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John Sparling

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
New ZealandNZ
FULL NAMEJohn Trevor Sparling
BORN24 Jul 1938, Mount Eden Auckland
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSNew Zealand
TEST
Cap 84
DEBUTJul 1958
LATESTFeb 1964
◈ INSIGHTSDay 269 / 365
1

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

2

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

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RUNS
229
AVERAGE
12.05
STRIKE RATE
165.94
HIGH SCORE
50
50S
1
INNINGS
20
WICKETS
5
ECONOMY
2.77

Recent form

All matches →
19642 matches
52
AVG 13.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 491 wkts
▲ AVG +0.95 vs career  ·  ▲ +11.50 vs 1963
19631 matches
3
AVG 1.50 · SR 0.00 · HS 31 wkts
▼ AVG -10.55 vs career
1958Career best
79
AVG 19.75 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +7.70 vs career
1963Career worst · 1 matches
3
AVG 1.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -10.55 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 11 MATCHES
229
AVG 12.05  ·  SR 165.94  ·  HS 50  ·  WKTS 5
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1958
79 runs · avg 19.75
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1958
2 wickets · econ 2.82

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5961626364
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
196425213.000.000
1963131.500.000
19622358.750.000
196112311.500.000
195923712.3326.810

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
119avg 13.22 · SR 86.23
South Africa
110avg 11.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England611913.2286.2350—13View→
South Africa511011.000.0049——2View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
89avg 8.90 · HS 49
Old Trafford
52avg 26.00 · HS 50
Newlands
28avg 14.00 · HS 19
Eden Park
25avg 25.00 · HS 25
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium6898.900.0049——3View→
Old Trafford15226.000.0050—11View→
Newlands12814.000.0019——1View→
Eden Park12525.0027.4725———View→
Kingsmead12311.500.0013———View→