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Peter May

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEPeter Barker Howard May
BORN31 Dec 1929, The Mount Reading Berkshire
BATSRight-hand bat
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 361
DEBUTJul 1951
LATESTAug 1961
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
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2

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

3

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Career Stats

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RUNS
4537
AVERAGE
46.77
STRIKE RATE
268.30
HIGH SCORE
285
100S
13
50S
22
SIXES
12
INNINGS
106

Recent form

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19614 matches
272
AVG 38.86 · SR 13600.00 · HS 95 · 50s 2
▼ AVG -7.91 vs career  ·  ▲ +22.26 vs 1960  ·  SR +13331.70
19603 matches
83
AVG 16.60 · SR 0.00 · HS 45
▼ AVG -30.17 vs career
1954Career best
779
AVG 38.95 · SR 261.41 · 100s 2
▲ AVG -7.82 vs career
1960Career worst · 3 matches
83
AVG 16.60 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -30.17 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 66 MATCHES
4537
AVG 46.77  ·  SR 268.30  ·  HS 285  ·  100s 13
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1954
779 runs · avg 38.95

Year by year (last 5)

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5758596061
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1961427238.8613600.000
196038316.600.000
1959859059.0082.062
1958749755.22104.633
1957962247.857775.002

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
1566avg 46.06 · SR 101.75
West Indies
986avg 51.89 · SR 0.00
South Africa
906avg 43.14 · SR 10066.67
New Zealand
603avg 67.00 · SR 421.68
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia21156646.06101.75113310—View→
West Indies1398651.890.0028533—View→
South Africa1290643.1410066.6713834—View→
New Zealand960367.00421.6812432—View→
India735639.560.0010612—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Headingley
621avg 69.00 · HS 138
Kennington Oval
531avg 44.25 · HS 89
Old Trafford
473avg 59.13 · HS 117
Lord's
455avg 37.92 · HS 112
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Headingley862169.000.0013832—View→
Kennington Oval953144.2553100.0089—4—View→
Old Trafford647359.1323650.0011722—View→
Lord's845537.920.0011213—View→
Edgbaston2410136.670.0028511—View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches