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Sir Alec Bedser

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEAlec Victor Bedser
BORN04 Jul 1918, Reading Berkshire
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm medium-fast
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 311
DEBUTJun 1946
LATESTJul 1955
◈ INSIGHTSDay 282 / 365
1

Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents Alec has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

2

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

3

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Alec.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
714
AVERAGE
12.75
STRIKE RATE
167.61
HIGH SCORE
79
50S
1
SIXES
6
INNINGS
71
WICKETS
236
ECONOMY
2.43
5-WICKETS
15

Recent form

All matches →
19551 matches
4
AVG 2.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 34 wkts
▼ AVG -10.75 vs career  ·  ▼ -14.00 vs 1954
19543 matches
32
AVG 16.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 2211 wkts
▲ AVG +3.25 vs career
1948Career best
200
AVG 20.00 · SR 136.05
▲ AVG +7.25 vs career
1955Career worst · 1 matches
4
AVG 2.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -10.75 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 51 MATCHES
714
AVG 12.75  ·  SR 167.61  ·  HS 79  ·  WKTS 236
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1948
200 runs · avg 20.00
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1951
49 wickets · econ 2.03

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5152535455
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1955142.000.000
195433216.000.000
195353812.670.000
19524279.000.000
19511012412.400.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
373avg 14.35 · SR 95.89
South Africa
173avg 11.53 · SR 467.57
India
65avg 13.00 · SR 0.00
New Zealand
61avg 15.25 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia2137314.3595.8979—1104View→
South Africa1317311.53467.5733——54View→
India76513.000.0030——44View→
New Zealand56115.250.0028——13View→
Pakistan22222.000.0022——10View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Headingley
134avg 26.80 · HS 79
Old Trafford
128avg 21.33 · HS 37
Lord's
83avg 10.38 · HS 30
Melbourne Cricket Ground
81avg 40.50 · HS 27
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Headingley513426.800.0079—116View→
Old Trafford712821.330.0037——51View→
Lord's78310.380.0030——34View→
Melbourne Cricket Ground38140.5079.4127——22View→
Trent Bridge6517.2950.0022——41View→