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Denys Morkel

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEDenijs Paul Beck Morkel
BORN25 Jan 1906, Plumstead Cape Town Cape Province
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast-medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 116
DEBUTDec 1927
LATESTFeb 1932
◈ INSIGHTSDay 252 / 365
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Test cap #116 · Explore Denijs's full career using the tabs above — each tab reveals a different analytical angle.

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Career totals are just the start. Switch to By Year to trace the arc of Denijs's entire career.

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Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents Denijs has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
663
AVERAGE
24.56
STRIKE RATE
22100
HIGH SCORE
88
50S
4
SIXES
3
INNINGS
28
WICKETS
18
ECONOMY
2.89

Recent form

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19323 matches
67
AVG 13.40 · SR 2233.33 · HS 51 · 50s 1
▼ AVG -11.16 vs career  ·  ▼ -0.27 vs 1931  ·  SR -19866.67
19311 matches
82
AVG 13.67 · SR 0.00 · HS 332 wkts
▼ AVG -10.89 vs career
1929Career best
321
AVG 45.86 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +21.30 vs career
1932Career worst · 3 matches
67
AVG 13.40 · SR 2233.33
▼ AVG -11.16 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 12 MATCHES
663
AVG 24.56  ·  SR 22100.00  ·  HS 88  ·  WKTS 18
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1929
321 runs · avg 45.86
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1929
14 wickets · econ 2.65

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
28293132
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
193236713.402233.330
193118213.670.000
1929532145.860.000
1928310320.600.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
514avg 32.13 · SR 0.00
Australia
98avg 9.80 · SR 3266.67
New Zealand
51avg 51.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England851432.130.0088—316View→
Australia3989.803266.6733——2View→
New Zealand15151.000.0051—1—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
184avg 26.29 · HS 88
Old Trafford
99avg 49.50 · HS 63
Kennington Oval
81avg 81.00 · HS 81
Old Wanderers
76avg 19.00 · HS 45
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium318426.290.0088—18View→
Old Trafford19949.500.0063—11View→
Kennington Oval18181.000.0081—1—View→
Old Wanderers17619.000.0045——1View→
Newlands05929.500.0036——1View→
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches