings · 56 runs
ODI v Pakistan · Sharjah Cricket Stadium
2022-08-05
Best recorded bowling · 5/30
T20I v Ireland · County Ground, Bristol
2023-03-28
Latest available scorecard
T20I v West Indies · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg