Mario Wickus Olivier (born 3 November 1982 in Pretoria) is a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 2005 to 2012.

Mario Olivier
Personal information
Full name
Mario Wickus Olivier
Born (1982-11-03) 3 November 1982 (age 42)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2012Northerns
2010Titans
2004–2009Warriors
2004Boland
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 35 14 5
Runs scored 382 31 12
Batting average 8.88 7.75 12.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 51 14* 11*
Balls bowled 4850 509 90
Wickets 95 27 4
Bowling average 32.22 20.22 28.50
5 wickets in innings 3 2 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 0
Best bowling 10/65 5/40 2/22
Catches/stumpings 5/0 1/0 0/–
Source: cricinfo.com, 18 April 2008

In December 2007 he became the third South African to take 10 wickets in a first-class innings when he took 10 for 65 for Warriors against Eagles.[1] Eagles nevertheless won by 10 wickets, so Olivier took all their wickets that fell in the match. Five of his victims were out leg before wicket.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Warriors' Mario Olivier takes ten wickets in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Eagles v Warriors 2007–08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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