AB de Villiers

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Full name Abraham Benjamin de Villiers

Born February 17, 1984, Pretoria

Current age 28 years 61 days

Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Delhi Daredevils,Northerns, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Titans

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	74	125	14	5457	278*	49.16	9930	54.95	13	29	625	42	99	1
ODIs	127	123	21	4998	146	49.00	5363	93.19	13	28	462	88	99	3
T20Is	36	35	7	680	79*	24.28	567	119.92	0	4	50	21	35	4
First-class	98	168	19	7306	278*	49.03	12773	57.19	16	43			145	2
List A	157	152	24	6188	146	48.34			15	37			122	3
Twenty20	98	91	19	2139	105*	29.70	1699	125.89	1	12	162	70	76	10

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	74	4	198	99	2	2/49	2/49	49.50	3.00	99.0	0	0	0
ODIs	127	1	12	22	0	-	-	-	11.00	-	0	0	0
T20Is	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	98		228	133	2	2/49		66.50	3.50	114.0	0	0	0
List A	157		12	22	0	-	-	-	11.00	-	0	0	0
Twenty20	98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-0

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
0c/0s, 33*	RCB	v Warriors	Bangalore	17 Apr 2012	Twenty20
0c/1s, 6	RCB	v Royals	Bangalore	15 Apr 2012	Twenty20
4, 0c/0s	RCB	v Super Kings	Chennai	12 Apr 2012	Twenty20
1c/1s, 10	RCB	v KKR	Bangalore	10 Apr 2012	Twenty20
64*, 0c/0s	RCB	v Daredevils	Bangalore	7 Apr 2012	Twenty20
38, 68	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
0, 29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
1c/0s, 9*	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	3 Mar 2012	ODI # 3254
3c/0s, 31*	South Africa	v New Zealand	Napier	29 Feb 2012	ODI # 3252

Profile

A batsman of breathtaking chutzpah and enterprise, as well as the skills and the temperament required to back up his creative intent. A fielder able to leap tall buildings and still come up with the catch. A wicketkeeper who is perfectly at ease donning pads and gloves. A fine rugby player, golfer, and tennis player. All AB de Villiers needs to show off his abundant gifts is a ball. Just about any ball.

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A Nel Biography
Full name Andre Nel

Born July 15, 1977, Germiston, Transvaal

Current age 34 years 278 days

Major teams South Africa, Easterns, Essex, Lions, Mumbai Indians, Northamptonshire, Southern Rocks, Surrey, Titans

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium


Batting and fielding averages
Mat    Inns    NO    Runs    HS    Ave    BF    SR    100    50    4s    6s    Ct    St
Tests    36    42    8    337    34    9.91    731    46.10    0    0    40    5    16    0
ODIs    79    22    12    127    30*    12.70    166    76.50    0    0    14    3    21    0
T20Is    2    1    1    0    0*    -    2    0.00    0    0    0    0    1    0
First-class    132    153    43    1692    96    15.38            0    4            53    0
List A    218    85    44    482    58    11.75            0    1            49    0
Twenty20    56    28    13    155    19    10.33    113    137.16    0    0    11    8    11    0
Bowling averages
Mat    Inns    Balls    Runs    Wkts    BBI    BBM    Ave    Econ    SR    4w    5w    10
Tests    36    69    7630    3919    123    6/32    10/88    31.86    3.08    62.0    4    3    1
ODIs    79    76    3801    2935    106    5/45    5/45    27.68    4.63    35.8    3    1    0
T20Is    2    2    48    42    2    2/19    2/19    21.00    5.25    24.0    0    0    0
First-class    132        25915    12212    446    6/25        27.38    2.82    58.1        14    1
List A    218        10546    7788    301    6/27    6/27    25.87    4.43    35.0    7    4    0
Twenty20    56    56    1240    1394    37    2/13    2/13    37.67    6.74    33.5    0    0    0
Career statistics
Test debut    Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, Sep 7-11, 2001 scorecard
Last Test    England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 7-11, 2008 scorecard
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ODI debut    West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, May 12, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI    England v South Africa at Cardiff, Sep 3, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics   

T20I debut    South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I    South Africa v New Zealand at Durban, Sep 19, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics   

First-class debut    1996/97
Last First-class    Surrey v Northamptonshire at The Oval, Jul 20-22, 2010 scorecard
List A debut    1997/98
Last List A    Titans v Knights at Centurion, Dec 10, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut    Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20    Mashonaland Eagles v Southern Rocks at Harare, Dec 1, 2011 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl    Team    Opposition    Ground    Match Date    Scorecard
1/24, 2*    Rocks    v Eagles    Harare    1 Dec 2011    Twenty20
1/26    Rocks    v Mountaineers    Harare    30 Nov 2011    Twenty20
0/13    Rocks    v Tuskers    Harare    27 Nov 2011    Twenty20
0/20    Rocks    v Rhinos    Harare    26 Nov 2011    Twenty20
1/37    Titans    v Cape Cobras    Centurion    9 Mar 2011    Twenty20
0/33    Titans    v Cape Cobras    Cape Town    27 Feb 2011    Twenty20
1/26    Titans    v Knights    Centurion    18 Feb 2011    Twenty20
1/15    Titans    v Dolphins    Centurion    13 Feb 2011    Twenty20
1/34, 13*    Titans    v Lions    Johannesburg    4 Feb 2011    Twenty20
0/27    Titans    v Warriors    East London    30 Jan 2011    Twenty20
Profile
Andre Nel is a muscular, bludgeoning fast bowler who has belied his conservative Afrikaans upbringing by amassing one of South African cricket's most chequered disciplinary records. Nel was sent home from the South Africa A tour of Australia in 2003 after being stopped by Tasmanian police and found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. It was the latest in a string of misdemeanors, but not enough to preclude his selection in the South African one-day squad for the tour of England in 2003, for which he was forced to take a temporary break from his contract with Northamptonshire. Nel was tipped from an early age as a future international and he first made the headlines in February 2001 when he felled his hero Allan Donald with a fierce bouncer during a domestic first-class match. Although Nel burst into tears when Donald was forced to leave the field, it later emerged that he was following instructions from coach Ray Jennings to target South Africa's premier fast bowler.

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A Melville Biography

Full name Alan Melville

Born May 19, 1910, Carnarvon, Cape Province

Died April 18, 1983, Sabie, Transvaal (aged 72 years 334 days)

Major teams South Africa, Natal, Oxford University, Sussex, Transvaal

Batting style Right-hand bat

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s	Ct	St
Tests	11	19	2	894	189	52.58	4	3	1	8	0
First-class	190	295	15	10598	189	37.85	25	53		156	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	190		6927	3959	132	5/17		29.99	3.42	52.4		7	0

Career statistics

Test debut	South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Dec 24-28, 1938 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 1-5, 1949 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1928-1949

Profile

MELVILLE, ALAN, who died in the Kruger National Park on April 18, 1983, aged 72, was arguably the most elegant batsman of his generation. Those who were lucky enough to see it still remember after 50 years his innings of 114 in two and a half hours for Sussex against the West Indians at Hove in 1933. It was the summer after the body-line tour and the fast bowlers, Griffith and Martindale, assailed him with vicious bouncers. They might have been serving up by request something to amuse him and the spectators. They were mercilessly hooked and, if they pitched the ball up, they were driven. Even granted the placid Hove wicket, it was a remarkable display. Years afterwards, meeting him at Lord's at a time when short-pitched fast bowling was being constantly discussed, I asked him if he had ever ducked to it. He smiled sweetly and said, I don't think so. I think either I hit them or they hit me! From what I saw of him I doubt if he was ever hit by anything that rose high enough to be hooked. 

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