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John Waite

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEJohn Henry Bickford Waite
BORN19 Jan 1930, Johannesburg Transvaal
BATSRight-hand bat
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 181
DEBUTJun 1951
LATESTFeb 1965
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

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2

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

3

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Career Stats

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RUNS
2405
AVERAGE
30.44
STRIKE RATE
832.18
HIGH SCORE
134
100S
4
50S
16
SIXES
1
INNINGS
86

Recent form

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19652 matches
70
AVG 35.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 64 · 50s 1
▲ AVG +4.56 vs career  ·  ▲ +7.37 vs 1964
19646 matches
221
AVG 27.63 · SR 77.00 · HS 77 · 50s 1
▼ AVG -2.81 vs career  ·  SR -755.18
1953Career best
359
AVG 29.92 · SR 35900.00
▲ AVG -0.52 vs career
1956Career worst · 1 matches
17
AVG 8.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -21.94 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 50 MATCHES
2405
AVG 30.44  ·  SR 832.18  ·  HS 134  ·  100s 4
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1953
359 runs · avg 29.92

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
6162636465
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
196527035.000.000
1964622127.6377.000
196316666.000.000
196237014.000.000
1961219348.250.001

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
923avg 27.97 · SR 0.00
Australia
839avg 34.96 · SR 291.32
New Zealand
643avg 29.23 · SR 64300.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England2192327.970.0011318—View→
Australia1483934.96291.3213425—View→
New Zealand1564329.2364300.0010113—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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The Wanderers Stadium
469avg 39.08 · HS 115
Kingsmead
278avg 55.60 · HS 134
Melbourne Cricket Ground
235avg 39.17 · HS 77
Eden Park
167avg 41.75 · HS 72
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
The Wanderers Stadium746939.080.0011523—View→
Kingsmead427855.600.0013411—View→
Melbourne Cricket Ground323539.17114.6377—3—View→
Eden Park216741.750.0072—1—View→
Kennington Oval216655.330.0077—2—View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches