BJ Watling
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
BJ Watling played 75 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2009 to 2021. The first came against Pakistan at McLean Park, with scores of 18 and 60, and the last against India at The Rose Bowl in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,538 runs at 39.3 in 66 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 205 from 473 balls against England at Bay Oval in 2019, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 8 hundreds, 19 fifties.
At home the average was 39.4 across 39 Tests; away it was 38.6 across 29 Tests. The most runs came against England: 794 runs at 52.9 in 11 Tests. Basin Reserve was the most frequent ground, with 12 Tests and 626 runs at 39.1. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 34 of the Tests BJ Watling played and lost 23, with 18 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 75 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 473 | England | Bay Oval | 2019 | Won |
| 142* | 333 | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve | 2015 | Won |
| 124 | 367 | India | Basin Reserve | 2014 | Drawn |
| 120 | 163 | England | Headingley | 2015 | Won |
| 107 | 172 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2016 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 794 | 52.93 | 2/5 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 519 | 34.60 | 0/4 |
| Australia | 10 | 422 | 22.21 | 0/1 |
| India | 9 | 270 | 20.77 | 1/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 454 | 56.75 | 2/1 |
| West Indies | 8 | 376 | 37.60 | 0/3 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 276 | 34.50 | 1/1 |
| South Africa | 7 | 345 | 34.50 | 0/3 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 334 | 111.33 | 2/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 39 | 1,892 | 39.42 | 4/8 |
| Away | 29 | 1,623 | 38.64 | 4/9 |
| Neutral | 7 | 275 | 25.00 | 0/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 78 | 78.00 | 0/1 |
| 2010s | 66 | 3,538 | 39.31 | 8/17 |
| 2020s | 8 | 174 | 17.40 | 0/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Reserve | 12 | 626 | 39.13 | 2/2 |
| Seddon Park | 8 | 319 | 35.44 | 0/1 |
| Hagley Oval | 8 | 306 | 30.60 | 0/2 |
| University Oval | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0/1 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 232 | 77.33 | 1/1 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 3 | 188 | 37.60 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2009 at McLean Park
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2021 at The Rose Bowl
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