Bruce Yardley
On scorecards: B Yardley
In-game rating: 87/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bruce Yardley played 33 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1978 to 1983. The first came against India at Adelaide Oval, with scores of 22 and 26, and 4 wickets, and the last against Sri Lanka at Asgiriya Stadium in 1983.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 576 runs at 26.2 in 14 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 74 against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 1978, in a defeat. The best bowling is 7 for 98 against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1982.
In all: 4 fifties, 6 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 16.4 across 19 Tests; away it was 25.2 across 14 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against West Indies: 299 runs at 24.9 in 8 Tests. Adelaide Oval was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 142 runs at 15.8. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 10 of the Tests Bruce Yardley played and lost 15, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 33 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | – | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1978 | Lost |
| 61* | 147 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1979 | Lost |
| 61* | 70 | India | Eden Gardens | 1979 | Drawn |
| 53 | 92 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1982 | Won |
| 47 | 107 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 1979 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/98 | 31.4 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Drawn |
| 7/187 | 66 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1981 | Lost |
| 6/84 | 25.5 | Pakistan | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1981 | Won |
| 5/88 | 25 | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 1983 | Won |
| 5/107 | 42.4 | England | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1982 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 10/185 against West Indies (1982).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 289 | 20.64 | 0/2 | 29 | 40.76 |
| West Indies | 8 | 299 | 24.92 | 0/1 | 35 | 23.51 |
| India | 6 | 223 | 22.30 | 0/1 | 21 | 38.19 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 134 | 12.18 | 0/0 | 21 | 33.43 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 23.92 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 23.71 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 524 | 16.38 | 0/2 | 79 | 32.18 |
| Away | 14 | 454 | 25.22 | 0/2 | 47 | 30.72 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 | 576 | 26.18 | 0/3 | 37 | 38.84 |
| 1980s | 19 | 402 | 14.36 | 0/1 | 89 | 28.64 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 5 | 142 | 15.78 | 0/0 | 15 | 49.20 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 87 | 12.43 | 0/0 | 19 | 25.74 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 70 | 8.75 | 0/0 | 20 | 25.70 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 137 | 34.25 | 0/1 | 17 | 29.24 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 3 | 88 | 22.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 38.00 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 34 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 19.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1978 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 1983 at Asgiriya Stadium
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