Mark Boucher Biography
Mark Verdon Boucher is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. He is regarded as one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen of all time. Boucher holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper, with 532 catches and 555 total dismissals.
Boucher has represented Border, Warriors, South Africa, ICC World XI, Africa XI and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Currently, he is the head coach of the Titans. Boucher had been a regular feature of the South African side since the 1997/1998 tour to Australia, until his retirement from international cricket in July 2012 after a serious eye injury against Somerset.
Mark Boucher Age
Mark Verdon Boucher was born on 3 December 1976 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He is 43 years old as of 2019.
Mark Boucher Height
Boucher stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m).
Mark Boucher Wife
Mark Boucher is married to his beautiful wife Carmen Lotter since 2017. The couple welcomed their first child in 2018.
Mark Boucher Sister | Family
Boucher who hails from East London, Border, is the son of Verdon and Heather Boucher and grew up with two sisters Mandy and Che’. At a young age, Boucher played many sports and excelled in his trade
Mark Boucher Net Worth
Boucher has an estimated net worth of $1 million U.S dollars. Having hold many records, the former cricketer had a successful career and now the head South African cricket coach.
Mark Boucher Education
Born in East London, Boucher went to Selborne College where he was coached by Richard Pybus.
Mark Boucher Wicket-keeping role
Boucher was South Africa’s first-choice wicketkeeper since the time he replaced Dave Richardson until his retirement, and is widely regarded as one of, if not, the greatest wicketkeepers South Africa has ever had. Boucher holds the record for the most dismissals (catches and stumpings) in Test cricket.
He reached the record originally when he overtook the former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy in the first test of the Bank Alfalah Test Series versus Pakistan in Karachi on 3 October 2007 when he stumped Umar Gul off the bowling of Paul Harris. Boucher then lost the record to Adam Gilchrist before regaining it when he caught Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh in February 2008. He is also third on the all-time list in One Day Internationals.
Mark Boucher Batting credentials
Boucher once held the record for the highest score by a nightwatchman in Test cricket with 125 for South Africa v Zimbabwe at Harare in November 1999. He hit the winning runs for South Africa against Australia on 12 March 2006 in what had been the Greatest One Day International ever played.
Later on 20 September 2006, he made his maiden ODI century, hitting an unbeaten 147 against Zimbabwe from a mere 68 balls. Boucher’s hundred came up off just 44 balls, the second-fastest ODI century ever by a South African after AB de Villiers. He did benefit, however, from some very poor Zimbabwean fielding, being dropped no fewer than six times during his innings. Boucher has played over one hundred consecutive ODIs for his country and is one of only eleven players, including Hansie Cronjé and Shaun Pollock, to achieve this.
Boucher and Jacques Kallis combined to hit Mohammad Asif in February 2007 for 28 runs off an over in an ODI at SuperSport Park in Centurion. It broke the South African record for most runs off an over which was previously held by both Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith with 27. However, this was later broken by Herschelle Gibbs with 36 runs off one over, the most possible without no-balls or wides.
Mark Boucher Vice captaincy
In the period while the team was under Shaun Pollock’s leadership, he was the regular vice-captain of the team and lead the team in tests four times. These matches include a victory over Australia, an achievement which Pollock could not manage.
Mark Boucher Breaking records
Boucher began his 2007 Cricket World Cup campaign in good form with a 21-ball half century, the then fastest in World Cup history (before being beaten by Brendon McCullum’s 20-ball effort six days later) – scoring 75 not out against the Netherlands as South Africa scored 353 for 4 wickets in a rain-shortened World Cup match. However, this was overshadowed by Herschelle Gibbs’s six sixes in an over, the 3rd time ever in world cricket and first time in a One Day International match, and thus in the World Cup.
Due to Boucher’s performances in 2007, he was named as wicket keeper in the World ODI XI by the ICC. He became the first wicketkeeper in the history of test cricket to reach the milestone of 400 dismissals when Boucher caught Danish Kaneria off the bowling of Makhaya Ntini on 10 October 2007 in the second test of the Bank Alfalah Test Series against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Despite being South Africa’s consistent wicket-keeper for a long time, age meant that batsman AB de Villiers was given a chance with the gloves and he impressed. However de Villiers is one of the team’s best outfielders and therefore he continued to feature in the team.
Boucher participated in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 and the South African coach Corrie van Zyl said that both Boucher and Herschelle Gibbs have the chance to get back in the team. Corrie stated that Boucher will get his chance in the team provided that he performs in the domestic ODI tournament and that both of them had a good chance in playing for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was however still selected for the Test series against Pakistan and continues to be South Africa’s number one test wicket-keeper. Also during that time Boucher recovered from his six-week shoulder injury and stated that he is desperate for a return to international cricket. He stated that his main aim was to participate in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Mark Boucher Eye
On 9 July 2012, Boucher suffered a serious eye injury, after being struck on his left eye by a bail. He was not wearing a protective helmet or glasses when he was struck by the bail after leg-spinner Imran Tahir bowled Somerset’s Gemaal Hussain. Due to surgery to the eyeball, Boucher was ruled out of the rest of the tour.
Due to the severity of the injury, he who had planned to retire at the end of the tour retired from International Cricket on 10 July 2012 There was no damage to the retina, so it was felt that there was a chance for Boucher to recover some vision in the damaged eye. After undergoing two operations on Boucher’s injured eye, surgeons announced that they were “cautiously optimistic”.
Mark Boucher Stats
Batting
M |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
BF |
SR |
100 |
200 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
|
Test | 147 | 206 | 24 | 5515 | 125 | 30.3 | 11005 | 50.11 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 655 | 20 |
ODI | 295 | 221 | 57 | 4686 | 147 | 28.57 | 5528 | 84.77 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 356 | 83 |
T20I | 25 | 21 | 6 | 268 | 36 | 17.87 | 275 | 97.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
IPL | 31 | 24 | 10 | 394 | 50 | 28.14 | 309 | 127.51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
Fielding
M |
Inn |
B |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Econ |
Avg |
SR |
5W |
10W |
|
Test | 147 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
T20I | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
IPL | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mark Boucher Awards
- South Africa Player of the Year 1998
- South Africa Player of the Year 2000
- South Africa Player of the Year 2006
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2009
Mark Boucher Achievements
- He also holds the record for the most dismissals as wicketkeeper in all forms of international cricket (999).
- Holds the record for the most catches taken by a wicketkeeper in all forms of international cricket (952).
- Holds the record for playing the most T20 innings without a career duck (76).
- Most byes conceded by a wicketkeeper in a T20I innings (15).
- He along with Justin Kemp set the record for the highest 6th wicket stand in ICC Champions Trophy history (131).
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