Neil McKenzie

Neil McKenzie

South Africa • Right Handed Bat
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
2 Mat
7 Runs
87.50 S/R
- Avg
7 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Neil Douglas McKenzie
Date of Birth November 24, 1975
Nationality South Africa
Role Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm medium Bowler
Family Kerry McGregor (Spouse), Megan McKenzie (Sibling)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SA-L vs IND-L 0 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
PAK-L vs SA-L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SA L vs WI-C 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 22 1 11.00
AUS-C vs SA-C 33 24 6 0 137.50 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 64 55 1688 2432 10 37.51 69.40 2 10 131 142 8 21 0
TESTs 58 94 3253 7744 7 37.39 42.00 5 16 226 409 22 54 0
T20Is 2 1 7 8 1 0 87.50 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
T20s 155 138 3357 2830 38 33.57 118.62 0 18 89 341 49 47 0
LISTAs 298 269 8571 0 43 37.92 0 12 58 131 0 0 90 0
FIRSTCLASS 280 476 19041 0 60 45.77 0 53 86 237 0 0 255 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 64 5 7.4 27 0 0 3.52 0 0 0
TESTs 58 6 15.0 68 0 0 4.53 0 0 0
T20Is 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 155 4 4.0 34 1 34.00 8.50 1/4 0 0
LISTAs 298 0 42.3 248 4 62.00 5.83 2/19 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 280 0 175.4 568 11 51.63 3.23 0 0 0

Neil McKenzie News

Sri Lanka appoint Neil McKenzie as consultant coach for South Africa tour Sri Lanka appoint Neil McKenzie as consultant coach for South Africa tour
Sri Lanka appoint Neil McKenzie as consultant coach for South Africa tour
South Africa unveil coaching staff for Test series against West Indies South Africa unveil coaching staff for Test series against West Indies
South Africa unveil coaching staff for Test series against West Indies
5 highest opening partnerships in Test cricket 5 highest opening partnerships in Test cricket
5 highest opening partnerships in Test cricket
Sanjay Bangar declines BCB's offer to join as Test batting consultant Sanjay Bangar declines BCB's offer to join as Test batting consultant
Sanjay Bangar declines BCB's offer to join as Test batting consultant
Mzansi Super League 2019: Jozi Stars appoint Neil McKenzie as mentor and consultant Mzansi Super League 2019: Jozi Stars appoint Neil McKenzie as mentor and consultant
Mzansi Super League 2019: Jozi Stars appoint Neil McKenzie as mentor and consultant

Neil McKenzie: A Brief Biography

Neil McKenzie Biography

Neil Douglas McKenzie was born on 24th November 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The former international player is a right-handed middle-order batsman. McKenzie started as an opening batsman but later on shifted to coming to bat at number 4, only to resume his opening role in 2008.

He had an inconsistent run with the national team, having played 58 test matches and 64 ODIs and two T20s.

Background

Born to cricketer Kevin McKenzie, Neil was interested in cricket from a young age. The Protean was a promising youth cricketer and captained his school side and South Africa in the U-19 Tour of England.

Debut

Neil made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 2nd February 2000 at Kingsmead, Durban. Later in the same year, he was called up for Tests during South Africa’s tour to Sri Lanka. On 20th July 2000, he played his first Test at the Galle International Stadium.

Rise to Glory

In 2008, after a poor run of form of opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs, McKenzie was called up to the national team after a three years hiatus and it was then that he had some of the best knocks of his career.

On 1st March 2008, McKenzie scored his first test hundred when he was involved in a world record opening stand of 415 with captain Graeme Smith against Bangladesh in the second and the final Test.

Having scored 226 in the previous match against Bangladesh, he scored a 155 not out against India in the next test match.

In July 2008, Mckenzie batted for over nine hours, scored 138 runs in 447 balls and helped his team secure a win against England at the Lord’s.

Low Points

Neil McKenzie had not been consistent with his form since the beginning, with his superstitions off the pitch-owing to his OCD-hindering his play over the years. With South Africa opting to invest in young players after the test series, McKenzie was subsequently dropped from the squad.

Club Career

McKenzie joined Hampshire in 2010 as a Kolpak player. A year later, he went on to add 523 runs with Michael Carberry against Yorkshire to set up a new record in the history of County Championship. It was also the highest partnership for Hampshire. McKenzie had scored his career-best First-Class score of 237 in that innings.

Records

In 2008, Neil McKenzie was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his performance against England in the test.

McKenzie also became one of twelve cricketers to score more than 1000 runs in the calendar year of 2008.

Retirement

Neil McKenzie retired from all forms of cricket in 2016. He was then appointed as the head coach for South African national team.