vernon philander Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
vernon philander is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Vernon Darryl Philander
Born
June 24, 1985, Bellville, South Africa
Age
38 years old
Nicknames
Pro, The Surgeon
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 64 | 30 | 7 | - |
Inn | 94 | 19 | 4 | - |
Runs | 1779 | 151 | 14 | - |
Avg | 24.04 | 12.58 | 3.5 | - |
SR | 44.53 | 70.89 | 50.0 | - |
HS | 74 | 30 | 6 | - |
NO | 20 | 7 | 0 | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
50s | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
4s | 204 | 14 | 0 | - |
6s | 17 | 0 | 0 | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 64 | 30 | 7 | - |
Inn | 119 | 28 | 6 | - |
Balls | 11391 | 1279 | 83 | - |
Runs | 5000 | 986 | 114 | - |
Wkt | 224 | 41 | 4 | - |
BBI | 21 / 6 | 12 / 4 | 23 / 2 | - |
BBM | 102 / 10 | 12 / 4 | 23 / 2 | - |
Eco | 2.63 | 4.63 | 8.24 | - |
Avg | 22.32 | 24.05 | 28.5 | - |
5W | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
10W | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Teams he has played for:
- South Africa
- Cape Cobras
- Devon
- Jamaica Tallawahs
- Kent
- Middlesex
- Nottinghamshire
- Somerset
- South Africa A
- South Africa Under-19s
- South Western Districts
- Western Province
- Western Province Under-19s
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Philander represented South Africa in the 2003 Under-19 World Cup played in Bangladesh. He also played for the Cape Cobras for whom he had an impressive 2006-07 season in which he averaged 72 with the bat and 30 with the ball. This fantastic performance immediately earned him a spot in the national squad. He made a remarkable ODI debut against Ireland in 2007, picking up four wickets, playing an important part in South Africa's victory. This in turn gave him a direct access to playing in the World T20 in 2007.
Philander made his Test debut against Australia in November 2011 and was awarded the Man of the match for picking up a brilliant 5 for 15 in the second innings. He was also the Man of the Series, picking up a total of 14 scalps across two Tests, including two five-wicket hauls. In his third Test, he again registered two successive five-fers against Sri Lanka, becoming the fifth player in Test history to take five wickets in an innings in each of his first three Tests. He earned a national contract in 2012 and continued to deliver sensational performances. In only his seventh Test, Philander crossed the mark of 50 wickets and became the second fastest bowler to achieve the feat.
Over the next year, Philander churned out several impressive performances. In December 2013, he took his 100th Test wicket against India in only his 19th match, becoming the joint-sixth fastest ever bowler to do so.
Philander couldn't sustain that momentum while venturing less greener pastures, which was understandable, but still proved to be effective even in conditions which didn't suit his style of bowling.
Injuries also played their part in slowing him down. After the Test in Mohali, Philander missed three Tests on the tour of India in 2015 due to torn ankle ligaments. From there on, his fitness only deteriorated.
Still, while not as frequently as before, Philander continued picking wickets. He even played a major role in South Africa's famous 2-1 Test win in Australia in 2016, memorably destroying the hosts on the first morning of the second Test in Hobart.
While he is undeniably one of the top Test bowlers, the same can't be said about the limited-overs formats, where Philander hasn't been able to achieve the same level of success.
By Cricbuzz Staff
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Vernon Philander is a powerful allrounder who has had stunning success in his first five months in Test cricket, reaching 50 wickets in only seven matches, the second-fastest ever in Test history. Philander hails from a country famous for producing high-quality fast bowlers, and he has done everything in his first few games to keep up that tradition. His strength isn't extreme pace, but he has everything else going for him: the ability to move the ball both ways at a sharp speed, and relentlessly attack the stumps over long spells.
His promotion to the Test squad was the result of consistent performances in the domestic circuit - he got a chance to play the home series against Australia in 2011 after taking 35 wickets at an average of 16.11 in the 2010-11 domestic season - but even he wouldn't have anticipated the immediate impact he made. He started with a Man-of-the-Match performance in his first Test, taking 8 for 78, including a second-innings haul of 5 for 15, to help South Africa to a stunning win in Cape Town. He followed it up with another five-for in the second Test, winning him the Man-of-the-Series prize. The good times continued in his next two series as well, as he grabbed 16 in two Tests against Sri Lanka and then tormented New Zealand in the three Test away series. He thus had six five-fors in his first seven Tests, and reached 50 wickets only 139 days from his debut.
Before all that Test success, Philander performed consistently for Cape Cobras. He also played for South Africa Under-19s on their tour of England in 2003 and the U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. In 2006-07 he produced an impressive one-day season for the Cobras, averaging 72 with the bat and 30 with the ball. It was enough to earn him a place in South Africa's squad for their one-day tour of Ireland, a team he'd been lined up to play for before a stress fracture of his back, and he was rewarded for a good display there with a spot in the Twenty20 World Championships in 2007.
Andrew McGlashan