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Billy Bates

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEWillie Bates
BORN19 Nov 1855, Lascelles Hall Huddersfield Yorkshire
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 30
DEBUTDec 1882
LATESTFeb 1887
◈ INSIGHTSDay 312 / 365
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Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Willie.

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Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Willie most over their career.

3

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Willie's game across different formats.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
214
AVERAGE
26.75
HIGH SCORE
61
50S
2
SIXES
2
INNINGS
8
WICKETS
50
ECONOMY
1.39
5-WICKETS
4

Recent form

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18872 matches
38
AVG 19.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 305 wkts
▼ AVG -7.75 vs career  ·  ▼ -42.00 vs 1885
18854 matches
61
AVG 61.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 61 · 50s 15 wkts
▲ AVG +34.25 vs career
1883Career best
76
AVG 25.33 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG -1.42 vs career
1887Career worst · 2 matches
38
AVG 19.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -7.75 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 15 MATCHES
214
AVG 26.75  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 61  ·  WKTS 50
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1883
76 runs · avg 25.33
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1883
18 wickets · econ 1.47

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
82838587
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
188723819.000.000
188546161.000.000
188337625.330.000
188243919.500.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
214avg 26.75 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia1521426.750.0061—250View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Melbourne Cricket Ground
155avg 38.75 · HS 61
Sydney Cricket Ground
59avg 14.75 · HS 30
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Melbourne Cricket Ground615538.750.0061—222View→
Sydney Cricket Ground85914.750.0030——23View→
RECENT RESULTS 1 match