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Neil McKenzie
South Africa
Player profile
Full name Neil Douglas McKenzie
Born November 24, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 32 years 175 days
Major teams South Africa, Durham, Gauteng, Lions, Northerns, Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education King Edward VII, RAU
Relations Father - KA McKenzie
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
47 |
74 |
5 |
2649 |
226 |
38.39 |
6031 |
43.92 |
4 |
14 |
329 |
21 |
42 |
0 |
| ODIs |
59 |
51 |
10 |
1580 |
131* |
38.53 |
2267 |
69.69 |
2 |
9 |
133 |
8 |
19 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
162 |
272 |
30 |
10623 |
226 |
43.89 |
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27 |
54 |
|
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132 |
0 |
| List A |
198 |
177 |
28 |
5401 |
131* |
36.24 |
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7 |
36 |
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57 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
24 |
23 |
7 |
591 |
85* |
36.93 |
479 |
123.38 |
0 |
4 |
54 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
47 |
5 |
84 |
67 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.78 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
59 |
5 |
46 |
27 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.52 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
162 |
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630 |
345 |
7 |
2/13 |
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49.28 |
3.28 |
90.0 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
198 |
|
255 |
248 |
4 |
2/19 |
2/19 |
62.00 |
5.83 |
63.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
24 |
2 |
12 |
19 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
9.50 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, Jul 20-23, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v South Africa at Kanpur, Apr 11-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
South Africa v Zimbabwe at Durban, Feb 2, 2000 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v South Africa at Rawalpindi, Oct 12, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| Only T20I |
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1994/95 |
| Last First-class |
Durham v Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street, May 14-16, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1995/96 |
| Last List A |
Scotland v Durham at Edinburgh, May 11, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Lions v Dolphins at Johannesburg, Apr 16, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Lions v Cape Cobras at Johannesburg, Mar 23, 2007 scorecard |
Popular, mildly eccentric and unassuming, Neil McKenzie was a stalwart in South Africa's middle-order for four years in the early 2000s, despite a less-than-promising start as an opening batsman in Sri Lanka in 2000. From good cricketing stock - father Kevin was a carefree middle-order batsman who represented South Africa during the rebel era - Neil captained both the South African Schools and Under-19 teams before falling under the influence of former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford at Gauteng. He made maiden Test and ODI centuries against New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively during the summer of 2000-01 and was able to take advantage of the confusion over the roles of Daryll Cullinan and Jonty Rhodes to establish himself as a more-or-less permanent fixture in both teams. Neat and economical at the crease, McKenzie is particularly strong on the leg side. Questions have been asked of his ability to cope with the very best spinners, but not enough to warrant his three-and-a-half year exile from the side from March 2004, at a time when he ought to have been at the height of his career. He was eventually recalled to face West Indies at Cape Town in January 2008. On the tour of Bangladesh which followed, he was involved in a world record opening stand of 415 with his captain Graeme Smith.
Peter Robinson and Cricinfo staff March 2008
Apr 13, 2008 |
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Sreesanth successfully appeals for an lbw verdict against Neil McKenzie
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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Piyush Chawla gets Neil McKenzie stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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Neil McKenzie plays the ball down the leg side during his 36
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