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[[Herschelle Gibbs]] is a former [[South African]] [[cricket]]er who represented his country between 1996 and 2010. He made [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] (100 or more [[Run (cricket)|runs]] in a single [[Innings (cricket)|innings]]) on 14 and 21 occasions in [[Test cricket|Test]] and [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches respectively. With over 14,000 runs, Gibbs is South Africa's third-most prolific run scorer.
'''Herschelle Herman Gibbs''' is a [[South African]] [[cricket]]er, more specifically known for his prolific rate of centuries scored as a [[batsman]].


Gibbs made his Test and ODI debuts in the year 1996 against India and Kenya respectively. However, it was only in 1999 he made a century for the first time in his career. He scored 125 against the West Indies, a match South Africa won at the [[[St George's Park, Port Elizabeth|St George's Park]], [[Port Elizabeth]]. He followed that with another century against Australia in the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]], although this time in a losing cause. His career-best score of 175 was achieved against Australia led to the most successful run chases in the history of ODIs. Since 1999, he made a minimum of one century each year until 2009. As of November 2013, he has the highest number of centuries among his countrymen.{{efn|Gibbs is ranked fifth in the all-time list of leading century-makers in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282935.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 November 2013}}</ref>}}
He became the first player ever to hit six sixes in one bowling over in [[One Day International]] cricket, doing so against the [[Dutch cricket team|Netherlands]] in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]].

In Tests, Gibbs made centuries against all Test-playing nations except [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. His first test century, 211 not out was made against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at the [[AMI Stadium]], [[Christchurch]] in March 1999. His highest score of 228 was made against Pakistan at the [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]] in 2003. These two are the only instances of his scoring above 200.

Gibbs played 23 [[Twenty20 Internationals]] (T20I) for South Africa between 2005 and 2010. He had not scored any century in the format; his best score of 90 not out came against West Indies.


He scored a total of 35 international centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45224.html|title=Statistics, player profile:Herschelle Gibbs|publisher=Espn stats}}</ref>
== [[Test Cricket|Test Centuries]] ==
== [[Test Cricket|Test Centuries]] ==
'''*''' indicates not out.
'''*''' indicates not out.

Revision as of 18:25, 23 November 2013

Herschelle Gibbs

Herschelle Gibbs is a former South African cricketer who represented his country between 1996 and 2010. He made centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 14 and 21 occasions in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches respectively. With over 14,000 runs, Gibbs is South Africa's third-most prolific run scorer.

Gibbs made his Test and ODI debuts in the year 1996 against India and Kenya respectively. However, it was only in 1999 he made a century for the first time in his career. He scored 125 against the West Indies, a match South Africa won at the [[[St George's Park, Port Elizabeth|St George's Park]], Port Elizabeth. He followed that with another century against Australia in the 1999 World Cup, although this time in a losing cause. His career-best score of 175 was achieved against Australia led to the most successful run chases in the history of ODIs. Since 1999, he made a minimum of one century each year until 2009. As of November 2013, he has the highest number of centuries among his countrymen.[a]

In Tests, Gibbs made centuries against all Test-playing nations except Sri Lanka. His first test century, 211 not out was made against New Zealand at the AMI Stadium, Christchurch in March 1999. His highest score of 228 was made against Pakistan at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town in 2003. These two are the only instances of his scoring above 200.

Gibbs played 23 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for South Africa between 2005 and 2010. He had not scored any century in the format; his best score of 90 not out came against West Indies.

* indicates not out.

Herschelle Gibbs's Test Centuries
Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year
[1] 211* 13  New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand AMI Stadium 1999
[2] 120 14  New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand Basin Reserve 1999
[3] 147 29  Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 2001
[4] 107 31  India Bloemfontein, South Africa Goodyear Park 2001
[5] 196 32  India Port Elizabeth, South Africa Sahara Oval St George's 2001
[6] 104 38  Australia Durban, South Africa Sahara Stadium Kingsmead 2002
[7] 114 40  Bangladesh Potchefstroom, South Africa Sedgars Park 2003
[8] 228 43  Pakistan Cape Town, South Africa Sahara Park Newlands 2003
[9] 179 46  England Birmingham, England Edgbaston 2003
[10] 183 50  England London, England The Oval 2003
[11] 142 54  West Indies Durban, South Africa Sahara Stadium Kingsmead 2003
[12] 142 55  West Indies Cape Town, South Africa Sahara Park Newlands 2004
[13] 192 56  West Indies Centurion, South Africa SuperSport Park 2004
[14] 161 63  England Johannesburg, South Africa New Wanderers Stadium 2005

* indicates not out.

Herschelle Gibbs's One Day International Centuries
Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year
[1] 125 20  West Indies Port Elizabeth, South Africa Sahara Oval St George's 1999
[2] 101 35  Australia Leeds, England Headingley Stadium 1999
[3] 111 47  India Kochi, India Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi 2000
[4] 104 65  West Indies St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Recreation Ground 2001
[5] 107 68  West Indies Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 2001
[6] 125 71  Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club 2001
[7] 114 97  Pakistan Tangier, Morocco National Cricket Stadium 2002
[8] 116 103  Kenya Colombo, Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium 2002
[9] 116 104  India Colombo, Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium 2002
[10] 153 105  Bangladesh Potchefstroom, South Africa Sedgars Park 2002
[11] 108* 111  Sri Lanka Kimberley, South Africa De Beers Diamond Oval 2002
[12] 143 120  New Zealand Johannesburg, South Africa Old Wanderers 2003
[13] 101 156  West Indies London, England The Oval 2004
[14] 100 160  England Cape Town, South Africa Sahara Park Newlands 2005
[15] 118 162  England Durban, South Africa Sahara Stadium Kingsmead 2005
[16] 175 185  Australia Johannesburg, South Africa Old Wanderers 2006
[17] 111 213  Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 2007
[18] 102 214  Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium 2007
[19] 119 220  New Zealand Cape Town, South Africa Sahara Park Newlands 2007
[20] 102 224  West Indies Johannesburg, South Africa The Wanderers Stadium 2008
[21] 110 243  Australia Port Elizabeth, South Africa Sahara Oval St George's 2009

References

  1. ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2013.


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