Bigstar Players : Herschelle Gibbs : About Me
About Me

Profile: Herschelle came into international cricket in 1996 with a reputation as being ‘the next Jonty Rhodes’ because of his athleticism, agility and speed in the field. Subsequently, he has since made his own name not only as an expert fielder but as one of the best attacking batsmen in world cricket; first as an opener, when he teamed up with his good friend Gary Kirstsen and then with another fellow Western Province team-mate Graeme Smith. His jovial and fun-loving character is reflected in his batting though he has demonstrated a new maturity since adapting to the middle-order, as his patient 94 in Melbourne showed in December 2005.

Full Name: Herschelle Herman Gibbs.

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Birthday: February 23, 1974.

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Birthplace: Green Point, Cape Town.

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Star Sign: Pisces.

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Height: 5ft 10in

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Nickname:  Scooter. "When I was 16 and couldn’t drive a car, the guys at Western Province joked that they would buy me a scooter. It was Eric Simons really."

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Residence: Cape Town.

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Family: Married Tenielle in St. Kitts, 2007; I have one younger sister and older half-brother.

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Education: Diocesan College, Cape Town.

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Teams: South Africa & Western Province.

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Position: Middle-order batsman (former opener).

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Fielding Position: Anywhere from cover point to slip.

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Test Debut: Vs India at Calcutta, November/December 1996.

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Highest Score: 228 vs Pakistan at Cape Town, January 2003 (off just 240 balls and was out in the 79th over of the first day).

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Best Bowling: N/A.

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ODI Debut: Vs Kenya at Nairobi, October, 1996.

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Highest ODI Score: 153 vs Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, October 2002.

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Best ODI Bowling: N/A

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