Vernon Philander

Vernon Philander

South African AllRounder
WORLD CUP ALL TIME STATS
10 Runs
125.00 S/R
10.00 Avg
4 W
4.74 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Vernon Darryl Philander
Date of Birth June 24, 1985
Nationality South African
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Current Team(s)
Role All Rounder / Right Hand Batsman & Right arm fast medium
Family Bonny Philander (Mother)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SL-L vs SA-L 13 8 0 1 162.50 3 18 1 6.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 30 19 151 213 7 12.58 70.89 0 0 30 14 0 6 0
TESTs 64 94 1779 3995 20 24.04 44.53 0 8 74 204 17 17 0
T20Is 7 4 14 28 0 3.50 50.00 0 0 6 0 0 1 0
T20s 123 89 1211 882 45 27.52 137.30 0 1 56 63 53 28 0
LISTAs 129 89 1418 1889 29 23.63 75.06 0 5 79 0 0 12 0
FIRSTCLASS 168 234 4941 10524 45 26.14 46.94 3 17 168 0 0 41 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 30 28 213.1 986 41 24.04 4.62 4/12 0 0
TESTs 64 119 1898.3 5000 224 22.32 2.63 10/102 13 2
T20Is 7 6 13.5 114 4 28.50 8.24 2/23 0 0
T20s 123 114 360.4 2868 92 31.17 7.95 5/17 2 0
LISTAs 129 0 903.1 4207 129 32.61 4.65 4/12 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 168 0 4851.2 12661 580 21.82 2.60 0 24 2

Vernon Philander News

"Bumrah is the most complete bowler at the moment" - Vernon Philander praises the Indian pacer for his recent exploits "Bumrah is the most complete bowler at the moment" - Vernon Philander praises the Indian pacer for his recent exploits
"Bumrah is the most complete bowler at the moment" - Vernon Philander praises the Indian pacer for his recent exploits
Vernon Philander's 3 best bowling performances against India Vernon Philander's 3 best bowling performances against India
Vernon Philander's 3 best bowling performances against India
"Bowlers did well to keep them down to 258" - Tabraiz Shamsi pokes fun after South Africa's record-breaking win over West Indies at Centurion "Bowlers did well to keep them down to 258" - Tabraiz Shamsi pokes fun after South Africa's record-breaking win over West Indies at Centurion
"Bowlers did well to keep them down to 258" - Tabraiz Shamsi pokes fun after South Africa's record-breaking win over West Indies at Centurion
"Isn't it a concern when your national T20 captain goes unsold"- Vernon Philander on Temba Bavuma going unsold in SAT20 Auctions "Isn't it a concern when your national T20 captain goes unsold"- Vernon Philander on Temba Bavuma going unsold in SAT20 Auctions
"Isn't it a concern when your national T20 captain goes unsold"- Vernon Philander on Temba Bavuma going unsold in SAT20 Auctions
Vernon Philander, Matthew Hayden pick their favorite Pakistan bowler and batters from the T20 World Cup Vernon Philander, Matthew Hayden pick their favorite Pakistan bowler and batters from the T20 World Cup
Vernon Philander, Matthew Hayden pick their favorite Pakistan bowler and batters from the T20 World Cup

Vernon Philander: A Brief Biography

Vernon Philander Biography


Vernon Darryl Philander was born on 24th June 1985 in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. He is an all-rounder (Right-arm fast medium Bowling and Right handed Batting).


Vernon comes from a country reputed for producing one of the finest and quickest fast bowlers the cricketing history has ever seen. Though Vernon is not the quickest in his league, he surely has deadly accuracy and can be devastating for the opposition when times are on his side. Not only bowling, Vernon is pretty well equipped with the bat. Coming in the lower batting order, he has played some useful knocks for his side.


Background

Philander represented South Africa in 2003 Under-19 World Cup against Bangladesh.

Vernon was a talented domestic player.

Playing for Cape Cobras in season 2006-07, he had an average of 70 with the bat and 30 with the bowl. It was this amazing display of cricketing skill which established his place in the national squad of South Africa.


Debut


Philander’s 22nd birthday marked his debut in the ODI match against Ireland in 2007. He picked up four important wickets which was pivotal in South Africa’s win. His debut acted as a catalyst, and Vernon was automatically selected for the World T20 in that very year.


On 9th November 2011, Philander made his test debut against Australia, taking five wickets gifting only 15 runs in the second innings and dismissing Australia at 47. He was named the Man of the Series.


Rise to glory

Vernon’s form was unaltered as he breezed through the series in New Zealand in March 2012. He picked up five wickets in the first test, which ended in a draw. However, Phil finished the second test in Hamilton with the figures of 4/70 and 6/44 in each innings to help the team win. The third test at Wellington was again dominated by him, when he picked up six wickets, showing his consistency in the bowling department.


In May 2013, he was rated by ICC as the second best bowler and the third best all-rounder in the world. Philander marked his 100th wicket in December 2013 against India in Johannesburg, and also hit 59 runs from 86 balls.


He was ranked as the number one test bowler in 2013.

On the 12th of November 2016, Vernon shook Australia in the second test match by taking five wickets. Australia was all out scoring just 85 runs, their lowest total on home ground in 32 years.


Records

Philander was the second fastest bowler to claim 50 wickets in test cricket.

In 2013, New Zealand toured Africa for their test series. Vernon taking 5 wickets in six overs was one of the South African bowlers who bowled the Kiwis out for 45 runs, the lowest total in a test match of the Millenium.