| Neil McKenzie | ||||
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 South Africa |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 41 | 59 | ||
| Runs scored | 2028 | 1580 | ||
| Batting average | 33.24 | 38.53 | ||
| 100s/50s | 2/13 | 2/9 | ||
| Top score | 120 | 131* | ||
| Balls bowled | 72 | 46 | ||
| Wickets | - | - | ||
| Bowling average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | - | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 37/- | 19/- | ||
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As of 25 January, 2006 |
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Neil Douglas McKenzie (born 24 November, 1975 in Johannesburg) is a South African cricketer. He is a right handed middle order batsman and played for South Africa between 2000 and 2004. Strong on the leg side, he is also a very good player of spin. Educated at King Edward VII School, McKenzie was a promising junior cricketer, captaining the South African Schools and Under-19 sides. His Test debut came as an opening batsman in a tour of Sri Lanka but like his father Kevin McKenzie he soon cemented his place in the South African middle order. He made his maiden Test hundred against New Zealand in 2000-01. Another century soon came, against Sri Lanka at Supersport Park but it would be his last (to date). From there on in he couldn't convert his 12 50's into hundreds although he came close when he was run out by Damien Martyn for 99. After a series of low scores was dropped from the side. Three and a half years later he was again recalled to the South African test squad for the second test against the West Indies at Newlands. Opening the innings, he scored 23 before a torn calf muscle meant he was unable to bat in the second innings and would miss the third Test of the series. A further development as a result of his recall was that Somerset announced that it was unlikely that McKenzie would return to the club for the 2008 season, having played in 2007 as a Kolpak player.
