Jackie McGlew
On scorecards: DJ McGlew
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Jackie McGlew played 34 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1951 to 1962. The first came against England at Trent Bridge, with scores of 40 and 5, and the last against New Zealand at St George's Park in 1962.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 1,825 runs at 43.5 in 24 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 255 not out against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 1953, in a match South Africa won. In all: 7 hundreds, 10 fifties.
At home the average was 44.3 across 16 Tests; away it was 40.3 across 18 Tests. The most runs came against New Zealand: 1,100 runs at 64.7 in 12 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 348 runs at 49.7. Jackie McGlew captained South Africa in 14 Tests, winning 4 and losing 6. South Africa won 11 of the Tests Jackie McGlew played and lost 15, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 34 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255* | – | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1953 | Won |
| 133 | – | England | Headingley | 1955 | Won |
| 127* | – | New Zealand | Kingsmead | 1961 | Won |
| 120 | – | New Zealand | Wanderers Stadium | 1962 | Won |
| 108 | – | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1957 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 736 | 30.67 | 2/2 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1,100 | 64.71 | 3/5 |
| Australia | 9 | 604 | 35.53 | 2/3 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 1,152 | 44.31 | 4/5 |
| Away | 18 | 1,288 | 40.25 | 3/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24 | 1,825 | 43.45 | 5/9 |
| 1960s | 10 | 615 | 38.44 | 2/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 348 | 49.71 | 2/1 |
| Newlands | 4 | 242 | 30.25 | 0/2 |
| Kingsmead | 3 | 321 | 107.00 | 2/1 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 209 | 34.83 | 0/2 |
| St George's Park | 3 | 153 | 30.60 | 0/0 |
| Lord's | 3 | 37 | 6.17 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1951 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1962 at St George's Park
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