Dennis Amiss
On scorecards: DL Amiss
In-game rating: 90/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dennis Amiss played 50 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1966 to 1977. The first came against West Indies at Kennington Oval, with a score of 17, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 1977.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 3,487 runs at 49.1 in 45 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 262 not out from 563 balls against West Indies at Sabina Park in 1974. In all: 11 hundreds, 11 fifties.
At home the average was 41.3 across 26 Tests; away it was 51.3 across 24 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against West Indies: 1,130 runs at 70.6 in 10 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 382 runs at 29.4. England won 18 of the Tests Dennis Amiss played and lost 13, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 50 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262* | 563 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1974 | Drawn |
| 203 | 320 | West Indies | Kennington Oval | 1976 | Lost |
| 188 | 303 | India | Lord's | 1974 | Won |
| 183 | 372 | Pakistan | Kennington Oval | 1974 | Drawn |
| 179 | 397 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1976 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 965 | 41.96 | 2/4 |
| Australia | 11 | 305 | 15.25 | 0/2 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 779 | 55.64 | 3/2 |
| West Indies | 10 | 1,130 | 70.63 | 4/2 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 433 | 86.60 | 2/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 1,610 | 41.28 | 4/6 |
| Away | 24 | 2,002 | 51.33 | 7/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 125 | 17.86 | 0/0 |
| 1970s | 45 | 3,487 | 49.11 | 11/11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 9 | 382 | 29.38 | 1/1 |
| Kennington Oval | 5 | 492 | 70.29 | 2/0 |
| Edgbaston | 5 | 306 | 38.25 | 0/3 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 162 | 32.40 | 0/2 |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 142 | 28.40 | 0/1 |
| Headingley | 3 | 108 | 21.60 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1966 at Kennington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1977 at Old Trafford
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