How many Test runs has Dirk Viljoen scored?

Dirk Viljoen has 57 runs in 4 Test innings from 2 matches at an average of 14.25 and a strike rate of 32.75. Highest score: 38.

How many ODI runs has Dirk Viljoen scored?

Dirk Viljoen has 512 runs in 43 ODI innings from 53 matches at an average of 14.22 and a strike rate of 61.91. Highest score: 63*.

What is Dirk Viljoen's ODI batting average?

Dirk Viljoen's ODI batting average is 14.22, from 512 runs and 43 innings.

How many ODI wickets has Dirk Viljoen taken?

Dirk Viljoen has taken 44 wickets in ODI from 53 matches at a bowling average of 37.25. Best innings: 3/20.

Which teams has Dirk Viljoen played international cricket for?

Dirk Viljoen is recorded for Zimbabwe in this publication.

When did Dirk Viljoen play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1997 to 2001. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Dirk Viljoen

Lower-order batter · 1997 to 2001 · 55 internationals

Zimbabwe

Test2 matches ODI53 matches

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55Internationals

569Runs

0Hundreds

45Wickets

19Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	2	4	0	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	0	0	2	6	0
ODI	53	43	7	512	63*	14.22	827	61.91	0	2	5	26	5

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	2	2	105	2	65	1	1/14	1/14	65.00	3.71	105.00	0	0	0
ODI	53	46	2,075	7	1,639	44	3/20	3/20	37.25	4.73	47.15	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	2	3	1	0	1	0.333	1 (1ct 0st)
ODI	53	53	18	0	18	0.339	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Dirk Viljoen: Test and ODI stats

Test

2 matches · 1998-2000

57runs

Matches: 2
Average: 14.25
Strike rate: 32.75
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 38
Fifties: 0

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ODI

53 matches · 1997-2001

44wickets

Matches: 53
Average: 37.25
Economy: 4.73
Strike rate: 47.15
Best innings: 3/20
Five-fors: 0

512 runs · batting average 14.22

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Where the career sits

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	4	4	2	2	1998-03-14	2000-11-25	Complete
ODI	43	42	46	45	1997-04-03	2001-10-13	98%

Questions fans ask about Dirk Viljoen

How many Test runs has Dirk Viljoen scored?: Dirk Viljoen has 57 runs in 4 Test innings from 2 matches at an average of 14.25 and a strike rate of 32.75. Highest score: 38.
How many ODI runs has Dirk Viljoen scored?: Dirk Viljoen has 512 runs in 43 ODI innings from 53 matches at an average of 14.22 and a strike rate of 61.91. Highest score: 63*.
What is Dirk Viljoen's ODI batting average?: Dirk Viljoen's ODI batting average is 14.22, from 512 runs and 43 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Dirk Viljoen taken?: Dirk Viljoen has taken 44 wickets in ODI from 53 matches at a bowling average of 37.25. Best innings: 3/20.
Which teams has Dirk Viljoen played international cricket for?: Dirk Viljoen is recorded for Zimbabwe in this publication.
When did Dirk Viljoen play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1997 to 2001. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

55 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
2001-10-13	England v Zimbabwe	ODI	England won by 7 wickets
2001-10-07	England v Zimbabwe	ODI	England won by 4 wickets
2001-10-06	England v Zimbabwe	ODI	England won by 8 wickets
2001-10-03	England v Zimbabwe	ODI	England won by 5 wickets
2001-06-24	India v Zimbabwe	ODI	India won by 9 wickets
2001-04-11	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe	ODI	Zimbabwe won by 36 runs
2001-04-08	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe	ODI	Zimbabwe won by 127 runs
2001-04-07	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe	ODI	Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
2001-02-04	Australia v Zimbabwe	ODI	Australia won by 1 runs
2001-02-02	West Indies v Zimbabwe	ODI	West Indies won by 44 runs
2001-01-30	Australia v Zimbabwe	ODI	Australia won by 6 wickets
2001-01-28	Australia v Zimbabwe	ODI	Australia won by 86 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1998 to 2000

Dirk Viljoen in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

57Runs

14.25Average

32.75Strike rate

0Hundreds

0Fifties

38Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	2	4	0	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	0	0	2	6	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	2	2	105	2	65	1	1/14	1/14	65.00	3.71	105.00	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	2	3	1	0	1	0.333	1 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test runs from boundaries

Fours24 · 42.1%

Other runs33 · 57.9%

Recent Test form

Last 4 batting innings

57runs

14.25average

32.75strike rate

050s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Dirk Viljoen: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
India	1	2	57	38	28.50	166	34.33	0	6
Pakistan	1	2	0	0	0.00	8	0.00	2	0
All	2	4	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	2	6

Dirk Viljoen: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Home	1	2	0	0	0.00	8	0.00	2	0
Away	1	2	57	38	28.50	166	34.33	0	6
All	2	4	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	2	6

Dirk Viljoen: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1st innings of the match	1	1	0	0	0.00	3	0.00	1	0
2nd innings of the match	1	1	19	19	19.00	42	45.23	0	2
3rd innings of the match	2	2	38	38	19.00	129	29.45	1	4
All	2	4	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	2	6

Dirk Viljoen: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
No. 2	1	2	0	0	0.00	8	0.00	2	0
No. 7	1	2	57	38	28.50	166	34.33	0	6
All	2	4	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	2	6

Dirk Viljoen: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Drawn	2	4	0	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	0	0	2	6	0
All	2	4	0	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	0	0	2	6	0

Dirk Viljoen: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1998	1	2	0	0	0.00	8	0.00	2	0
2000	1	2	57	38	28.50	166	34.33	0	6
All	2	4	57	38	14.25	174	32.75	2	6

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best Test performances

Dirk Viljoen: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
38	124	30.64	4	India	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	2000-11-25
19	42	45.23	2	India	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	2000-11-25
0	3	0.00	0	Pakistan	Queens Sports Club	1998-03-14
0	5	0.00	0	Pakistan	Queens Sports Club	1998-03-14

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
2000-11-25	India	19 & 38	0/51	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	Match drawn
1998-03-14	Pakistan	0 & 0	1/14	Queens Sports Club	Match drawn

ODI CAREER · 1997 to 2001

Dirk Viljoen in ODIs

Scorecards for 42 of 43 official batting innings

44Wickets

37.25Average

4.73Economy

47.15Strike rate

3/20Best

0Five-fors

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	53	43	7	512	63*	14.22	827	61.91	0	2	5	26	5

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	53	46	2,075	7	1,639	44	3/20	3/20	37.25	4.73	47.15	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	53	53	18	0	18	0.339	2 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI wickets, innings by innings

ODI wickets by year

Last 20 ODI bowling innings

ODI innings by wickets

ODI runs, innings by innings

ODI runs by year

Last 20 ODI innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

ODI innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How ODI innings ended

Caught18 · 42.9%

Bowled7 · 16.7%

Run out6 · 14.3%

Stumped4 · 9.5%

Not out7 · 16.7%

ODI batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

417.001 inns

5-0 inns

624.334 inns

718.2120 inns

88.149 inns

90.257 inns

1018.001 inns

11-0 inns

ODI runs from boundaries

Fours104 · 20.3%

Sixes30 · 5.9%

Other runs378 · 73.8%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings

100runs

12.50average

62.11strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

8wickets

46.00average

5.01economy

55.00strike rate

2/14best

ODI record by situation

42 recorded innings

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
England	9	9	1	49	18	6.12	99	49.49	0	2	2	1
New Zealand	7	7	0	109	39	15.57	168	64.88	0	1	7	0
Australia	6	6	1	45	31	9.00	84	53.57	0	1	2	0
India	5	5	0	50	26	10.00	67	74.62	0	0	3	0
West Indies	5	5	0	44	29	8.80	82	53.65	0	0	2	0
Sri Lanka	4	4	1	162	63*	54.00	237	68.35	2	0	8	3
Bangladesh	3	3	3	23	13*	N/A	23	100.00	0	0	1	1
Pakistan	3	3	1	30	25	15.00	66	45.45	0	0	1	0
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
England	11	11	486	2	347	11	3/20	31.54	4.28	44.18
New Zealand	8	8	420	0	330	9	3/46	36.66	4.71	46.66
West Indies	7	7	350	2	290	8	3/75	36.25	4.97	43.75
Australia	5	5	192	0	216	4	3/62	54.00	6.75	48.00
Bangladesh	5	5	180	1	123	4	2/14	30.75	4.10	45.00
India	4	4	183	0	167	4	2/46	41.75	5.47	45.75
Pakistan	3	3	132	2	76	3	2/30	25.33	3.45	44.00
Sri Lanka	2	2	120	0	75	1	1/38	75.00	3.75	120.00
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	10	10	2	44	18	5.50	90	48.88	0	2	2	1
Away	16	16	3	201	39	15.46	307	65.47	0	1	12	1
Neutral	16	16	2	267	63*	19.07	429	62.23	2	1	12	3
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Home	14	14	576	3	449	12	3/20	37.41	4.67	48.00
Away	17	17	756	1	629	17	3/62	37.00	4.99	44.47
Neutral	14	14	731	3	546	15	3/75	36.40	4.48	48.73
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Batting first	25	25	5	230	63*	11.50	415	55.42	1	3	10	5
Chasing	17	17	2	282	60	18.80	411	68.61	1	1	16	0
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Bowling first	20	20	944	1	808	22	3/20	36.72	5.13	42.90
Defending a total	25	25	1,119	6	816	22	3/46	37.09	4.37	50.86
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 4	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	52	32.69	0	0	2	0
No. 6	4	4	1	73	63*	24.33	98	74.48	1	0	2	3
No. 7	20	20	1	346	60	18.21	561	61.67	1	0	18	1
No. 8	9	9	2	57	18	8.14	78	73.07	0	1	3	1
No. 9	7	7	3	1	1	0.25	14	7.14	0	3	0	0
No. 10	1	1	0	18	18	18.00	23	78.26	0	0	1	0
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	7	7	3	90	39	22.50	118	76.27	0	0	4	1
Lost	35	35	4	422	63*	13.61	708	59.60	2	4	22	4
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Won	13	13	648	2	507	15	3/46	33.80	4.69	43.20
Lost	32	32	1,415	5	1,117	29	3/20	38.51	4.73	48.79
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1997	3	3	0	64	25	21.33	127	50.39	0	0	4	0
1998	5	5	0	61	36	12.20	108	56.48	0	1	4	0
1999	3	3	2	28	13*	28.00	36	77.77	0	0	1	1
2000	16	16	3	202	63*	15.53	296	68.24	2	2	10	3
2001	15	15	2	157	39	12.07	259	60.61	0	1	7	1
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
1998	5	5	192	0	134	4	2/31	33.50	4.18	48.00
1999	2	2	78	0	58	2	2/42	29.00	4.46	39.00
2000	23	23	1,089	5	822	25	3/20	32.88	4.52	43.56
2001	15	15	704	2	610	13	3/62	46.92	5.19	54.15
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Harare Sports Club	7	7	1	41	18	6.83	64	64.06	0	2	2	1
Sharjah Cricket Stadium	7	7	1	208	63*	34.66	308	67.53	2	0	10	3
Queens Sports Club	3	3	1	3	2	1.50	26	11.53	0	0	0	0
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Harare Sports Club	8	8	306	1	227	7	3/20	32.42	4.45	43.71
Queens Sports Club	6	6	270	2	222	5	3/46	44.40	4.93	54.00
Sharjah Cricket Stadium	4	4	207	0	157	2	1/38	78.50	4.55	103.50
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

Dirk Viljoen: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Batting first	25	25	5	230	63*	11.50	415	55.42	1	3	10	5
Chasing	17	17	2	282	60	18.80	411	68.61	1	1	16	0
All	52	42	7	512	63*	14.62	826	61.98	2	4	26	5

Dirk Viljoen: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Bowling first	20	20	944	1	808	22	3/20	36.72	5.13	42.90
Defending a total	25	25	1,119	6	816	22	3/46	37.09	4.37	50.86
All	52	45	2,063	7	1,624	44	3/20	36.90	4.72	46.88

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best ODI performances

Dirk Viljoen: highest ODI scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
63*	72	87.50	1	3	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	2000-10-21
60	86	69.76	4	0	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	2000-10-25
39	49	79.59	2	0	New Zealand	Eden Park	2001-01-07
36	69	52.17	3	0	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	1998-02-06
31	47	65.95	2	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2001-01-28
29	49	59.18	1	0	West Indies	WACA Ground	2001-02-02
26	36	72.22	2	0	India	Narendra Modi Stadium	2000-12-05
25	48	52.08	1	0	Pakistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	1997-04-09
22	27	81.48	1	0	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	1997-04-08
18	26	69.23	1	1	England	Harare Sports Club	2001-10-03

Dirk Viljoen: best ODI bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
3/20	36	0	3.33	England	Harare Sports Club	2000-02-20
3/46	60	0	4.60	New Zealand	Queens Sports Club	2000-09-30
3/62	60	0	6.20	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2001-01-28
3/75	60	0	7.50	West Indies	Riverside Ground	2000-07-16
2/14	30	1	2.80	Bangladesh	Harare Sports Club	2001-04-08
2/30	60	1	3.00	Pakistan	Antigua Recreation Ground	2000-04-05
2/31	60	0	3.10	New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1998-03-04
2/31	38	0	4.89	West Indies	WACA Ground	2001-02-02
2/40	60	0	4.00	New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	2000-10-09
2/42	60	0	4.20	Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium	1999-03-21

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
2001-10-13	England	1	1/40	Queens Sports Club	England won by 7 wickets
2001-10-07	England	0	0/58	Harare Sports Club	England won by 4 wickets
2001-10-06	England	18	0/39	Harare Sports Club	England won by 8 wickets
2001-10-03	England	18	2/44	Harare Sports Club	England won by 5 wickets
2001-06-24	India	1	-	Harare Sports Club	India won by 9 wickets
2001-04-11	Bangladesh	did not bat	0/39	Queens Sports Club	Zimbabwe won by 36 runs
2001-04-08	Bangladesh	0*	2/14	Harare Sports Club	Zimbabwe won by 127 runs
2001-04-07	Bangladesh	did not bat	0/12	Harare Sports Club	Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
2001-02-04	Australia	1*	1/63	WACA Ground	Australia won by 1 runs
2001-02-02	West Indies	29	2/31	WACA Ground	West Indies won by 44 runs