Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram
Personal information
Full name Aiden Kyle Markram
Born (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994
Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Height 6 ft 1[1] in (1.85 m)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Opening Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 332) 28 September 2017 v Bangladesh
Last Test 20 July 2018 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 122) 22 October 2017 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 6 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–present Northerns
2016–present Titans
2018 Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 7 49 33
Runs scored 1,000 193 3,707 1,200
Batting average 55.55 27.57 47.52 38.70
100s/50s 4/3 0/1 10/18 4/2
Top score 152 66 182 183
Balls bowled 52 30 414 372
Wickets 0 2 3 14
Bowling average – 19.00 66.33 23.71
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – 2/18 1/1 4/45
Catches/stumpings 8/– 4/– 48/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 October 2018

Aiden Kyle Markram (born 4 October 1994) is a South African cricketer who captained the South African U-19 cricket team to win the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2][3][4][5]

Domestic career

Markram made his First class debut for Northerns cricket team against South Western Districts on 9 October 2014.[6] He was included in the Northerns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[7] In 2016, Markram was club professional for Walkden in the Bolton Cricket League.

In May 2017, he was named Domestic Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[8] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[9] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[10]

International career

Debut years

In June 2017, he was named in South Africa’s Test squad for their series against England, but did not play.[11] In August 2017, he was named as captain of the South Africa A cricket team for their two four-day matches against India A.[12]

In September 2017, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[13] He made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 28 September 2017.[14]

Record breaking start

After narrowly missing out on a maiden Test century on debut, Markram completed the feat in the second Test against Bangladesh on 6 October 2017 scoring 143 off 186 balls before being bowled by Rubel Hossain.[15]

In October 2017, he was added to South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of the third match against Bangladesh, replacing Hashim Amla.[16] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 22 October 2017, scored 66 runs and took 2 wickets.[17]

In December 2017, he scored his second Test hundred and became the first South Africa player to score two centuries in his first three Tests.[18]

One Day International captaincy

In February 2018, South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis was ruled out of the last five ODIs and the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against India due to a finger injury.[19] Markram was named as South Africa's captain for the remaining ODI fixtures in du Plessis' absence.[20] He, at the age of 23 years 123 days, is the second youngest player to captain South Africa in ODIs after Graeme Smith.[21]

2018-present

On 30 March 2018, Markram scored his career-best score of 152 runs on the first day of the fourth test against Australia.[22]

In August 2018, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off match against Sri Lanka, but he did not play in the fixture.[23]

References

  1. ↑ http://ysn.co.za/interviews/cricket/national/2014/one-one-sa-u19-cricket-captain-aiden-markram
  2. ↑ "Aiden Markram leading South Africa U-19". ESPNcricinfo. 5 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (28 February 2014). "Composed Markram leading by example". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (2 March 2014). "Failure a stepping stone for Markram". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Best-player Markram 'not at his best'". SuperSport. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup – Pool A: South Western Districts v Northerns at Oudtshoorn, 9–11 October 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kuhn, Phehlukwayo in South Africa's Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Quick turnaround for Markram with A-team captaincy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Markram set for Test debut against Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  15. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20936014/markram-quickly-puts-miss-him
  16. ↑ "Amla rested for final ODI; Markram called up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "3rd ODI, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 22 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Markram's record-breaking start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Finger injury rules Du Plessis out of India ODI and T20 Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Aiden Markram to fill in as South Africa captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Youngest captains | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  22. ↑ "Markram's fourth ton adds to Australia's woes". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  23. ↑ "Chance for South Africa to finish Sri Lanka tour on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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