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Full name Herschelle Herman Gibbs
Born February 23, 1974, Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 31 years 140 days
Major teams South Africa, Durham, Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm bowler
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 70 117 6 5227 228 47.09 10332 50.59 14 18 743 44 57 0
ODIs 169 168 13 5507 153 35.52 6746 81.63 15 22 647 75 71 0
First-class 160 272 12 11698 228 44.99 29 50 121 0
List A 270 260 22 8125 153 34.13 18 40 123 0
Twenty-20 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 70 6 4 0 - - - 4.00 - 0 0 0
ODIs 169 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
First-class 160 138 78 3 2/14 26.00 3.39 46.00 0 0
List A 270 66 57 2 1/16 1/16 28.50 5.18 33.00 0 0 0
Twenty-20 2 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
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Test debut India v South Africa at Kolkata - Nov 27-Dec 1, 1996
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Last Test West Indies v South Africa at St John's - Apr 29-May 3,
2005 scorecard
ODI debut Kenya v South Africa at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 3, 1996
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Last ODI West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown - May 11, 2005
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First-class span 1990/91 - 2004/05
List A span 1990/91 - 2004/05
Twenty-20 span 2003/04
Summoned from the school classroom as a 16-year-old
to make his first-class debut in 1990, Herschelle Gibbs's feet moved
beautifully at the crease but struggled to find the ground in real
life. Admitting that a Test debut in front of 70,000 at Eden Gardens
wasn't as nerve-wracking as sitting his final exams, as well as the
fact that he reads little outside of magazines and comics,
contributed to a reputation for simplicity. In fact, Gibbs can be a
warm and generous person. His passion for one-liners and verbal
jousting continues to hamper his advancement as a serious
professional, and his brush with career death in the Cronje
match-fixing scandal added to the impression of a man who had failed
to grasp the magnitude of his impact on the nation's youth. A
life-skills programme with the former Springbok rugby legend Morne
du Plessis during the 2001 off-season was designed to address the
matter. At the crease, however, Gibbs can be invincible. There is no
shot beyond his compass, while Test-match opening has not tempered
his desire for explosive entertainment. The speed of his hands is
hypnotic, frequently allowing him to hook off the front foot and
keep out surprise lifters. His trademark is the lofted extra-cover
drive, hit inside-out with the certainty of a square cut. Sporting
comparisons can be odious, but in the field - at backward point - he
really is the next Jonty Rhodes.
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