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Revision as of 12:58, 14 May 2018

Dean dwarf Elgar
Personal information
Full name
Dean Elgar
Born (1987-06-11) 11 June 1987 (age 37)
Welkom, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
NicknameDeano
Height4 ft 1 in (1.24 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 315)30 November 2012 v Australia
Last Test30 March 2018 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 104)24 August 2012 v England
Last ODI25 October 2015 v India
ODI shirt no.64
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2012Free State
2007–2014Knights (squad no. 64)
2013Somerset (squad no. 64)
2014–presentTitans (squad no. 64)
2015Surrey (squad no. 64)
2017Somerset (squad no. 64)
2018–presentSurrey (squad no. 64)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 49 6 171 140
Runs scored 3,194 98 12,218 4,762
Batting average 42.58 24.50 44.59 42.14
100s/50s 11/12 0/0 37/44 5/35
Top score 199 42 268 131*
Balls bowled 947 92 3,870 2,705
Wickets 14 2 51 51
Bowling average 42.71 33.50 51.29 48.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/22 1/11 4/22 3/43
Catches/stumpings 51/– 3/– 136/– 45/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 April 2018

Dean Elgar (born 11 June 1987) is a South African cricketer, who plays Tests and ODIs, and a former Test captain. He is a left-handed opening batsman and a useful slow-left arm bowler.

Elgar captained the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006. He now plays for the Northerns cricket team and Titans cricket team in the major South African cricket competitions. He was included in the Northerns team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[1] On 23 March, 2018 he became the second batsman after Desmond Haynes to carry his bat right through the innings on 3 occasions in Test cricket history.[2][3]

International career

Debut years

Elgar was selected for the Sri Lankan ODI series in early 2012 but had to withdraw citing injury. He eventually made his ODI debut against England in an rain-abandoned match, but found success in his second match, scoring 15 in his maiden innings before being bowled by Graeme Swann. Bowling his left-arm spin, Elgar had Craig Kieswetter caught out off only his third delivery in ODI Cricket. In the field, Elgar took an incredible catch of Jonathan Trott then caught Eoin Morgan out in a South African victory.

Elgar made his test debut against Australia on 30 November 2012 and scored a duck in his maiden test innings. He followed this with another duck in the second innings to complete a pair of ducks on debut. On 12 January 2013, Elgar scored his maiden test century against New Zealand. The retirement of Graeme Smith created a regular opportunity for Elgar in his specialist position at the top of the order in Test cricket.

Elgar made 103, against Sri Lanka on 16 July 2014, and followed up with 121 against West Indies at St George's Oval, a ground where he scored almost half of his career international test runs, and recorded the most fifties.

Record opener

On 28 December 2015 Elgar became the first South African opener to carry his bat in a Test innings since Gary Kirsten in 1997, when he finished 118 not out against England.[4]

On 5 November 2016, Elgar scored 127 during the first Test against Australia at Perth.[5] The partnership of 250 by himself and JP Duminy in the match was recorded as South Africa's highest partnership in Perth, the third highest overall in Perth, and their second highest against Australia.[6][7]

On 11 March 2017, against New Zealand he became the first South African opener to face 200 or more balls in both innings of a Test.[8]

On 27 January 2018, against India he became the first South African to carry his bat twice in Tests since 1992.[9]

On 23 March, 2018, he carried the bat for the third time in his test career scoring an unbeaten 141 against Australia when South Africa was bowled out for 311 in the first innings of the 3rd test, equalling the record with Desmond Haynes of West Indies. With this achievement, he also became the only batsman to carry his bat in an innings of a test match twice in a single calendar year.[10][11]

Captaincy

Elgar stood in for regular Test captain Faf du Plessis when he missed the first Test against England in 2017, following the birth of his first child.[12]

International centuries

Test centuries

Dean Elgar's Test centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Start date Result
1 103* 3  New Zealand South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa St George's Oval 11 January 2013 Won
2 103 10  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Galle, Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium 16 July 2014 Won
3 121 14  West Indies South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa St George's Oval 26 December 2014 Drawn
4 118* 22  England South Africa Durban, South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground 26 December 2015 Lost
5 127 27  Australia Australia Perth, Australia WACA Ground 3 November 2016 Won
6 129 31  Sri Lanka South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Newlands 2 January 2017 Won
7 140 33  New Zealand New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand University Oval 8 March 2017 Drawn
8 136 38  England England London, England The Oval 27 July 2017 Lost
9 199 40  Bangladesh South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa Senwes Park 28 September 2017 Won
10 113 41  Bangladesh South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa Mangaung Oval 6 October 2017 Won
11 141* 48  Australia South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Newlands 22 March 2018 Won

International awards

Test cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Series Year Match Performance Result
1 1st Test - South Africa in New Zealand 2017 1st Innings: 140 (299 balls, 24x4) ; 1 ct.
2nd Innings: 89 (249 balls, 9x4) 		Match drawn.[13]
2 1st Test - Bangladesh in South Africa 2017/18 1st Innings: 199 (388 balls, 15x4, 3x6) ; 1 ct.
2nd Innings: 18 (25 balls, 2x4) 		 South Africa won by 333 runs.[14]

Player of the Series awards

S No Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series 2016/17 Batting: 308 runs (1×100, 2×50), avg. 61.60 SR: 53.56
Fielding: 3 ct. (3 matches) 		 South Africa won the series 3-0.[15]
2 Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series 2017/18 Batting: 330 runs (2×100), avg. 110.00 SR: 58.40
Fielding: 3 ct. (2 matches) 		 South Africa won the series 2-0.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Elgar joins Haynes in carrying-the-bat honours board". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Natalie Sciver talks up the importance of bowling evolution - Cricbuzz". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 23 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Elgar carries bat but Moeen spins England to lead". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Elgar's best, Duminy's second-best". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Duminy, Elgar tons set Australia huge target". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Twin centuries cap memorable return". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Lowest scoring rate in 19 years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "A first in Test history: 120 wickets up for grabs, 120 wickets taken". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Australia v South Africa 3rd Test 22-26 March, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "Dean Elgar sets batting world record for South Africa - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "Du Plessis misses Lord's; Elgar captains". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. ^ "South Africa tour of New Zealand, 1st Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Dunedin, Mar 8-12, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  14. ^ "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017". ESPNcricinfo. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016-17".
  16. ^ "Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2017-18".

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