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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Albie Morkel
| image = Albie Morkel 2.jpg
| caption = Morkel in 2009 during a training session
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Johannes Albertus Morkel
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vereeniging]], [[Transvaal Province]], South Africa
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 10
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| family = [[Morné Morkel]] (brother)
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2004–2015
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 19 March
| testdebutyear = 2009
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 304
| odidebutdate = 20 February
| odidebutyear = 2004
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 76
| lastodidate = 3 March
| lastodiyear = 2012
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand
| odishirt = 81
| T20Idebutdate = 21 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2005
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 7
| lastT20Idate = 5 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2015
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| T20Ishirt = 81
| club1 = [[Easterns (cricket team)|Easterns]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1999/00–2005/06}}
| club2 = [[Titans cricket team|Titans]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2003/04–2018/19}}
| clubnumber2 = 81
| club3 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year3 = 2008–2013
| club4 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]
| year4 = 2008, 2010
| club5 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year5 = 2012
| club6 = [[Northerns (cricket team)|Northerns]]
| year6 = 2012/13–2017/18
| club7 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
| year7 = 2013
| club8 = [[St Lucia Zouks]]
| year8 = 2013
| club9 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year9 = 2014
| club10 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year10 = 2015
| club11 = [[Rising Pune Supergiants]]
| year11 = 2016
| club12 = [[Durban Heat]]
| year12 = 2018
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 58
| bat avg1 = 58.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 58
| deliveries1 = 192
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 132.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/44
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 58
| runs2 = 782
| bat avg2 = 23.69
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 97
| deliveries2 = 2,073
| wickets2 = 50
| bowl avg2 = 37.98
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 4/29
| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 50
| runs3 = 572
| bat avg3 = 21.18
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 43
| deliveries3 = 647
| wickets3 = 26
| bowl avg3 = 33.23
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 3/12
| catches/stumpings3 = 17/–
| column4 =[[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 77
| runs4 = 4117
| bat avg4 = 44.26
| 100s/50s4 = 8/23
| top score4 = 204[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 11807
| wickets4 = 203
| bowl avg4 = 30.28
| fivefor4 = 5
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 6/36
| catches/stumpings4 = 34/–
| date = 2 December
| year = 2021
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/albie-morkel-46248 ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Johannes Albertus Morkel''' (born 10 June 1981), better known as '''Albie Morkel''', is a former [[South Africa national cricket team|South African cricketer]]. He is an [[all-rounder]] who bowls right-arm [[fast bowling|medium fast]] and bats left-handed. He was earmarked as the new [[Lance Klusener]] from an early age and is famous for his six hitting abilities. Albie has a younger brother, [[Morné Morkel]], who also played international cricket for South Africa while his father Albert played provincial cricket in South Africa. He has a particularly impressive first class record, with a batting average of 44.0 and a bowling average of 29.0. In January 2019, he retired from all forms of cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25720155/albie-morkel-retires-all-forms-cricket |title=Albie Morkel retires from all forms of cricket |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref>

Currently he is involved with the South African National Cricket Team as a member of their support staff.

== Career ==
[[File:Albie Morkel fielding.jpg|thumb|left|Morkel at fielding practice, [[Adelaide Oval]], January 2009]]

=== First-class ===
His [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] was quite impressive in his first seasons in [[first class cricket]], as he burst onto the scene with six for 36 for Easterns against Griqualand West, but in the 2004/05 season he was expected to take more of the bowling effort for the Titans, but took only 20 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 40.65. However, that coincided with an improvement in his [[batting (cricket)|batting]], as he made his first double century of his career, with 204 not out against [[Cape Cobras|Western Province Boland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WP Boland vs Titans, Paarl, March 10 - 13, 2005 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/supersport-series-2004-05-135726/western-province-boland-vs-titans-146137/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>

During the 2008 summer season Morkel played for [[Durham County Cricket Club]] in the North East of England along with fellow South African [[Shaun Pollock]] mainly in the Twenty20 Cup competition.

In 2012, Morkel was confirmed as [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]'s second overseas player for the [[2012 Twenty20 Cup|FriendsLife T20]] alongside [[Chris Gayle]]. [[Roelof van der Merwe]] was expected to be retained by Somerset but work permit issues left the club to seek an alternative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Somerset sign Albie Morkel for Twenty20 season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/county-news-somerset-sign-albie-morkel-for-twenty20-season-550917 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=25 January 2012}}</ref>

He joined Derbyshire in 2013 as an overseas player for their [[Friends Life t20]] campaign.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/22986196 BBC Sport – Albie Morkel joins Derbyshire for FL t20 campaign]. Bbc.co.uk (20 June 2013). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref>

=== International ===
His statistics on his international debut tour to New Zealand were not very impressive, as he got two wickets at the cost of 48 runs apiece, but he did get five wickets quite cheaply on [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]'s tour of South Africa. Nevertheless, Morkel was picked for the Africa squad to play Asia in the [[2005 Afro-Asia Cup]], but withdrew due to injury. He appeared however for Africa the following series, in 2007, and made history in the second game when he opened the bowling with his brother Morné, the first instance of two brothers doing so in ODI cricket.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 2009 he secured two-man-of-the-match accolades against Australia in the series in Australia, as well as the Man of the Series accolade for the One Day Internationals.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

He was promoted to the [[Test cricket|Test]] side for the third Test of the home series against [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] in 2008/09, replacing his brother Morné in the side.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 2010, he was dropped from the national team for the [[South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2010|tour of the West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kemp and Philander's World Twenty20 hopes get boost |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/justin-kemp-and-vernon-philander-s-world-twenty20-hopes-get-boost-452188 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=16 March 2010}}</ref>

=== T20 franchise cricket ===
Albie played for the [[Chennai Super Kings]] since the inaugural season of the [[Indian Premier League]] where he had a very successful tournament as an all-rounder.

He is one of the regular names in the overseas four of the playing XI. Morkel's big-hitting abilities and consistent bowling performances has been one of the key reasons of the Super Kings' successful run in the [[Indian Premier League]]. In the [[2010 IPL]], he struck a record third-wicket partnership in the tournament along with [[Murali Vijay]] against the [[Rajasthan Royals]]. At the [[2012 Indian Premier League]], he was the winner of the Super Sixes tournament, with a distance of 105m.

Morkel was retained by Chennai for the fourth edition of the [[2011 IPL|Indian Premier League]].

On 12 April 2012, in the Chepauk stadium at Chennai, he hit 28 runs in one over of [[Virat Kohli]]'s bowling which ultimately brought victory to Chennai Super Kings from a no win position after chasing a massive total of 206 in the match against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]. Such exploits with the bat and his useful bowling gained him immense popularity and recognition and made him a household name among the Super Kings' fans.

He was purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹2,40,00,000 ahead of the 2014 season.

He was purchased by the [[Delhi Daredevils]] for ₹30,00,000 ahead of the 2015 season.
On 9 April 2015 he hit 73 runs off 55 balls against his former team the [[Chennai Super Kings]] with eight fours and one six at Chennai. Delhi in the end fell short by one run in a close game.

He represented [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] for the [[2016 Indian Premier League]] season.

In October 2018, he was named in [[Durban Heat]]'s squad for the [[2018 Mzansi Super League|first edition]] of the [[Mzansi Super League]] T20 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League – full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life==
Albie hails from an [[Afrikaner]] family, who are big cricket fans. Albie was born to Albert and Mariana Morkel as the second of three children; [[Morné Morkel]] is the youngest; his older brother, Malan also played cricket. Albie is married to his childhood crush, Marthmari (née Groenewald). Their son, Albertus Johannes "AJ" Morkel was born on 1 December 2009 sharing his birthday with new [[West Indies Cricket Team]] Test captain [[Kraigg Braithwaite]] and their daughter Cara Morkel was born on 4 June 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903154914/http://www.albiemorkel.co.za/ProfileDiary/Diary.aspx] The family lives in [[Pretoria]]. Prior to marriage, he used to live with his brother Morné and teammate [[AB de Villiers]] in [[Pretoria]].

On 22 December 2016 while playing cricket during a holiday at [[Mossel Bay]], Albie found a piece of debris that several believe is from [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Ananya |date=2016-12-30 |title=MH370: South African all-rounder Albie Morkel finds possible aircraft fragment in Mossel Bay |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mh370-south-african-all-rounder-albie-morkel-finds-possible-piece-debris-while-holidaying-mossel-1598654 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=International Business Times |language=en}}</ref> This was reported on 24 December, and it is believed to be a trailing edge from the flap segment that was found in June 2016 at Kojani, [[Pemba Island]] in [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=#MH370 Debris Overview – BoR.doc |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/12_YuUHoEwQ16LtFzMI1GqtNTJzEbrRzykaA_p3zuUhg/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Google Docs |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=46248}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140717123028/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/South-Africa/Albie-Morkel/3020.html Albie Morkel]'s profile page on Wisden
* {{official website|http://www.albiemorkel.co.za/Home.aspx}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140408082239/http://www.royalchallengers.com/albie-morkel Albbie morkel Royal Challenger]

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