morne van wyk Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
morne van wyk is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Morne Nico van Wyk
Born
March 20, 1979, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Age
44 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Slow Left arm Orthodox
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Wicketkeeper Batter
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 17 | 8 | 5 |
Inn | - | 17 | 7 | 5 |
Runs | - | 425 | 225 | 167 |
Avg | - | 26.56 | 37.5 | 55.67 |
SR | - | 68.88 | 143.31 | 126.52 |
HS | - | 82 | 114 | 74 |
NO | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
100s | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
50s | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
4s | - | 48 | 19 | 19 |
6s | - | 4 | 14 | 1 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 17 | 8 | 5 |
Inn | - | - | - | - |
Balls | - | - | - | - |
Runs | - | - | - | - |
Wkt | - | - | - | - |
BBI | - | - | - | - |
BBM | - | - | - | - |
Eco | - | - | - | - |
Avg | - | - | - | - |
5W | - | - | - | - |
10W | - | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- DJ van Wyk
- South Africa
- Dolphins
- Eagles
- Free State
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Quetta Gladiators
- World Giants
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Van Wyk was first introduced in South Africa's ODI side against England at Lord's in 2003. His ODI debut was surely not a memorable one, for he made just 17 and the team was all out for 107 in 32 overs. But despite that, he was seen as someone who would take over the mantle of keeping wickets once Mark Boucher retired. Waiting in the wings for a person who played non stop for the country comes with its own baggage and to this date, Van Wyk has just played 13 ODIs. Now, he finds himself on the wrong side of 30 and AB de Villiers has been named as wicket keeper as well as the captain of the ODI squad. But he still is a regular for the South Africa A side and displayed his skills opening the batting for Kolkata Knight riders in the Indian Premier League. He is already in the T20 record books, having scored the fastest fifty by a South African against India, which came of just 24 balls. Surely, he is an exciting prospect for the shortest format of the game.
Van Wyk captained the Dolphins in the 2014 Ram Slam T20 Challenge. He had a successful campaign as he led from the front to win them the final against Cape Cobras. He was named the Batsman of the Match for his 47.
Did you know: He reportedly took a sleeping pill instead of a vitamin pill before the crucial World Cup tie against India in Nagpur in 2011. The team spokesman later said that Van Wyk struggled to stay awake during the match which may have led to his dropping 3 simple catches behind the wicket.
By Siddharth Prabhakar
As of April 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Morne van Wyk is another in the seemingly endless supply of quality sportsmen to be unearthed by Grey College in Bloemfontein, his home town. He reached junior provincial level in cricket, rugby, tennis and hockey, and earned South African under-16 hockey colours. Van Wyk was a member of the South African squad in the 1998 Under-19 World Cup, having represented his country against England at the same level in 1997-98. A naturally attacking player, he opened the batting for Free State in limited-overs matches and earned respect beyond his years at first-class level. Van Wyk is a manufactured rather than a born gloveman, but his natural ball-skills enabled Free State to use him as their regular wicketkeeper in both formats of the game in 2002-03.
His versatility undoubtedly contributed to his selection in South Africa's one-day squad to play in the triangular series in England in 2003. He made his one-day international debut in the final, against England at Lord's, in which South Africa were thumped by seven wickets. However, despite being earmarked as Mark Boucher's long-term replacement his opportunities were limited. He made is Twenty20 international debut against Pakistan in 2007 in which he did not bat and played one further T20 International against West Indies at the end of 2007, a match that South Africa was bowled out for 58.
With AB de Villiers now being given a chance with the gloves, and Van Wyk the wrong side of 30, his hopes of a full international career are fading but he remains a regular in the South Africa A team, having captained the 2010 team to a tournament win with an unbeaten hundred in the final against Sri Lanka, while at home scores prolifically for the Knights in all three formats of the game.
Neil
Manthorp and ESPNcricinfo staff