Herschelle Gibbs
South Africa
Personal information
Full name	Herschelle Herman Gibbs
Nickname	Scooter
Born	23 February 1974 (1974-02-23) (age 34)
	Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Height	5 ft 8 in (1. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 73 m)
Role	Top order batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg spin
International information
Test debut (cap 264)	November 27, 1996: v India
Last Test	October 5, 2007: v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 42)	October 3, 1996: v Kenya
Last ODI	August 25, 2007: v Zimbabwe
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Domestic team information
Years	Team
1990/91-2003/04	Western Province
2004/05-2005/06	Cape Cobras
2008	Deccan Chargers
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	90	227	185	344
Runs scored	6167	7453	13076	10479
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100s/50s	14/26	20/34	31/58	24/55
Top score	228	175	228	175
Balls bowled	6	0	138	66
Wickets	0	-	3	2
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5 wickets in innings	-	-	0	0
10 wickets in match	-	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	-	-	2/14	1/16
Catches/stumpings	94/-	98/-	159/-	151/-
As of April 1, 2008 Source: Cricinfo

Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any He was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch. The Diocesan College, or Bishops as it is more commonly known is a private all-boys school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. At backward point, he is considered by some to be the next Jonty Rhodes in his ability to hit the stumps, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the eighth highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the tenth highest success rate. Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes (born 27 July 1969) is a former South African Test and One Day International Cricketer Cricinfo is the largest Cricket -related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games ^[1] Gibbs is said to rarely practice in the nets before a match. Cricket nets are practice nets used by batsmen and bowlers to warm up and/or improve their Cricketing techniques It is said he prefers to play on instinct in this case.

Gibbs is remembered for dropping a comparatively simple catch off Australia's Steve Waugh during the 1999 World Cup (see "Controversies" below). The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh He became the first player to hit six sixes in one over in One Day International cricket, doing so against the Netherlands in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The Dutch cricket team is a national Cricket team representing the Netherlands. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's On 8 June 2007 he got married in St Kitts to Tennielle Povey. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island ^[2] In April 2008, Herschelle Gibbs was auctioned by and joined the Deccan Chargers of the Indian Premier League. Deccan Chargers is the franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The Indian Premier League (also known as the " DLF Indian Premier League" and often abbreviated as IPL) is a Twenty20 Cricket competition

Career Highlights

Gibbs has scored two double centuries in his Test career, both contrasting innings. His first was an innings of 211 not out against New Zealand at Jade Stadium in 1999. His innings took 468 balls while his second double century, 228 against Pakistan came off just 240 balls. In that innings in Newlands, he reached a national record partnership of 368 with Graeme Smith. Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg) is a South African Cricketer and the current captain of the South African cricket team He has put on a further two 300-run opening stands with his captain, making them the only pair in Test history to break 300 on three occasions. He also holds the South African second wicket record, a partnership of 315* with Jacques Kallis. Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Pinelands Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer As an all-rounder

Gibbs is one of only three batsmen in ODI history to score hundreds in three consecutive innings, with the others being Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar. Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani ( Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی) (born 24 July 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer regarded Saeed Anwar ( Urdu: سعید انور born September 6 1968) in Karachi, Pakistan, is a former Pakistani opening ^[3] On the 6 October 2002 in the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh, Gibbs had a chance to become the only batsman to score four hundreds in a row. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus South Africa were set 155 for victory and Gibbs fell just three runs short, finishing unbeaten on 97. When just six runs were needed for victory, Gibbs had the strike and was on 96 but Alok Kapali bowled a legside wide which went for four and his task was made too difficult. Alok Kapali (অলক কাপালী) (born January 1, 1984 in Sylhet) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer He is an allrounder who bats ^[4]

On March 12, 2006, Gibbs played a monumental innings in the 5th ODI against Australia, scoring 175 off just 111 balls leading South Africa to victory. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Background For some years there has been intense rivalry between Australia and South Africa in One-Day Internationals dating from the semi-final of the 1999 Cricket World This was the highest scoring one-day international match in history and his innings broke several batting records. It was the highest ever score made in an ODI against Australia, beating Robin Smith's effort in 1993. Robin Smith may refer to Robin Smith (comics, a British comic book artist Robin Smith (cricketer, a South African-born England international By bringing up his hundred off just 79 balls, he also brought up what was at the time the fastest ever ODI century against Australia. More importantly however, it was the fastest ever hundred by a South African batsman against any opposition, although the record would be broken later in the year by Mark Boucher. Mark Verdon Boucher (born 3 December 1976 in East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa is a South African Cricketer He was educated at ^[5] It was also the highest ever score by a batsman in South Africa. He scored 126 runs in boundaries, the most ever by a batsman. ^[6]

In the match against the Netherlands in the group stage of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Gibbs hit six sixes in an over off the bowling of Daan van Bunge becoming the first player in One Day International history to do so. The Dutch cricket team is a national Cricket team representing the Netherlands. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's Daan Lodewijk Samuel van Bunge (born 19 October 1982 in Voorburg) is a Dutch Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. ^[7] Ravi Shastri and Sir Garfield Sobers had previously achieved this feat in first-class cricket but to date no player has achieved this in Test Cricket. Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri ( Kannada / Tulu:ರವಿಶಂಕರ ಜಯದ್ರಥ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀ) (born 27 May 1962 in Bombay, India Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, AO (born 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados) often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations In doing so, he raised US$1 million for the Habitat for Humanity housing projects as part of a contest run by tournament sponsor Johnnie Walker. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[8] It is likely that his being awarded citizenship of St Kitts and Nevis was due to this feat. The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island ^[9] His six hitting form continued throughout the tournament and when he hit Jacob Oram into the stands during a Super Eight match he drew level with Ricky Ponting on 28 for most sixes in World Cup history. Jacob David Philip Oram (born 28 July 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Cricketer ^[10]

Struggle with form

In the past two series against England and the West Indies he was brought down the order from opening batsman to the middle order due to lack of form. After the move he regained form and looked more comfortable batting against the older ball. On April 22, 2006, Gibbs paid the price for his recent run-drought, and was dropped for the second and third Tests against the New Zealand cricket team. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch He has been short of confidence in Test cricket of late, and scored only 6 and 2 in the First Test at Centurion Park. SuperSport Park, is a Cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng Province, South Africa. South Africa's chief selector, Haroon Lorgat said, "We had a meeting and agreed that a break and a fresh start next season will do him a world of good. " This decision was widely viewed as a harsh one.

He came back into the side in the middle order but continued to struggle for runs. On the conclusion of the 1st Test against Pakistan in January 2007 he had gone over 2 years without a century. He had come close on many occasions to ending the drought, getting out in the 90's four times.

Controversies

On the tour of the West Indies in 2001, along with several teammates he was found guilty of smoking marijuana. ^[11]

Gibbs famously dropped a catch in a World Cup game against Australia in 1999, when he attempted to throw the ball up into the air in celebration before he had full control of it. The player that he dropped, Steve Waugh, went on to make a century and win the game for Australia, a victory which also gave the Australian side the momentum they required to go on and win the tournament. Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh It was claimed at the time that, immediately after the dropped catch, Waugh had "sledged" Gibbs with the statement, "You've just dropped the World Cup", but, in his autobiography Out Of My Comfort Zone, Waugh denies this. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Waugh did state, however, that he had noticed that Gibbs had developed a habit of throwing the ball in the air prematurely after taking catches and instructed his players not to leave the crease too quickly if they happened to be caught by Gibbs, just in case the situation that happened to Waugh did actually eventuate.

Most notoriously, Gibbs was involved in the match fixing affair with former captain Hansie Cronje, who offered him $15,000 to score "less than 20" in the 3rd One-day International of a series. In organized Sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (September 25 1969 - June 1 2002 was a South African Cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in He tearfully claimed to the King Commission of inquiry into corruption in South African cricket that he didn't follow through on his side of the bargain, in fact scoring a fine 74. As a result he was banned for only six months. He has since repeatedly refused to tour India fearing arrest and has refused to even speak to Indian Police over the matter. However, Gibbs was named in the South African squad to tour India in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and as a result, he had to meet with Indian Police over his involvement in the match-fixing scandal. The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006 ^[12]

On 15 January 2007 it was announced that Gibbs would face a disciplinary panel after making racist comments during the 1st Test against Pakistan. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. His words had been picked up on the stump microphone and as a result heard across the world. The comments were said to have been directed at members of the crowd after teammate Paul Harris had been abused by them whilst fielding. Paul Lee Harris (born 2 December 1978 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a South African Cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Titans, Western The Pakistani management made an official complaint to referee Chris Broad and Gibbs was banned for two Tests. Brian Christopher "Chris" Broad (born September 29, 1957, Knowle, Bristol is a former England Test Cricketer and current ^[13]

He appealed against the ban but this was rejected by the ICC's code of conduct commissioner, Richie Benaud. Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (born October 6 1930 in Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian former Cricketer who since his retirement from The ban was however changed to one Test, one Twenty20 game and one ODI match - all against Pakistan.

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Gibbs' Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

Test Centuries

One Day International Centuries

Herschelle Gibbs's One Day International Centuries
	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
[1]	125	20	West Indies	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Sahara Oval St George's	1999
[2]	101	35	Australia	Leeds, England	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	1999
[3]	111	47	India	Chennai, India	Nehru Stadium	2000
[4]	104	65	West Indies	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua Recreation Ground	2001
[5]	107	68	West Indies	Bridgetown, Barbados	Kensington Oval	2001
[6]	125	71	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club	2001
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Rediffcom India, is a news information entertainment and shopping portal Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the ^ India awaits Gibbs. BBC Sport (2006-10-09). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. ^ Gibbs banned for racist comments. BBC Sport (2007-01-15). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign External links Cricinfo profile Persondata NAME Gibbs, Herschelle Herman ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gibbs, Herschelle SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer DATE OF BIRTH 23 February 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH