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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. |
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'''Herschelle Herman Gibbs''' is a [[South African]] [[cricket]]er, more specifically known for his prolific rate of centuries scored as a [[batsman]]. |
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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>}} |
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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]]. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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> |
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== [[Test Cricket|Test Centuries]] == |
== [[Test Cricket|Test Centuries]] == |
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Revision as of 18:25, 23 November 2013
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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.
One Day International centuries
* indicates not out.
References
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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