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Vernon Philander stats

Data through 24 January 2020Last updated 24 January 2020

Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 24 June 2007 to 24 January 2020. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.

Vernon Philander played 64 Tests, 30 ODIs, 7 T20Is for South Africa in the data, between 2007 and 2020. With the ball, the best return was 224 wickets in Tests at an average of 22.32 and an economy rate of 2.63.

International matches

101

Tests 64 · ODIs 30 · T20Is 7

International runs

1,944

0 hundreds

International wickets

269

13 five-wicket hauls

T20 league & domestic matches

560 runs

Best bowling

6/21

Test

Teams played for

South Africa 2007–2020 · 101Cape Cobras 2012–2019 · 27Jamaica Tallawahs 2013 · 8Durban Heat 2018 · 7Nottinghamshire 2015 · 6Cape Town Blitz 2019 · 6Sussex 2017 · 4

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Vernon Philander batting record by format

Batting by format
Format	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Test	64	94	20	1,779	74	24.04	3,995	44.5	8	8	204	17
ODI	30	19	7	151	30*	12.58	213	70.9	0	3	14	0
T20I	7	4	0	14	6	3.50	28	50.0	0	0	0	0
T20 (leagues & domestic)	49	36	17	560	45*	29.47	359	156.0	0	2	36	29
First-class	9	14	4	295	73*	29.50	608	48.5	1	0	34	1

Runs per year

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Vernon Philander: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
Year	Runs
2007	54
2008	33
2011	31
2012	303
2013	298
2014	267
2015	249
2016	179
2017	471
2018	398
2019	437
2020	79

Year-by-year batting (25 rows)

Batting by calendar year and format
Year	Format	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	50
2007	ODI	3	40	40.00	90.9	17	0
2007	T20I	4	14	3.50	50.0	6	0
2008	ODI	2	33	16.50	84.6	23	0
2011	Test	4	31	7.75	26.3	23	0
2012	ODI	1	2	–	40.0	2	0
2012	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	65	65.00	260.0	45	0
2012	Test	11	236	26.22	52.2	61	1
2013	ODI	3	28	14.00	87.5	14	0
2013	T20 (leagues & domestic)	7	68	13.60	161.9	23	0
2013	Test	10	202	28.86	55.2	74	2
2014	ODI	5	4	0.80	14.3	1	0
2014	T20 (leagues & domestic)	2	35	35.00	175.0	19	0
2014	Test	10	228	45.60	35.2	51	1
2015	First-class	9	177	25.29	43.2	41	0
2015	ODI	5	44	22.00	67.7	30	0
2015	Test	4	28	7.00	38.9	24	0
2016	Test	9	179	19.89	50.0	73	1
2017	First-class	5	118	39.33	59.6	73	1
2017	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	61	20.33	152.5	22	0
2017	Test	14	292	32.44	54.9	54	2
2018	T20 (leagues & domestic)	6	109	36.33	132.9	30	0
2018	Test	15	289	24.08	45.2	52	1
2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	13	222	37.00	148.0	33	0
2019	Test	11	215	21.50	37.1	46	0
2020	Test	6	79	15.80	34.2	27	0

Vernon Philander bowling record by format

Bowling by format
Format	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	Mdns
Test	119	11,391	5,000	224	6/21	10/102	22.32	2.63	50.9	21	13	507
ODI	28	1,279	986	41	4/12	–	24.05	4.63	31.2	2	0	20
T20I	6	83	114	4	2/23	–	28.50	8.24	20.8	0	0	0
T20 (leagues & domestic)	48	940	1,219	33	3/15	–	36.94	7.78	28.5	0	0	0
First-class	15	1,482	699	29	4/39	7/103	24.10	2.83	51.1	2	0	61

Wickets per year

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Vernon Philander: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
Year	Wickets
2007	10
2008	0
2011	24
2012	48
2013	56
2014	35
2015	35
2016	22
2017	42
2018	34
2019	21
2020	4

Year-by-year bowling (26 rows)

Bowling by calendar year and format
Year	Format	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
2007	ODI	5	6	21.50	3.93	4/12
2007	T20I	6	4	28.50	8.24	2/23
2008	ODI	2	0	–	6.15	0/30
2011	Test	6	24	12.38	3.41	5/15
2012	ODI	1	1	39.00	6.50	1/39
2012	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	4	32.50	8.67	2/23
2012	Test	17	43	21.12	2.77	6/44
2013	ODI	4	7	15.14	3.12	3/26
2013	T20 (leagues & domestic)	11	11	23.64	6.67	3/16
2013	Test	16	38	18.05	2.47	5/7
2014	ODI	7	13	21.92	4.84	4/45
2014	T20 (leagues & domestic)	6	6	25.00	6.52	3/15
2014	Test	15	16	41.62	2.97	4/29
2015	First-class	9	16	24.00	2.49	4/56
2015	ODI	9	14	24.79	5.07	3/27
2015	T20 (leagues & domestic)	1	0	–	13.00	0/26
2015	Test	6	5	45.20	2.43	2/38
2016	Test	11	22	21.91	2.67	5/21
2017	First-class	6	13	24.23	3.41	4/39
2017	T20 (leagues & domestic)	6	4	44.50	8.48	2/31
2017	Test	16	25	24.24	2.59	4/27
2018	T20 (leagues & domestic)	7	2	76.00	8.94	1/17
2018	Test	16	32	17.03	2.31	6/21
2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	13	6	53.83	8.14	1/17
2019	Test	11	15	28.13	2.49	4/16
2020	Test	5	4	40.50	2.40	2/46

Vernon Philander against each team

vs Australia vs England vs India vs New Zealand vs Sri Lanka vs Pakistan vs West Indies

Batting against each opponent (3+ innings)
Opponent	Format	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	50
Australia	Test	24	509	29.94	48.3	73	3
England	Test	18	452	30.13	53.1	61	3
India	Test	15	263	21.92	41.0	59	1
Sri Lanka	Test	12	177	19.67	30.8	27	0
New Zealand	Test	11	165	20.62	43.2	37	0
Pakistan	Test	9	149	16.56	47.8	74	1
India	ODI	4	31	15.50	103.3	17	0
New Zealand	ODI	3	31	31.00	58.5	30	0
Australia	ODI	3	2	0.67	10.5	1	0
Dolphins	T20 (leagues & domestic)	5	98	32.67	155.6	32	0
Paarl Rocks	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	85	28.33	144.1	33	0
Knights	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	62	62.00	167.6	30	0
Lions	T20 (leagues & domestic)	5	49	9.80	148.5	31	0
Warriors	T20 (leagues & domestic)	3	39	39.00	144.4	22	0
Titans	T20 (leagues & domestic)	3	23	11.50	153.3	22	0
Durham	First-class	3	70	23.33	40.0	41	0

Bowling against each opponent (3+ innings)
Opponent	Format	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Australia	Test	27	53	24.68	2.84	6/21
Sri Lanka	Test	18	39	17.56	2.82	5/45
New Zealand	Test	15	34	20.59	2.76	6/44
England	Test	19	30	24.37	2.42	5/30
India	Test	15	30	22.73	2.48	6/42
Pakistan	Test	14	27	20.22	2.56	5/59
West Indies	Test	5	6	29.33	2.35	4/29
Zimbabwe	Test	4	3	35.67	2.38	1/10
West Indies	ODI	3	8	17.50	5.83	3/27
New Zealand	ODI	5	6	31.50	4.91	2/27
Pakistan	ODI	3	6	14.33	3.07	3/26
Australia	ODI	3	6	21.83	4.52	4/45
Sri Lanka	ODI	3	4	32.00	6.00	2/49
Zimbabwe	ODI	4	4	27.50	4.07	2/15
India	ODI	3	1	76.00	4.22	1/20
Lions	T20 (leagues & domestic)	8	7	33.14	7.73	3/15
Knights	T20 (leagues & domestic)	5	5	21.60	5.68	2/17
Titans	T20 (leagues & domestic)	3	4	26.25	9.00	2/31
Dolphins	T20 (leagues & domestic)	6	3	52.00	8.21	1/25
Warriors	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	2	52.50	7.50	1/25
Guyana Amazon Warriors	T20 (leagues & domestic)	3	2	24.50	5.44	2/23
Paarl Rocks	T20 (leagues & domestic)	4	1	81.00	9.00	1/25
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants	T20 (leagues & domestic)	3	1	46.00	6.57	1/17
Durham	First-class	4	10	17.90	3.18	4/39

Top grounds (batting)

Most runs by ground
Ground	Inns	Runs	Avg	HS
Newlands	26	447	29.80	52
The Wanderers Stadium	18	278	17.38	59
SuperSport Park	13	249	22.64	74
Lord's	7	208	34.67	61
Trent Bridge	6	188	47.00	54
Kingsmead	15	166	20.75	32
St George's Park	10	162	20.25	36
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground	6	128	25.60	73
Boland Park	7	116	23.20	45
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	2	81	81.00	44

Top grounds (bowling)

Most wickets by ground
Ground	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ
Newlands	34	59	21.63	3.24
The Wanderers Stadium	24	50	19.08	3.19
SuperSport Park	18	35	18.63	2.92
St George's Park	13	18	25.94	2.80
Trent Bridge	6	14	18.00	2.93
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground	6	14	19.14	2.75
Kingsmead	18	14	33.36	3.51
Seddon Park	4	12	18.58	3.10
County Ground, Brighton	5	12	21.50	3.37
Lord's	7	11	24.00	2.50

Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)

T20 phases: overs 1–6, 7–15, 16–20. ODI phases: overs 1–10, 11–40, 41–50.
Format	Phase	Runs	Balls	SR	Outs	Bowl balls	Wkts	Econ
T20	Powerplay	11	10	110.0	0	588	18	6.92
T20	Middle	107	110	97.3	4	197	6	8.25
T20	Death	456	267	170.8	19	238	13	9.68
ODI	Powerplay	–	–	–	–	528	13	4.08
ODI	Middle	43	79	54.4	6	671	23	4.74
ODI	Death	108	134	80.6	6	80	5	7.28

How Vernon Philander was dismissed

Caught64 (54%)
Bowled24 (20%)
Lbw17 (14%)
Run out7 (6%)
Caught and bowled4 (3%)
Stumped3 (3%)

How Vernon Philander took wickets

Caught223
Lbw57
Bowled47
Caught and bowled4

Last 20 innings

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Vernon Philander: runs in the last 20 innings
Innings	Runs
24 Apr 2019	0
26 Apr 2019	1
28 Apr 2019	32
2 Oct 2019	0
2 Oct 2019	0
10 Oct 2019	44
10 Oct 2019	37
10 Nov 2019	3
24 Nov 2019	33
28 Nov 2019	18
1 Dec 2019	21
6 Dec 2019	16
26 Dec 2019	35
26 Dec 2019	46
3 Jan 2020	17
3 Jan 2020	8
16 Jan 2020	27
16 Jan 2020	13
24 Jan 2020	4
24 Jan 2020	10

Most recent batting innings in the data
Date	Format	Against	Score	Balls	How out	Ground
24 Jan 2020	Test	England	10	11	caught	The Wanderers Stadium
24 Jan 2020	Test	England	4	3	caught	The Wanderers Stadium
16 Jan 2020	Test	England	13	47	caught	St George's Park
16 Jan 2020	Test	England	27	61	bowled	St George's Park
3 Jan 2020	Test	England	8	51	caught	Newlands
3 Jan 2020	Test	England	17*	58	not out	Newlands
26 Dec 2019	Test	England	46	68	caught	SuperSport Park
26 Dec 2019	Test	England	35	81	caught	SuperSport Park
6 Dec 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants	16*	12	not out	Newlands
1 Dec 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Tshwane Spartans	21*	17	not out	Newlands
28 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Durban Heat	18*	9	not out	Newlands
24 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Paarl Rocks	33	25	caught	Newlands
10 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Paarl Rocks	3	4	bowled	Boland Park
10 Oct 2019	Test	India	37	72	caught	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
10 Oct 2019	Test	India	44*	192	not out	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
2 Oct 2019	Test	India	0	3	lbw	Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
2 Oct 2019	Test	India	0	10	bowled	Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
28 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Dolphins	32*	23	not out	Kingsmead
26 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Lions	1	6	caught	Newlands
24 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Titans	0	2	caught	Boland Park

Last 20 bowling innings

Most recent bowling innings in the data
Date	Format	Against	Figures	Overs	Mdns	Ground
24 Jan 2020	Test	England	0/1	1.3	1	The Wanderers Stadium
24 Jan 2020	Test	England	2/50	20	2	The Wanderers Stadium
16 Jan 2020	Test	England	0/41	16	5	St George's Park
3 Jan 2020	Test	England	0/24	14	7	Newlands
3 Jan 2020	Test	England	2/46	16	3	Newlands
26 Dec 2019	Test	England	0/35	20	8	SuperSport Park
26 Dec 2019	Test	England	4/16	14.2	8	SuperSport Park
6 Dec 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants	0/16	2	0	Newlands
28 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Durban Heat	0/25	2	0	Newlands
24 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Paarl Rocks	1/25	3	0	Newlands
10 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Paarl Rocks	0/20	2	0	Boland Park
8 Nov 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Jozi Stars	0/20	2	0	The Wanderers Stadium
10 Oct 2019	Test	India	0/66	26	6	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
2 Oct 2019	Test	India	1/21	12	5	Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
2 Oct 2019	Test	India	1/68	22	4	Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
28 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Dolphins	0/10	1	0	Kingsmead
26 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Lions	0/28	4	0	Newlands
24 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Titans	1/46	4	0	Boland Park
16 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Knights	1/17	4	0	Newlands
14 Apr 2019	T20 (leagues & domestic)	Dolphins	1/28	4	0	Newlands

Batter vs bowler matchups

Bowlers Vernon Philander faced most

vs Nathan Lyon266 balls
vs Rangana Herath252 balls

Batters Vernon Philander bowled to most

David Warner vs Vernon Philander406 balls
Cheteshwar Pujara vs Vernon Philander360 balls
Kane Williamson vs Vernon Philander328 balls
Virat Kohli vs Vernon Philander285 balls
Michael Clarke vs Vernon Philander272 balls
Usman Khawaja vs Vernon Philander260 balls

Frequently asked questions

How many wickets has Vernon Philander taken in Tests?

224 wickets in 119 innings at an average of 22.32, economy 2.63, best figures 6/21.

How many wickets has Vernon Philander taken in ODIs?

41 wickets in 28 innings at an average of 24.05, economy 4.63, best figures 4/12.

How many runs has Vernon Philander scored in Tests?

1,779 runs in 94 innings (64 matches) at an average of 24.04 and a strike rate of 44.5, in the data from 2011 to 2020.

How many runs has Vernon Philander scored in ODIs?

151 runs in 19 innings (30 matches) at an average of 12.58 and a strike rate of 70.9, in the data from 2007 to 2015.

How many runs has Vernon Philander scored in T20Is?

14 runs in 4 innings (7 matches) at an average of 3.50 and a strike rate of 50.0, in the data from 2007 to 2007.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.