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Herschelle Gibbs
Country: South Africa Date of Birth: February 23, 1974
Place of Birth: Green Point,Cape Town
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast medium
Skill: Batsman
Teams Played: Cape Cobras, Deccan Chargers, South Africa
Batting Performance
| M | Inn | No | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 90 | 154 | 7 | 6167 | 228 | 14 | 26 | 41.95 | 50.27 |
| ODI | 248 | 240 | 16 | 8094 | 175 | 21 | 37 | 36.13 | 83.26 |
| T20s | 23 | 23 | 1 | 400 | 90* | 0 | 3 | 18.18 | 125.79 |
| IPL | 33 | 33 | 3 | 805 | 69* | 0 | 5 | 26.83 | 111.96 |
| CLT20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 16.86 | 114.56 |
Bowling & Fielding Performance
| M | Overs | Runs | Mdns | Wkts | Avg | Best | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 90 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0/4 | 4 |
| ODI | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| T20s | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| IPL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| CLT20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career Performance
| First Match | Last Match | |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | November 27, 1996 v India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata | January 10, 2008 v West Indies at Kingsmead, Durban |
| ODIs | October 3, 1996 v Kenya at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | February 27, 2010 v India at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera |
| T20s | October 21, 2005 v New Zealand at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | May 10, 2010 v Pakistan at Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia |
| IPL | May 1, 2008 v Kings XI Punjab at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | April 22, 2010 v Chennai Super Kings at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai |
| CLT20 | October 8, 2009 v Royal Challengers Bangalore at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | October 4, 2011 v Trinidad and Tobago at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Profile
Herschelle Gibbs sports a swashbuckling style when he takes on the crease. He was only 16 when he made his first class debut. The top order batsman played his first international Test against India on November 27 in 1996.When he is not exploiting the bowlers with his aggressive strokes, Gibbs worries the batsmen by his formidable fielding. He holds the credit for claiming one of the highest number of run-outs. Ironically, Gibbs is notoriously known for dropping Steve Waugh’s catch in the semifinal of the World Cup in 1999 which cost South Africa the world title.
Another of his feats include towering partnerships with his teammates, especially with Graeme Smith. He is among those few batsmen who have hit six sixes in an over. He has always been the choice for the top order in the batting line-up. However he was shifted to the middle order when he was out of form for a while.
One of his famous innings includes the one-day tie against Australia in March 2006 wherein South Africa chased down a seemingly impossible score of 434 runs with a ball to spare. Gibbs contributed a fast paced 175 off 111 balls.
Gibbs has been the crux of many controversies from time to time. His involvement in the match fixing scandal in 2001, tarnished his career to quite some extent. The International Cricket Council banned Gibbs for two Tests for violating their code of conduct in a match against Pakistan in 2007. He was also charged for consuming marijuana and drunken driving.
