derek crookes Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
derek crookes is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Derek Norman Crookes
Born
March 05, 1969, Mariannhill, Natal
Age
54 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 32 | - | - |
Inn | - | 23 | - | - |
Runs | - | 296 | - | - |
Avg | - | 14.8 | - | - |
SR | - | 71.84 | - | - |
HS | - | 54 | - | - |
NO | - | 3 | - | - |
100s | - | 0 | - | - |
50s | - | 1 | - | - |
4s | - | 20 | - | - |
6s | - | 5 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 32 | - | - |
Inn | - | 30 | - | - |
Balls | - | 1221 | - | - |
Runs | - | 1011 | - | - |
Wkt | - | 25 | - | - |
BBI | - | 30 / 3 | - | - |
BBM | - | 30 / 3 | - | - |
Eco | - | 4.97 | - | - |
Avg | - | 40.44 | - | - |
5W | - | 0 | - | - |
10W | - | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- NS Crookes
- South Africa
- Easterns
- Gauteng
- Natal
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Crookes was a live-wire in the field and was a decent batsman, these attributes made him a regular member in the ODI team. However, he failed to make it to the Test side because he never used to toss the ball or turn it for that matter. He was also involved in the match-fixing scandal in 2000. It came to light that Cronje had told the bookies that Crooke would open the bowling in the 5th ODI at Nagpur, which he did and conceded 69 runs in 10 overs. He later admitted to the King Commission that he was shocked with the decision of him opening the bowling.
Crookes retired from all forms of cricket in 2005-06.
by Akshay Maanay
As of May 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Derek Crookes was one of a number of spinners South Africa tried during the 1990s as they attempted to fill the one major hole in their team. He was a quickish offspinner who was well-suited to the one-day game with his sparky batting and lively fielding providing a useful all-round package. His international chance arrived during a one-day tournament in Pakistan during 1994-95, but he failed to take a wicket in his first five matches. He finally broke his wicket-taking duck in Kenya and chipped in with useful scalps without ever threatening to run through a team - a common story among South Africa spinners - and was never offered a chance in the Test side. His penultimate overseas tour was the infamous trip to India in 1999-00 where the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal hit the news. During the King Commission hearing it emerged that Cronje had agreed with bookmakers that Crookes would open the bowling. He did so in Nagpur, in the fifth one-day international, and conceded 69 runs off 10 overs, later admitting his astonishment at being asked. Crookes retired from first-class cricket in 2005-06 but his name came up again after Herschelle Gibbs was interviewed by Indian police before the 2006 Champions Trophy.
Andrew McGlashan October 2006