Andrew Strauss
On scorecards: AJ Strauss
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Andrew Strauss played 100 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2012. The first came against New Zealand at Lord's, with scores of 112 and 83, and the last against South Africa at Lord's in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 5,367 runs at 44.4 in 69 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 177 from 343 balls against New Zealand at McLean Park in 2008, in a match England won. In all: 21 hundreds, 27 fifties.
At home the average was 39.7 across 61 Tests; away it was 44.4 across 36 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 1,421 runs at 39.5 in 20 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 18 Tests and 1,562 runs at 52.1. Andrew Strauss captained England in 50 Tests, winning 24 and losing 11. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. England won 47 of the Tests Andrew Strauss played and lost 26, with 27 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 100 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 343 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2008 | Won |
| 169 | 278 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2009 | Drawn |
| 161 | 268 | Australia | Lord's | 2009 | Won |
| 147 | 250 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 142 | 210 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2009 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 20 | 1,421 | 39.47 | 4/7 |
| West Indies | 18 | 1,408 | 48.55 | 6/2 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1,113 | 38.38 | 3/3 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 793 | 34.48 | 2/3 |
| India | 12 | 929 | 44.24 | 3/3 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 813 | 50.81 | 3/4 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 297 | 22.85 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 263 | 52.60 | 0/3 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 4,045 | 39.66 | 10/19 |
| Away | 36 | 2,842 | 44.41 | 11/7 |
| Neutral | 3 | 150 | 25.00 | 0/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69 | 5,367 | 44.36 | 18/18 |
| 2010s | 31 | 1,670 | 32.75 | 3/9 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 18 | 1,562 | 52.07 | 5/6 |
| Kennington Oval | 9 | 554 | 34.63 | 1/4 |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 501 | 33.40 | 1/2 |
| Edgbaston | 8 | 425 | 35.42 | 0/3 |
| Old Trafford | 6 | 449 | 44.90 | 2/2 |
| Headingley | 6 | 360 | 32.73 | 1/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2004 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2012 at Lord's
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