Eric Rowan
On scorecards: EAB Rowan
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Eric Rowan played 26 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1935 to 1951. The first came against England at Trent Bridge, with scores of 20 and 6, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1951.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 757 runs at 54.1 in 8 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 236 against England at Headingley in 1951. In all: 3 hundreds, 12 fifties.
At home the average was 44.6 across 16 Tests; away it was 42.3 across 10 Tests. The most runs came against England: 1,364 runs at 45.5 in 18 Tests. Kingsmead was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 389 runs at 38.9. South Africa won 2 of the Tests Eric Rowan played and lost 12, with 12 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 26 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | – | England | Headingley | 1951 | Drawn |
| 156* | – | England | Ellis Park | 1948 | Drawn |
| 143 | – | Australia | Kingsmead | 1950 | Lost |
| 89* | – | England | Newlands | 1938 | Drawn |
| 86* | – | England | Ellis Park | 1949 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 1,204 | 44.59 | 2/8 |
| Away | 10 | 761 | 42.28 | 1/4 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 12 | 727 | 34.62 | 0/5 |
| 1940s | 6 | 481 | 48.10 | 1/3 |
| 1950s | 8 | 757 | 54.07 | 2/4 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 5 | 389 | 38.90 | 1/2 |
| Ellis Park | 4 | 403 | 80.60 | 1/3 |
| Newlands | 3 | 196 | 39.20 | 0/2 |
| Headingley | 2 | 363 | 121.00 | 1/2 |
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 136 | 45.33 | 0/1 |
| Old Trafford | 2 | 119 | 29.75 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1935 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1951 at Kennington Oval
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