Bruce Edgar
On scorecards: BA Edgar
In-game rating: 81/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bruce Edgar played 39 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1978 to 1986. The first came against England at Kennington Oval, with scores of 0 and 38, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1986.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 1,662 runs at 31.4 in 33 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 161 from 418 balls against Australia at Eden Park in 1982, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 3 hundreds, 12 fifties.
At home the average was 33.4 across 20 Tests; away it was 28.1 across 19 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 684 runs at 32.6 in 12 Tests. Lancaster Park was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 305 runs at 30.5. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 11 of the Tests Bruce Edgar played and lost 13, with 15 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 39 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | 418 | Australia | Eden Park | 1982 | Won |
| 129 | – | Pakistan | Lancaster Park | 1979 | Lost |
| 127 | 317 | West Indies | Eden Park | 1980 | Drawn |
| 84 | 207 | England | Headingley | 1983 | Won |
| 83 | 298 | England | Lord's | 1986 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 1,001 | 33.37 | 3/2 |
| Away | 19 | 957 | 28.15 | 0/10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 296 | 26.91 | 1/1 |
| 1980s | 33 | 1,662 | 31.36 | 2/11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Park | 7 | 305 | 30.50 | 1/0 |
| Eden Park | 6 | 366 | 36.60 | 2/0 |
| Basin Reserve | 5 | 256 | 36.57 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 3 | 223 | 37.17 | 0/2 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 212 | 42.40 | 0/3 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 54 | 10.80 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1978 at Kennington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1986 at Kennington Oval
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