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Herschelle Gibbs

Full name: Herschelle Herman Gibbs

Born: 23rd February 1974, Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Leg-break

Occasional wicket-keeper

Teams: South Africa (Test: 1996/97-2007/08); South Africa (ODI: 1996/97-2008); South Africa (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); Western Province B (Main FC: 1990/91-1995/96); Western Province (Main FC: 1990/91-2003/04); Western Province Boland (Main FC: 2004/05); Cape Cobras (Main FC: 2005/06); Western Province (Main ListA: 1990/91-2003/04); Western Province Boland (Main ListA: 2004/05); Cape Cobras (Main ListA: 2005/06-2007/08); Western Province Boland (Main Twenty20: 2003/04); Cape Cobras (Main Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); Glamorgan (Main Twenty20: 2008); All teams

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Articles: Royal Challengers ensure a last finish for Chargers

Luckless Deccan lose again, Punjab move to 18

South Africa level series

South Africa down Pakistan in one-dayer

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Pictures: South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs celebrates his century

Herschelle Gibbs is bowled by Iftikhar Anjum

Herschelle Gibbs plays a shot

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A tower of strength to the South African batting at the top of the order for a decade Herschelle Gibbs takes his place among the best batsmen the country has produced since their return to the international fold. Equally at home in Tests or ODIs Gibbs has played a number of great innings but the most famous is certainly the 111-ball 175 he hammered to set up South Africa’s astonishing victory over Australia at Johannesburg in 2006 in the face of a target of 435 in 50 overs. But then the gifted Gibbs has placed any number of gems before the cricketing public the world over most notably in association with Graeme Smith with whom he has figured in three 300 plus partnerships for the first wicket in Tests making them among the most successful opening pairs in the game’s history. He also shares an unbroken 300 plus stand with Jacques Kallis for the second wicket. Gibbs is the stroke player supreme. He plays every shot in the book displaying a style all his own and is not afraid to loft the ball even in Tests. This ability as also his readiness to innovate makes him a feared opponent in the one-day game as his career strike rate of over 82 splendidly conveys. He is also not averse to long stays at the crease in Tests where he has had a number of big scores including two double hundreds. A thoroughly organized batsman, Gibbs despite his penchant to go freely for his strokes is one of the most difficult players to dismiss when well set and that explains scores of 196, 192, 183 and 179 in Tests as also his 30 international hundreds.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	14	26	50.25	94

Test Career Bowling (2004/05)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
South Africa	6	0	4	0	0-4					4.00

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	185	319	13	13076	228	42.73	31	58	164

First-Class Career Bowling (1990/91-2004/05)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	138	6	78	3	2-14	26.00	0	0	46.00	3.39

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	232	225	16	7589	175	36.31	20	35	83.13	100

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	350	335	27	10724	175	34.81	24	57	157

One-Day Career Bowling (1996)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	66	0	57	2	1-16	28.50	0	0	33.00	5.18

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	9	9	1	182	90*	22.75	0	2	135.82	2

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	35	33	2	747	98	24.09	0	5	124.08	16