Clyde Walcott
On scorecards: CL Walcott
In-game rating: 93/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Clyde Walcott played 44 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1948 to 1960. The first came against England at Kensington Oval, with scores of 8 and 16, and the last against England at Queen's Park Oval in 1960.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 3,129 runs at 61.4 in 33 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 220 against England at Kensington Oval in 1954, in a match West Indies won. In all: 15 hundreds, 14 fifties.
At home the average was 69.8 across 25 Tests; away it was 40.5 across 19 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,391 runs at 44.9 in 20 Tests. Sabina Park was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 924 runs at 92.4. West Indies won 12 of the Tests Clyde Walcott played and lost 13, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1954 | Won |
| 168* | – | England | Lord's | 1950 | Won |
| 155 | – | Australia | Sabina Park | 1955 | Lost |
| 152 | – | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1948 | Drawn |
| 145 | – | Pakistan | Bourda | 1958 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/50 | 26 | Australia | Sabina Park | 1955 | Lost |
| 3/52 | 34 | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1954 | Drawn |
| 2/12 | 16 | India | Queen's Park Oval | 1953 | Drawn |
| 1/26 | 11 | England | Sabina Park | 1954 | Lost |
| 1/43 | 9 | England | Bourda | 1960 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1,391 | 44.87 | 4/5 | 5 | 36.00 |
| India | 10 | 909 | 69.92 | 4/3 | 2 | 30.00 |
| Australia | 8 | 914 | 57.13 | 5/3 | 4 | 38.00 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 385 | 96.25 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 2 | 199 | 66.33 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 2,584 | 69.84 | 11/9 | 11 | 34.55 |
| Away | 19 | 1,214 | 40.47 | 4/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9 | 585 | 45.00 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 33 | 3,129 | 61.35 | 13/11 | 10 | 32.60 |
| 1960s | 2 | 84 | 28.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 70.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina Park | 7 | 924 | 92.40 | 5/3 | 4 | 23.75 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 7 | 694 | 63.09 | 3/3 | 6 | 25.83 |
| Bourda | 6 | 432 | 54.00 | 2/1 | 1 | 59.00 |
| Kensington Oval | 5 | 534 | 66.75 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 2 | 217 | 72.33 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Brabourne Stadium | 2 | 95 | 31.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1948 at Kensington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1960 at Queen's Park Oval
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