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Jim Burke

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
AustraliaAUS
FULL NAMEJames Wallace Burke
BORN12 Jun 1930, Mosman Sydney New South Wales
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSAustralia
TEST
Cap 187
DEBUTFeb 1951
LATESTFeb 1959
◈ INSIGHTSDay 286 / 365
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Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare James's game across different formats.

2

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

3

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find James's peak.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1280
AVERAGE
33.68
STRIKE RATE
135.88
HIGH SCORE
189
100S
3
50S
5
INNINGS
44
WICKETS
8
ECONOMY
2.07

Recent form

All matches →
19593 matches
130
AVG 26.00 · SR 29.55 · HS 66 · 50s 12 wkts
▼ AVG -7.68 vs career  ·  ▼ -14.50 vs 1958  ·  SR -106.33
19585 matches
243
AVG 40.50 · SR 73.86 · HS 83 · 50s 2
▲ AVG +6.82 vs career  ·  SR -62.02
1956Career best
468
AVG 31.20 · SR 0.00 · 100s 1
▲ AVG -2.48 vs career
1955Career worst · 1 matches
23
AVG 11.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -22.18 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 24 MATCHES
1280
AVG 33.68  ·  SR 135.88  ·  HS 189  ·  100s 3  ·  WKTS 8
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1956
468 runs · avg 31.20
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1956
4 wickets · econ 2.43

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5556575859
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1959313026.0029.550
1958524340.5073.860
1957221571.670.001
1956946831.200.001
195512311.500.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
676avg 29.39 · SR 71.76
South Africa
389avg 55.57 · SR 0.00
India
183avg 45.75 · SR 0.00
West Indies
18avg 9.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England1467629.3971.76101132View→
South Africa538955.570.00189122View→
India318345.750.001611—4View→
West Indies1189.000.0015———View→
Pakistan1147.000.0010———View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Adelaide Oval
236avg 39.33 · HS 101
Newlands
189avg 189.00 · HS 189
Brabourne Stadium
161avg 161.00 · HS 161
The Wanderers Stadium
107avg 35.67 · HS 81
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Adelaide Oval423639.3399.1610111—View→
Newlands1189189.000.001891—1View→
Brabourne Stadium1161161.000.001611——View→
The Wanderers Stadium210735.670.0081—11View→
Kingsmead18542.500.0083—1—View→