Wayne Madsen‘s fantastic start to the Royal London One-Day Cup puts him on top of the run-scoring pile, reports Gareth Stevens.
The 50-over competition has started to gather momentum and a few South Africans have shown that they are specialists in the shorter format. Apart from Madsen scoring runs at will, Colin Ingram has had a great start to his campaign, averaging well over 40.
Possibly the best all-round performer in the competition has been Tim Groenewald. He made a mid-season move to Somerset and seems to be thriving at Taunton. He finds himself in the top 50 of both batsmen and bowlers with some impressive numbers.
Not to forget the longer format, Dawid Malan has found his touch and climbed the ladder alarmingly. A string of big scores sees him in the top five run-scorers with an average north of 50.
Below are all the statistics of the Saffas playing First-class cricket in England, followed by a similar list that covers List A performances. The number next to the player’s name is their position on the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers list for their respective leagues. This gives an indication of how they have fared compared to everybody else. If there is no number then they are not currently in the top 50.
County Championship:
Batsmen:
Division 1:
4)Dawid Malan: 11 matches. 903 runs. Highest score: 154 not out. Average: 50.16. Strike rate: 51.92
8)Ashwell Prince: 12 matches. 822 runs. Highest score: 257 not out. Average: 41.10. Strike rate: 55.05
21)Alviro Petersen: 11 matches. 605 runs. Highest score: 155. Average: 40.33. Strike rate: 54.35
23)Keaton Jennings: 12 matches. 603 runs. Highest score: 103. Average: 31.73. Strike rate: 38.60
36)Andrew Hall: 11 matches. 486 runs. Highest score: 75. Average: 25.57. Strike rate: 46.50
Richard Levi: 4 matches. 184 runs. Highest score: 64. Average: 26.28. Strike rate: 63.01
Hashim Amla: 4 matches. 118 runs. Highest score: 71. Average: 29.50. Strike rate: 71.95
Colin Ingram: 1 match. 51 runs. Highest score: 37. Average: 25.5. Strike rate: 45.13
Division 2:
8) Wayne Madsen: 13 matches. 750 runs. Highest score: 111 not out. Average: 37.50. Strike rate: 44.06
9) Jacques Rudolph: 11 matches. 742 runs. Highest score: 139. Average: 39.05. Strike rate: 50.61
Graeme Smith: 5 matches. 363 runs. Highest score: 103. Average: 32.87. Strike rate: 63.83
Tim Groenewald: 7 matches. 186 runs. Highest score: 56 not out. Average: 26.57. Strike rate: 67.88
Bowlers:
Division 1:
6) Alfonso Thomas: 11 matches. 357.3 overs. 44 wickets. Best bowling: 5-40. Average: 21.75. Strike rate: 48.7
21) Andrew Hall: 11 matches. 324.1 overs. 29 wickets. Best bowling: 4-77. Average: 37.03. Strike rate: 67.0
Division 2:
9) Kyle Abbott: 9 matches. 251 overs. 36 wickets. Best bowling: 5-44. Average: 20.33. Strike rate: 41.8
39) Tim Groenewald: 7 matches. 174 overs. 22 wickets. Best bowling: 5-27. Average: 23.31. Strike rate: 47.4
Royal London One-Day Cup:
Batsmen:
1) Wayne Madsen: 4 matches. 292 runs. Highest score: 138. Average: 146. Strike rate: 110.6
8) Colin Ingram: 5 matches. 216 runs. Highest score: 68. Average: 43.20. Strike rate: 80.29
19) Jacques Rudolph: 4 matches. 177 runs. Highest score: 101. Average: 44.25. Strike rate: 76.95
31) Keaton Jennings: 5 matches. 152 runs. Highest score: 65. Average: 76. Strike rate: 86.85
48) Tim Groenewald: 5 matches. 119 runs. Highest score: 57. Average: 119. Strike rate: 177.61
Dawid Malan: 4 matches. 105 runs. Highest score: 82. Average: 26.25. Strike rate: 69.07
Ashwell Prince: 4 matches. 99 runs. Highest score: 57. Average: 24.75. Strike rate: 74.43
Richard Levi: 3 matches. 77 runs. Highest score: 43. Average: 25.66. Strike rate: 87.5
Bowlers:
7)Tim Groenewald: 5 matches. 45 overs. 9 wickets. Best bowling: 3-37. Average: 29.11. Economy: 5.82
12)Alfonso Thomas: 5 matches. 47 overs. 8 wickets. Best bowling: 3-30. Average: 37.25. Economy: 6.34
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