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Headley Keith

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South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEHeadley James Keith
BORN25 Oct 1927, Dundee Natal
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSSlow left-arm orthodox
ROLELeft-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 188
DEBUTFeb 1953
LATESTJan 1957
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

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

2

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

3

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
318
AVERAGE
21.20
HIGH SCORE
73
50S
2
INNINGS
16

Recent form

All matches →
19572 matches
46
AVG 11.50 · SR 0.00 · HS 22
▼ AVG -9.70 vs career  ·  ▼ -10.50 vs 1956
19561 matches
44
AVG 22.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 42
▲ AVG +0.80 vs career
1955Career best
178
AVG 22.25 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +1.05 vs career
1956Career worst · 1 matches
44
AVG 22.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG +0.80 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 8 MATCHES
318
AVG 21.20  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 73
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1955
178 runs · avg 22.25

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
53555657
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
195724611.500.000
195614422.000.000
1955417822.250.000
195315050.000.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
268avg 19.14 · SR 0.00
Australia
50avg 50.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England726819.140.0073—2—View→
Australia15050.000.0040———View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Headingley
73avg 36.50 · HS 73
Lord's
62avg 31.00 · HS 57
Melbourne Cricket Ground
50avg 50.00 · HS 40
The Wanderers Stadium
44avg 22.00 · HS 42
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Headingley17336.500.0073—1—View→
Lord's16231.000.0057—1—View→
Melbourne Cricket Ground15050.000.0040———View→
The Wanderers Stadium14422.000.0042———View→
Old Trafford13819.000.0038———View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches