Denijs Paul Beck Morkel (25 January 1906 – 6 October 1980) was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province from 1924 and in 16 Test matches for South Africa from 1927–28 to 1931–32.[1]

Denys Morkel
Morkel in 1931
Personal information
Born(1906-01-25)25 January 1906
Plumstead, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died6 October 1980(1980-10-06) (aged 74)
Nottingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut24 December 1927 v England
Last Test27 February 1932 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 16 86
Runs scored 663 4,494
Batting average 24.55 34.30
100s/50s 0/4 8/22
Top score 88 251
Balls bowled 1,704 10,425
Wickets 18 174
Bowling average 45.61 28.58
5 wickets in innings 0 6
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/93 8/13
Catches/stumpings 13/– 67/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Denijs Morkel". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.