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Johnny Wardle

Left-hand bat  ·  Left-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEJohn Henry Wardle
BORN08 Jan 1923, Ardsley Yorkshire
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSSlow left-arm orthodox, Slow left-arm chinaman
ROLELeft-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 333
DEBUTFeb 1948
LATESTJun 1957
◈ 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
653
AVERAGE
19.79
STRIKE RATE
694.68
HIGH SCORE
66
50S
2
SIXES
14
INNINGS
41
WICKETS
102
ECONOMY
2.02
5-WICKETS
5

Recent form

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19574 matches
73
AVG 12.17 · SR 0.00 · HS 2224 wkts
▼ AVG -7.62 vs career  ·  ▲ +10.17 vs 1956
19562 matches
6
AVG 2.00 · SR 200.00 · HS 64 wkts
▼ AVG -17.79 vs career  ·  SR -494.68
1954Career best
273
AVG 27.30 · SR 345.57
▲ AVG +7.51 vs career
1948Career worst · 1 matches
6
AVG 6.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -13.79 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 28 MATCHES
653
AVG 19.79  ·  SR 694.68  ·  HS 66  ·  WKTS 102
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1954
273 runs · avg 27.30
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1955
29 wickets · econ 1.94

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5354555657
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
195747312.170.000
1956262.00200.000
1955713118.711637.500
1954827327.30345.570
195335728.501425.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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South Africa
192avg 13.71 · SR 6400.00
West Indies
175avg 35.00 · SR 0.00
Australia
166avg 18.44 · SR 182.42
Pakistan
88avg 22.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
South Africa919213.716400.0030——46View→
West Indies517535.000.0066—17View→
Australia816618.44182.4238——24View→
Pakistan48822.000.0054—120View→
New Zealand23232.000.0032——5View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Lord's
133avg 14.78 · HS 33
Trent Bridge
80avg 26.67 · HS 30
Sabina Park
66avg 66.00 · HS 66
Old Trafford
59avg 29.50 · HS 54
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Lord's713314.783325.0033——23View→
Trent Bridge48026.670.0030——11View→
Sabina Park16666.000.0066—11View→
Old Trafford25929.500.0054—112View→
Sydney Cricket Ground24824.0055.1735——8View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches