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Albie Morkel

Full name:	Johannes Albertus Morkel
Born:	10th June 1981, Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting:	Left-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm medium-fast
Relations:	Brother: M Morkel
Teams:	South Africa (Test: 2008/09); South Africa (ODI: 2003/04-2008/09); African XI (ODI: 2007); South Africa (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2009); South Africa (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08-2009); Easterns (Main FC: 1999/00-2005/06); Titans (Main FC: 2004/05-2008/09); Durham (Main FC: 2008); Easterns (Main ListA: 1999/00-2005/06); Titans (Main ListA: 2004/05-2008/09); Durham (Main ListA: 2008); Titans (Main Twenty20: 2003/04-2008/09); Durham (Main Twenty20: 2008); All teams
South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 2008
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Articles:	Albie Morkel
	Boucher and Morkel take South Africa over the line
	De Villiers blitz puts Australia on backfoot
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Pictures:	Albie Morkel plays a shot in warm-up match against Pakistan
	Albie Morkel plays a shot during their ICC World Twenty20
	South Africa's Albie Morkel bowls against Pakistan
	Albie Morkel hits a six
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Albie Morkel reminds many of Lance Klusener during his prime. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batsman came to notice when he played for his provincial side Easterns against the touring West Indians in 2003-04 where he scored a century and take five wickets at Benoni. Ray Jennings, his provincial coach predicted that Morkel would become a world-class all-rounder. His early career brought only a glimpse of his talent and Twenty20 appears made for his type of play. Morkel comes from a cricketing family, with father Albert having played for Transvaal B and his brother Morne having also played for South Africa. He made his Test debut for South Africa against Australia in the third Test in Cape Town in March 2009, replacing his brother who was dropped for the game.
Profile DateLine: 7th May 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	1	1	0	58	58	58.00	0	1	81.69	0

Test Career Bowling (2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
South Africa	192	4	132	1	1-44	132.00	0	0	192.00	4.12

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	60	86	14	2992	204*	41.55	4	19	24

First-Class Career Bowling (1999/00-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	9139	362	4713	157	6-36	30.01	4	0	58.21	3.09

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	38	25	5	462	97	23.10	0	1	102.89	9
African XI	2	2	0	22	13	11.00	0	0	73.33	0
Overall	40	27	5	484	97	22.00	0	1	101.04	9

One-Day International Career Bowling (2003/04-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa	1504	10	1287	40	4-29	32.17	2	0	37.60	5.13
African XI	96	0	113	3	2-64	37.66	0	0	32.00	7.06
Overall	1600	10	1400	43	4-29	32.55	2	0	37.20	5.25

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	143	106	29	2096	97	27.22	0	9	27

One-Day Career Bowling (1999/00-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	5760	51	4610	157	4-23	29.36	4	0	36.68	4.80

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	22	18	4	338	43	24.14	0	0	138.52	10

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005/06-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa	310	2	382	13	2-12	29.38	0	0	23.84	7.39

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	88	74	22	1279	71	24.59	0	3	138.41	17

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2003/04-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	1510	3	1969	76	4-30	25.90	2	0	19.86	7.82

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa Under-19s	4	3	3	27	25*		0	0	225.00	1

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1999/00)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa Under-19s	170	3	81	8	5-25	10.12	0	1	21.25	2.85