(1985-06-24) 24 June 1985 (age 38) Bellville, Cape Province, South Africa
Nickname
The Surgeon,[1] VDP, Vern, Pro, V-Dawg[2]
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Role
Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side
South Africa (2007–2020)
Test debut (cap 311)
9 November 2011 v Australia
Last Test
24 January 2020 v England
ODI debut (cap 86)
24 June 2007 v Ireland
Last ODI
23 August 2015 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.
24
T20I debut (cap 29)
11 September 2007 v West Indies
Last T20I
16 December 2007 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.
24
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2003/04–2015/16
Western Province
2004
Devon
2005/06–2018/19
Cape Cobras
2008
Middlesex
2012
Somerset
2013
Kent
2013
Jamaica Tallawahs
2015
Nottinghamshire
2015/16
South Western Districts
2017
Sussex
2018
Durban Heat
2019
Cape Town Blitz
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
64
30
168
129
Runs scored
1,779
151
4,941
1,418
Batting average
24.04
12.58
26.14
23.63
100s/50s
0/8
0/0
3/17
0/5
Top score
74
30*
168
79*
Balls bowled
11,391
1,279
29,108
5,419
Wickets
224
41
580
129
Bowling average
22.32
24.04
21.82
32.61
5 wickets in innings
13
0
24
0
10 wickets in match
2
0
2
0
Best bowling
6/21
4/12
7/61
4/12
Catches/stumpings
17/–
6/–
41/–
12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2020
Vernon Darryl Philander (born 24 June 1985) is a South African former international cricketer. He was a right-handed bowling all-rounder; he had previously represented his country at under 19 level. He played for the South Africa national cricket team and Cape Cobras in South African domestic cricket. In December 2019, ahead of a Test series against England, Philander announced that the series would be his last series before retiring from international cricket.
^"Vernon 'The Surgeon' Philander leaves a world-class mark". 25 January 2020.
^"Vernon Philander Faces Our Quickfire Questions". Gunn & Moore on YouTube. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
Vernon Darryl Philander (born 24 June 1985) is a South African former international cricketer. He was a right-handed bowling all-rounder; he had previously...
the South African pace attack, which Steyn was part of, alongside VernonPhilander and Morne Morkel, the best South Africa had ever produced. In December...
against Sri Lanka. De Lange was drafted as a late replacement for VernonPhilander in the second test match against Sri Lanka and returned figures of...
Africa from winning and Bangladesh also winning against West Indies. VernonPhilander, Morne Morkel (both SA) and Ramnaresh Sarwan, Fidel Edwards (both WI)...
Australia. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017. "Matthew Hayden, VernonPhilander appointed Pakistan coaches for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved...
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He became the fourth South African bowler to cross 900 points after VernonPhilander, Shaun Pollock and Dale Steyn. In July 2018 during the first test against...
innings, from 75/6 with able support from Robin Peterson (31 off 45), VernonPhilander (30 from 54) and last man Morne Morkel (17 from 15). South Africa won...
against the bowling attack comprising Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and VernonPhilander. "For a man who had spent many a tour and series warming up the bench...
continued because of the emergence of Dale Steyn, Morné Morkel, and VernonPhilander. Kallis is the only man to score over 10,000 runs and to take over...
Clarke ( Australia § Alastair Cook ( England) Virat Kohli ( India) VernonPhilander ( South Africa) § Stafanie Taylor ( West Indies) Also named in the...
Match shortened to 31 overs per side due to rain. Alex Cusack (Ire), VernonPhilander, Thandi Tshabalala (SA) made their ODI debuts. South Africa won the...
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medium-pace bowler VernonPhilander found guilty of tampering with the ball during the third day of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka in 2014. Philander was found...
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