Mark Boucher
Player information | ||||
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Surname | Mark Verdon Boucher | |||
Batting style | Right handed | |||
Bowling style | Right-handed fast bowler (medium) | |||
Player role | Wicket keeper | |||
International games | ||||
National team | South Africa | |||
Test debut (cap 267) | October 17, 1997 v Pakistan | |||
Last test | March 23, 2012 v New Zealand | |||
ODI debut (cap 46) | January 16, 1998 v New Zealand | |||
Last ODI | October 28, 2011 v Australia | |||
ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||
National teams | ||||
Years | team | |||
1995 / 96-2002 / 03 | Border | |||
2004 / 05–2012 | Warriors | |||
2009-2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||
2011 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Game form | test | ODI | FC | List A |
Games | 147 | 295 | 212 | 365 |
Runs (total) | 5,515 | 4,686 | 8,803 | 6.218 |
Batting average | 30.30 | 28.57 | 33.34 | 28.19 |
100s / 50s | 5/35 | 1/26 | 10/53 | 2/35 |
Highscore | 125 | 147 * | 134 | 147 * |
Balls | 8th | - | 32 | - |
Wickets | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Bowling Average | 6.00 | - | 26.00 | - |
5 wickets in innings | 0 | - | 0 | - |
10 wickets in play | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Best bowling performance | 1/6 | - | 1/6 | - |
Catches / stumpings | 532/23 | 403/22 | 712/37 | 484/31 |
Source: Cricinfo , August 9, 2014 |
Mark Verdon Boucher (born December 3, 1976 in East London ) is a former South African cricketer and was best known for his skills as a wicket keeper .
Career
In 2009 he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year . In his career, Mark Boucher made 147 tests for South Africa . He completed his first test in October 1997 against Pakistan . With 555 dismissals , he is the most successful keeper in the cricket test . Mark Boucher also played 295 one-day cricket matches for South Africa. With 424 dismissals he is the third most successful keeper at One-Day Internationals after Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakkara . He retired in 2012 after sustaining an eye injury in a warm-up match prior to his planned final test tour against England .
Web links
- Entry at cricinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Players / South Africa / Mark Boucher ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Test matches / Wicketkeeping records / Most dismissals in career ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Records / One-Day Internationals / Wicketkeeping records / Most dismissals in career ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: Eye injury ends Boucher's career ( English ) Cricinfo. July 10, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Boucher, Mark |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boucher, Mark Verdon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African cricketer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd December 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | East London |