Vernon Philander

Vernon Darryl Philander (born 24 June 1985) is a South African former international cricketer. He was a right-handed bowling all-rounder; he had previously represented his country at under 19 level. He played for the South Africa national cricket team and Cape Cobras in South African domestic cricket. In December 2019, ahead of a Test series against England, Philander announced that the series would be his last series before retiring from international cricket.

Vernon Philander
Philander in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Vernon Darryl Philander
Born (1985-06-24) 24 June 1985
Bellville, Cape Province, South Africa
NicknameThe Surgeon, VDP, Vern, Pro, V-Dawg
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 311)9 November 2011 v Australia
Last Test24 January 2020 v England
ODI debut (cap 86)24 June 2007 v Ireland
Last ODI23 August 2015 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.24
T20I debut (cap 29)11 September 2007 v West Indies
Last T20I16 December 2007 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–2015/16Western Province
2004Devon
2005/06–2018/19Cape Cobras
2008Middlesex
2012Somerset
2013Kent
2013Jamaica Tallawahs
2015Nottinghamshire
2015/16South Western Districts
2017Sussex
2018Durban Heat
2019Cape Town Blitz
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 64 30 168 129
Runs scored 1,779 151 4,941 1,418
Batting average 24.04 12.58 26.14 23.63
100s/50s 0/8 0/0 3/17 0/5
Top score 74 30* 168 79*
Balls bowled 11,391 1,279 29,108 5,419
Wickets 224 41 580 129
Bowling average 22.32 24.04 21.82 32.61
5 wickets in innings 13 0 24 0
10 wickets in match 2 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/21 4/12 7/61 4/12
Catches/stumpings 17/– 6/– 41/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2020
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