Charles Macartney
On scorecards: CG Macartney
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Charles Macartney played 35 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1907 to 1926. The first came against England at Sydney Cricket Ground, with scores of 35 and 9, and 1 wicket, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1926.
The most productive decade was the 1920s: 1,252 runs at 69.6 in 14 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 170 from 227 balls against England at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1921, in a match Australia won. The best bowling is 7 for 58 against England at Headingley in 1909.
In all: 7 hundreds, 9 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 36.1 across 12 Tests; away it was 49.0 across 20 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 1,640 runs at 43.2 in 26 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 564 runs at 47.0. Australia won 17 of the Tests Charles Macartney played and lost 6, with 12 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 35 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 227 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1921 | Won |
| 151 | – | England | Headingley | 1926 | Drawn |
| 137 | 193 | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1911 | Won |
| 133* | – | England | Lord's | 1926 | Drawn |
| 116 | – | South Africa | Lord's | 1921 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/58 | 25.3 | England | Headingley | 1909 | Won |
| 5/44 | 24.3 | South Africa | Newlands | 1921 | Won |
| 4/27 | 16.5 | England | Headingley | 1909 | Won |
| 3/21 | 17 | England | Edgbaston | 1909 | Lost |
| 3/29 | 14.1 | South Africa | Lord's | 1912 | Won |
Best in a match: 11/85 against England (1909).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1,640 | 43.16 | 5/7 | 33 | 27.52 |
| South Africa | 9 | 491 | 37.77 | 2/2 | 12 | 27.67 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 794 | 36.09 | 2/4 | 12 | 40.92 |
| Away | 20 | 1,273 | 48.96 | 5/5 | 29 | 23.62 |
| Neutral | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 16.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | 421 | 23.39 | 0/4 | 26 | 20.15 |
| 1910s | 11 | 458 | 30.53 | 1/2 | 8 | 45.00 |
| 1920s | 14 | 1,252 | 69.56 | 6/3 | 11 | 32.36 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 7 | 564 | 47.00 | 2/2 | 7 | 31.00 |
| Lord's | 5 | 324 | 54.00 | 1/1 | 4 | 35.50 |
| Old Trafford | 5 | 199 | 39.80 | 1/1 | 2 | 37.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 190 | 31.67 | 0/2 | 3 | 55.00 |
| Headingley | 3 | 318 | 63.60 | 2/0 | 13 | 11.46 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 144 | 24.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 65.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1907 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1926 at Kennington Oval
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