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Mike Brearley

EnglandENG
FULL NAMEJohn Michael Brearley
BORN28 Apr 1942, Harrow Middlesex
ROLE
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 465
DEBUTJun 1976
LATESTAug 1981
ODI
Cap 38
DEBUTJun 1977
LATESTJan 1980
◈ INSIGHTSDay 242 / 365
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Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for John.

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

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

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1952
AVERAGE
23.24
STRIKE RATE
34
HIGH SCORE
91
50S
12
INNINGS
90

Recent form

All matches →
19814 matches
141
AVG 17.63 · SR 35.25 · HS 51 · 50s 1
▼ AVG -5.61 vs career  ·  ▲ +6.30 vs 1980  ·  SR +1.25
19804 matches
34
AVG 11.33 · SR 65.38 · HS 25
▼ AVG -11.91 vs career  ·  SR +31.38
1977Career best
535
AVG 28.16 · SR 31.66
▲ AVG +4.92 vs career
1980Career worst · 4 matches
34
AVG 11.33 · SR 65.38
▼ AVG -11.91 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 39 MATCHES
1442
AVG 22.89  ·  SR 29.80  ·  HS 91
ODI · 25 MATCHES
510
AVG 24.29  ·  SR 45.54  ·  HS 78
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1977
535 runs · avg 28.16

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
7778798081
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1981414117.6335.250
198043411.3365.380
19791427024.5541.800
19781027218.1325.350
19771153528.1631.660

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
Australia
1039avg 23.09 · SR 33.32
India
316avg 22.57 · SR 29.90
New Zealand
215avg 30.71 · SR 35.66
West Indies
197avg 24.63 · SR 43.30
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia31103923.0933.3281—6—View→
India1031622.5729.9091—2—View→
New Zealand621530.7135.6653—2—View→
West Indies819724.6343.3064—1—View→
Pakistan818520.5625.8474—1—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Lord's
166avg 23.71 · HS 49
Trent Bridge
163avg 32.60 · HS 81
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
155avg 19.38 · HS 91
Kennington Oval
152avg 19.00 · HS 51
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Lord's516623.7132.8149———View→
Trent Bridge316332.6033.7581—2—View→
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium415519.3828.5591—1—View→
Kennington Oval415219.0030.1651—1—View→
Edgbaston312330.7535.9648———View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches