Loading ...Mark Boucher
South Africa
Full name Mark Verdon Boucher
Born December 3, 1976, East London, Cape Province
Current age 31 years 124 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Border, ICC World XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 112 | 158 | 20 | 4179 | 125 | 30.28 | 8357 | 50.00 | 4 | 28 | 515 | 15 | 408 | 19 |
| ODIs | 263 | 193 | 48 | 4203 | 147* | 28.98 | 4996 | 84.12 | 1 | 25 | 320 | 73 | 368 | 18 |
| T20Is | 9 | 7 | 0 | 134 | 36 | 19.14 | 149 | 89.93 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| First-class | 169 | 248 | 36 | 7171 | 134 | 33.82 | 8 | 45 | 575 | 32 | ||||
| List A | 323 | 251 | 58 | 5542 | 147* | 28.71 | 2 | 33 | 434 | 26 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 317 | 57* | 28.81 | 319 | 99.37 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 112 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 263 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 169 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1/6 | 26.00 | 6.00 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 323 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | Pakistan v South Africa at Sheikhupura, Oct 17-21, 1997 |
| Last Test | India v South Africa at Chennai, Mar 26-30, 2008 |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v South Africa at Perth, Jan 16, 1998 |
| Last ODI | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Feb 3, 2008 |
| T20I debut | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 |
| Last T20I | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 |
| First-class debut | 1995/96 |
| Last First-class | India v South Africa at Chennai, Mar 26-30, 2008 |
| List A debut | 1995/96 |
| Last List A | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Feb 3, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut | Eastern Cape v Western Province Boland at Port Elizabeth, Apr 13, 2004 |
| Last Twenty20 | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 |
South Africa Player of the Year 1998
South Africa Player of the Year 2000
South Africa Player of the Year 2006
It is a measure of the rapidity of Mark Boucher’s rise that no-one is quite sure exactly how many cricketing records he currently holds. Fastest man to a 100 dismissals here, most innings without a bye over the road - they’ve tumbled out so quickly that it has been difficult to keep up. He also held the record for the highest score by a nightwatchman. Probably his most significant achievement, however, came in only his second Test match, his first on home soil, against Pakistan at the Wanderers in February 1998 when he and Pat Symcox put on 195 to set a new Test ninth-wicket partnership record. The real relevance of this feat lay not so much in its numbers, but in the fact that it was built with South Africa in desperate trouble at 166 for 8. [Read more →]
