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Morné Nico van Wyk (born 20 March 1979) is a right-handed South African professional cricketer who has played in 17 One Day Internationals for South Africa.[1][2]

Morné van Wyk

Personal information
Full name	Morné Nico van Wyk
Born	(1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 (age 43) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Wicketkeeper, Opening Batsman
International information
National side	South Africa (2003–2015)
ODI debut (cap 75)	12 July 2003 v England
Last ODI	26 August 2015 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	44
T20I debut (cap 27)	2 February 2007 v Pakistan
Last T20I	16 August 2015 v new Zealand
T20I shirt no.	15
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Quetta Gladiators
2018-present	Durban Heat
Career statistics
Competition ODIs FC LA T20I Matches 17 137 217 8 Runs scored 425 7,567 7,890 225 Batting average 26.56 37.09 42.64 37.50 100s/50s 0/4 11/25 13/30 1/1 Top score 82 200* 175* 114* Balls bowled – 78 129 – Wickets – 2 7 – Bowling average – 18.00 16.42 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 – 10 wickets in match – 0 0 – Best bowling – 2/25 2/28 – Catches/stumpings 10/1 357/14 210/23 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 January 2015

Domestic career

In August 2017, he was named in Bloem City Blazers' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[4]

In October 2018, he was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[5][6]

Morne van Wyk along with Cameron Delport set the record for the highest opening stand in List A matches with an unbeaten 367 in the South African Domestic League matches in 2014.[7][8] He also represented the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League scoring 167 runs from the 5 matches he played with a highest score of 74.

International career

He has also functioned as a wicket-keeper. He made his ODI debut at Lords in 2003 scoring 17 in a very low scoring game. He is also the brother of fellow Eagles player Divan van Wyk. On 9 January 2011 in a Twenty20 International match against India, Morné scored the quickest half-century ever by a South African. It came off only 24 balls.

During the 2014–15 West Indian tour of South Africa, van Wyk scored a Twenty20 International century in the third T20I of the series, and by doing so became the third South African to score a T20I century.

After Cricket

He and Daryll Cullinan were two foreign commentators in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League.

References

External links

• Morné van Wyk at ESPNcricinfo
• Interview by www.world-a-team.com with Morne van Wyk

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