Frank Woolley
On scorecards: FE Woolley
In-game rating: 86/99
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CAREER IN BRIEF
Frank Woolley played 64 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1909 to 1934. The first came against Australia at Kennington Oval, with a score of 8, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 1934.
The most productive decade was the 1920s: 2,003 runs at 42.6 in 33 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 154 against South Africa at Old Trafford in 1929, in a match England won. The best bowling is 7 for 76 against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 1930.
In all: 5 hundreds, 23 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 42.5 across 30 Tests; away it was 31.3 across 34 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 1,664 runs at 33.3 in 32 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 690 runs at 62.7. England won 26 of the Tests Frank Woolley played and lost 19, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 64 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | – | South Africa | Old Trafford | 1929 | Won |
| 134* | – | South Africa | Lord's | 1924 | Won |
| 133* | 215 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1912 | Won |
| 123 | 139 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1924 | Lost |
| 115* | – | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1923 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/76 | 28.3 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1930 | Drawn |
| 5/20 | 7.4 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1912 | Won |
| 5/29 | 9.4 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1912 | Won |
| 5/41 | 15.3 | South Africa | Kennington Oval | 1912 | Won |
| 4/77 | 19 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1925 | Lost |
Best in a match: 10/49 against Australia (1912).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 32 | 1,664 | 33.28 | 2/11 | 43 | 36.16 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1,354 | 42.31 | 3/10 | 27 | 37.00 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 235 | 33.57 | 0/2 | 13 | 20.08 |
| India | 1 | 30 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 1,658 | 42.51 | 2/12 | 31 | 24.65 |
| Away | 34 | 1,625 | 31.25 | 3/11 | 52 | 39.44 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 21 | 929 | 33.18 | 1/8 | 39 | 22.72 |
| 1920s | 33 | 2,003 | 42.62 | 4/13 | 31 | 51.39 |
| 1930s | 9 | 343 | 22.87 | 0/2 | 13 | 23.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 8 | 690 | 62.73 | 1/5 | 1 | 135.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 8 | 256 | 23.27 | 0/2 | 20 | 11.45 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 6 | 510 | 46.36 | 2/2 | 10 | 40.60 |
| Old Wanderers | 6 | 312 | 34.67 | 1/1 | 2 | 128.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 253 | 28.11 | 0/3 | 9 | 36.44 |
| Headingley | 5 | 323 | 40.38 | 0/3 | 6 | 29.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1909 at Kennington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1934 at Kennington Oval
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