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Brian Statham

Left-hand bat  ·  Left-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEJohn Brian Statham
BORN17 Jun 1930, Gorton Manchester Lancashire
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast-medium
ROLELeft-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 356
DEBUTMar 1951
LATESTAug 1965
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

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Career Stats

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RUNS
675
AVERAGE
11.44
STRIKE RATE
255.68
HIGH SCORE
38
SIXES
5
INNINGS
87
WICKETS
252
ECONOMY
2.51
5-WICKETS
9

Recent form

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19651 matches
0
AVG 0.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 07 wkts
19635 matches
49
AVG 7.00 · SR 111.36 · HS 1711 wkts
▼ AVG -4.44 vs career  ·  SR -144.32
1959Career best
108
AVG 54.00 · SR 142.11
▲ AVG +42.56 vs career
1956Career worst · 4 matches
2
AVG 0.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -10.94 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 70 MATCHES
675
AVG 11.44  ·  SR 255.68  ·  HS 38  ·  WKTS 252
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1959
108 runs · avg 54.00
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1954
41 wickets · econ 3.00

Year by year (last 5)

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6061626365
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1965100.000.000
19635497.00111.360
196253535.00269.230
196145919.670.000
1960810314.710.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
236avg 12.42 · SR 96.72
South Africa
136avg 8.00 · SR 0.00
India
129avg 21.50 · SR 0.00
West Indies
123avg 9.46 · SR 615.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia2223612.4296.7236——69View→
South Africa161368.000.0022——69View→
India812921.500.0038——25View→
West Indies121239.46615.0020——42View→
Pakistan72914.500.0026——27View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Lord's
89avg 14.83 · HS 38
Kennington Oval
76avg 9.50 · HS 18
Sydney Cricket Ground
58avg 19.33 · HS 25
Edgbaston
56avg 28.00 · HS 22
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Lord's98914.830.0038——45View→
Kennington Oval9769.500.0018——31View→
Sydney Cricket Ground55819.3369.8825——8View→
Edgbaston45628.000.0022——17View→
Trent Bridge65125.500.0029——28View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches