Albie Morkel

Albie Morkel, like Lance Klusener, is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batsman.

Date of Birth: 10 June 1981, Vereeniging, Transvaal ODI debut: Against New Zealand at Wellington Test debut: Against Bat: Left Hand Bat Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium

Albie Morkel, like Lance Klusener, is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batsman. He rose to prominence playing for his provincial side Easterns against the touring West Indians in 2003-04 when he defied food poisoning to score a century and take five wickets at Benoni.

Ray Jennings, his provincial coach and a former South African wicketkeeper, predicted some time ago that Morkel would become a world-class allrounder, and Morkel was promised his first taste of international action when picked for the tour of New Zealand in 2003-04. Morkel comes from a cricketing family, with father Albert having played for Transvaal B and brothers Malan and Morné having represented SA schools. Morné also plays for Easterns.