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Athol Rowan

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South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEAthol Matthew Burchell Rowan
BORN07 Feb 1921, Kensington Johannesburg Transvaal
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 160
DEBUTJun 1947
LATESTAug 1951
◈ INSIGHTSDay 252 / 365
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Test cap #160 · Explore Athol's full career using the tabs above — each tab reveals a different analytical angle.

2

Career totals are just the start. Switch to By Year to trace the arc of Athol's entire career.

3

Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents Athol has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
290
AVERAGE
17.06
STRIKE RATE
233.87
HIGH SCORE
41
SIXES
1
INNINGS
23
WICKETS
54
ECONOMY
2.70

Recent form

All matches →
19515 matches
105
AVG 13.13 · SR 0.00 · HS 4118 wkts
▼ AVG -3.93 vs career  ·  ▼ -8.37 vs 1949
19493 matches
43
AVG 21.50 · SR 0.00 · HS 2919 wkts
▲ AVG +4.44 vs career
1947Career best
114
AVG 22.80 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +5.74 vs career
1948Career worst · 2 matches
28
AVG 14.00 · SR 22.58
▼ AVG -3.06 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 15 MATCHES
290
AVG 17.06  ·  SR 233.87  ·  HS 41  ·  WKTS 54
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1947
114 runs · avg 22.80
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1949
19 wickets · econ 2.74

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
47484951
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1951510513.130.000
194934321.500.000
194822814.0022.580
1947511422.800.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
290avg 17.06 · SR 233.87
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England1529017.06233.8741——54View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
95avg 11.88 · HS 38
Kennington Oval
56avg 28.00 · HS 41
Trent Bridge
34avg 34.00 · HS 34
St George's Park
29avg 29.00 · HS 29
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium59511.880.0038——15View→
Kennington Oval25628.000.0041——10View→
Trent Bridge13434.000.0034——3View→
St George's Park12929.000.0029——8View→
Headingley12121.000.0021——1View→
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches