Clifford Roach
On scorecards: CA Roach
In-game rating: 77/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Clifford Roach played 16 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1928 to 1935. The first came against England at Lord's, with scores of 0 and 16, and the last against England at Kensington Oval in 1935.
The most productive decade was the 1930s: 821 runs at 32.8 in 13 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 209 against England at Bourda in 1930, in a match West Indies won. In all: 2 hundreds, 6 fifties.
At home the average was 54.0 across 5 Tests; away it was 21.2 across 11 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 758 runs at 36.1 in 11 Tests. West Indies won 2 of the Tests Clifford Roach played and lost 11, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 16 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | – | England | Bourda | 1930 | Won |
| 122 | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1930 | Drawn |
| 77 | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1930 | Drawn |
| 64 | – | England | Old Trafford | 1933 | Drawn |
| 56 | – | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1930 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 486 | 54.00 | 2/1 | 2 | 51.50 |
| Away | 11 | 466 | 21.18 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3 | 131 | 21.83 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 13 | 821 | 32.84 | 2/4 | 2 | 51.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Oval | 2 | 218 | 72.67 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 129 | 32.25 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 2 | 127 | 31.75 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 97 | 24.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 2 | 16 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bourda | 1 | 231 | 115.50 | 1/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1928 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1935 at Kensington Oval
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