Albie morkel biography
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Albie Morkel – born to entertain
Titans limited overs cricket captain Albie Morkel this week announced his retirement from a game he served so well for 20 years.
The 37-year-old, who made his first-class debut for Easterns as a matric pupil in 1999, will always be remembered for his medium-pace bowling and power hitting down the order – traits that earned him 50 T20 international caps, 58 one-day international appearances and a solo Test outing.
Many feel he never reached his full potential on the international stage but having said that, he hangs up his spikes with a number of wonderful stats to his name.
He retires with a Test batting average of 58, having only batted once in Test cricket – a 71-ball 58 against Australia at Newlands in 2009. That Test will probably best be remembered – or forgotten if you are an Aussie fan – for another one-Test wonder, Bryce McGain. The leggie, who made his Test debut at the age of 36, finished with figures of 0/149 off 18 overs. To rub salt into his wounds, he made nought and two as they lost by an innings and 20 runs.
But, back to Morkel. His only Test wicket was that of Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, caught behind by Mark Boucher for a duck with only the 29th ball he bowled in Test cricket.
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Albie Morkel
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Albie Morkel
South African cricketer
Morkel in 2009 during a training session | |
| Full name | Johannes Albertus Morkel |
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| Born | (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43) Vereeniging, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Relations | Morné Morkel (brother) |
| National side | |
| Only Test (cap 304) | 19 March 2009 v Australia |
| ODI debut (cap 76) | 20 February 2004 v New Zealand |
| Last ODI | 3 March 2012 v New Zealand |
| ODI shirt no. | 81 |
| T20I debut (cap 7) | 21 October 2005 v New Zealand |
| Last T20I | 5 October 2015 v India |
| T20I shirt no. | 81 |
| Years | Team |
| 1999/00–2005/06 | Easterns |
| 2003/04–2018/19 | Titans(squad no. 81) |
| 2008–2013 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2008, 2010 | Durham |
| 2012 | Somerset |
| 2012/13–2017/18 | Northerns |
| 2013 | Derbyshire |
| 2013 | St Lucia Zouks |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils |
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants |
| 2018 | Durban Heat |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 December 2021 | |
Johannes Albertus Morkel (born 10 June 1981), better known as Albie Morkel, is a former South African cricketer. H