Ernie McCormick
On scorecards: EL McCormick
In-game rating: 80/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ernie McCormick played 12 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1935 to 1938. The first came against South Africa at Kingsmead, with a score of 2 and 1 wicket, and the last against England at Headingley in 1938.
The best bowling is 4 for 101 against England at Lord's in 1938. With the ball: 11 wickets at 28.7 at home and 25 wickets at 30.5 away. The most wickets came against England: 21 wickets at 31.5 in 7 Tests.
Australia won 7 of the Tests Ernie McCormick played and lost 2, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 12 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17* | 51 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1937 | Won |
| 13 | – | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1936 | Won |
| 10 | 41 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1936 | Lost |
| 4 | – | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1935 | Drawn |
| 4 | 16 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1937 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/101 | 27 | England | Lord's | 1938 | Drawn |
| 3/26 | 8 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1936 | Lost |
| 3/28 | 12 | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1936 | Won |
| 3/36 | 16 | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1935 | Drawn |
| 3/37 | 20.1 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1936 | Won |
Best in a match: 7/173 against England (1938).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 21 | 31.48 |
| South Africa | 5 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 15 | 27.87 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 11 | 28.73 |
| Away | 8 | 21 | 4.20 | 0/0 | 25 | 30.52 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 11 | 20.91 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 44.25 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 17 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 43.50 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 39.50 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 31.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 108.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1935 at Kingsmead
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1938 at Headingley
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