Alvin Kallicharran
On scorecards: AI Kallicharran
In-game rating: 90/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Alvin Kallicharran played 66 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1972 to 1980. The first came against New Zealand at Bourda, with a score of 100, and the last against Pakistan at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium in 1980.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 3,956 runs at 49.5 in 53 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 187 from 315 balls against India at Wankhede Stadium in 1978. In all: 12 hundreds, 21 fifties.
At home the average was 47.7 across 26 Tests; away it was 42.4 across 40 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 1,325 runs at 42.7 in 19 Tests. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 11 Tests and 982 runs at 51.7. Alvin Kallicharran captained West Indies in 9 Tests, winning 1 and losing 2. West Indies won 19 of the Tests Alvin Kallicharran played and lost 15, with 32 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 66 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 315 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 1978 | Drawn |
| 158 | 334 | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1974 | Won |
| 127 | – | Australia | Queen's Park Oval | 1978 | Won |
| 126 | – | Australia | Sabina Park | 1978 | Drawn |
| 124 | – | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 1974 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/16 | 6.4 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1980 | Drawn |
| 1/0 | 4 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1980 | Drawn |
| 1/7 | 2 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1976 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 19 | 1,325 | 42.74 | 4/7 | 1 | 53.00 |
| England | 16 | 891 | 38.74 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| India | 15 | 1,229 | 55.86 | 3/7 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 11 | 589 | 39.27 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 5 | 365 | 45.63 | 2/1 | 3 | 11.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 1,813 | 47.71 | 7/7 | 0 | – |
| Away | 40 | 2,586 | 42.39 | 5/14 | 4 | 31.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53 | 3,956 | 49.45 | 11/20 | 1 | 114.00 |
| 1980s | 13 | 443 | 23.32 | 1/1 | 3 | 14.67 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 11 | 982 | 51.68 | 4/3 | 0 | – |
| Sabina Park | 5 | 350 | 50.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Kensington Oval | 5 | 260 | 43.33 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Bourda | 5 | 221 | 36.83 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 139 | 27.80 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 3 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1972 at Bourda
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1980 at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium
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