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Gary Kirsten

Left-hand bat  ·  Left-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEGary Kirsten
BORN23 Nov 1967, Cape Town Cape Province
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLELeft-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 257
DEBUTDec 1993
LATESTMar 2004
ODI
Cap 28
DEBUTDec 1993
LATESTMar 2003
◈ INSIGHTSDay 245 / 365
1

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

2

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Gary's peak.

3

High averages and centuries tell one story; strike rates and sixes tell another. Both are here.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
14087
AVERAGE
42.82
STRIKE RATE
58.09
HIGH SCORE
275
100S
34
50S
79
SIXES
32
INNINGS
361
WICKETS
2
ECONOMY
2.44

Recent form

All matches →
20045 matches
286
AVG 40.86 · SR 49.31 · HS 137 · 100s 1 · 50s 1
▼ AVG -1.96 vs career  ·  ▼ -27.52 vs 2003  ·  SR -8.78
20038 matches
889
AVG 68.38 · SR 48.71 · HS 137 · 100s 4 · 50s 4
▲ AVG +25.56 vs career  ·  SR -9.38
2000Career best
1467
AVG 43.15 · SR 73.20 · 100s 2
▲ AVG +0.33 vs career
1993Career worst · 2 matches
11
AVG 5.50 · SR 22.00
▼ AVG -37.32 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 101 MATCHES
7289
AVG 44.99  ·  SR 43.43  ·  HS 275  ·  100s 21  ·  WKTS 2
ODI · 185 MATCHES
6798
AVG 40.71  ·  SR 72.04  ·  HS 188  ·  100s 13
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2000
1467 runs · avg 43.15
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1994
2 wickets · econ 2.71

Year by year (last 5)

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YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
2004528640.8649.311
2003888968.3848.714
20021846327.2467.591
20011363853.1779.952
200036146743.1573.202

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
2301avg 32.87 · SR 48.78
New Zealand
2131avg 46.33 · SR 58.26
India
2097avg 52.43 · SR 63.55
England
1989avg 39.78 · SR 44.30
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia57230132.8748.781534101View→
New Zealand44213146.3358.261374131View→
India36209752.4363.55133712—View→
England39198939.7844.3027567—View→
Pakistan35189252.5656.46118414—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
1850avg 41.11 · HS 220
Kingsmead
612avg 55.64 · HS 275
The Wanderers Stadium
556avg 30.89 · HS 110
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
486avg 69.43 · HS 115
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium26185041.1145.3722058—View→
Kingsmead861255.6439.71275131View→
The Wanderers Stadium1155630.8942.8011013—View→
Sharjah Cricket Stadium948669.4380.0711522—View→
Newlands1346138.4266.9112413—View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches