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John Benaud

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AustraliaAUS
FULL NAMEJohn Benaud
BORN11 May 1944, Auburn Sydney New South Wales
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSAustralia
TEST
Cap 261
DEBUTDec 1972
LATESTApr 1973
◈ INSIGHTSDay 269 / 365
1

The Venues tab ranks every ground John has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

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Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for John.

3

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

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
223
AVERAGE
44.60
STRIKE RATE
90.28
HIGH SCORE
142
100S
1
SIXES
3
INNINGS
5
WICKETS
2
ECONOMY
3

Recent form

All matches →
19731 matches
44
AVG 22.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 362 wkts
▼ AVG -22.60 vs career  ·  ▼ -37.67 vs 1972
19722 matches
179
AVG 59.67 · SR 72.47 · HS 142 · 100s 1
▲ AVG +15.07 vs career  ·  SR -17.81
1972Career best
179
AVG 59.67 · SR 72.47 · 100s 1
▲ AVG +15.07 vs career
1973Career worst · 1 matches
44
AVG 22.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -22.60 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 3 MATCHES
223
AVG 44.60  ·  SR 90.28  ·  HS 142  ·  100s 1  ·  WKTS 2
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1972
179 runs · avg 59.67
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1973
2 wickets · econ 3.00

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
7273
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
197314422.000.000
1972217959.6772.471

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Pakistan
179avg 59.67 · SR 72.47
West Indies
44avg 22.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Pakistan217959.6772.471421——View→
West Indies14422.000.0036——2View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Melbourne Cricket Ground
155avg 77.50 · HS 142
Queen's Park Oval
44avg 22.00 · HS 36
Adelaide Oval
24avg 24.00 · HS 24
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Melbourne Cricket Ground115577.5062.751421——View→
Queen's Park Oval14422.000.0036——2View→
Adelaide Oval12424.000.0024———View→