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John Emburey

EnglandENG
FULL NAMEJohn Ernest Emburey
BORN20 Aug 1952, Peckham London
ROLE
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 480
DEBUTAug 1978
LATESTJul 1995
ODI
Cap 52
DEBUTJan 1980
LATESTMar 1993
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

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

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare John'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

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RUNS
2214
AVERAGE
19.95
STRIKE RATE
48.32
HIGH SCORE
75
50S
10
SIXES
12
INNINGS
141
WICKETS
223
ECONOMY
2.89
5-WICKETS
6

Recent form

All matches →
19951 matches
8
AVG 8.00 · SR 18.60 · HS 8
▼ AVG -11.95 vs career  ·  ▼ -33.25 vs 1993  ·  SR -29.72
19933 matches
165
AVG 41.25 · SR 26.03 · HS 59 · 50s 29 wkts
▲ AVG +21.30 vs career  ·  SR -22.29
1987Career best
460
AVG 46.00 · SR 40.07
▲ AVG +26.05 vs career
1982Career worst · 3 matches
3
AVG 1.00 · SR 6.82
▼ AVG -18.95 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 64 MATCHES
1713
AVG 22.54  ·  SR 35.61  ·  HS 75  ·  WKTS 147
ODI · 61 MATCHES
501
AVG 14.31  ·  SR 75.45  ·  HS 34  ·  WKTS 76
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1987
460 runs · avg 46.00
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1987
43 wickets · econ 4.20

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
8788899395
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1995188.0018.600
1993316541.2526.030
1989313132.7535.120
1988817517.5039.680
19873132618.1182.950

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
Australia
894avg 25.54 · SR 39.70
Pakistan
438avg 29.20 · SR 42.48
West Indies
384avg 12.39 · SR 41.88
New Zealand
228avg 25.33 · SR 45.60
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia4089425.5439.7069—497View→
Pakistan1843829.2042.4874—421View→
West Indies3438412.3941.8835——55View→
New Zealand1222825.3345.6075—118View→
India1315010.0031.5838——18View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Edgbaston
301avg 50.17 · HS 58
Old Trafford
225avg 25.00 · HS 64
Lord's
182avg 15.17 · HS 36
Sydney Cricket Ground
128avg 21.33 · HS 69
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Edgbaston630150.1735.3758—214View→
Old Trafford722525.0037.5064—214View→
Lord's918215.1733.7036——13View→
Sydney Cricket Ground412821.3336.4769—119View→
Kennington Oval510220.4041.9853—15View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches