Harold Larwood
On scorecards: H Larwood
In-game rating: 84/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Harold Larwood played 21 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1926 to 1933. The first came against Australia at Lord's, with 3 wickets, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1933.
The most productive decade was the 1920s: 277 runs at 18.5 in 12 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 98 from 148 balls against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1933, in a match England won. The best bowling is 6 for 32 against Australia at Exhibition Ground in 1928.
In all: 2 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 15.2 across 11 Tests; away it was 22.7 across 10 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Australia: 386 runs at 19.3 in 15 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 141 runs at 47.0. England won 13 of the Tests Harold Larwood played and lost 3, with 5 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 21 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 148 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1933 | Won |
| 70 | 132 | Australia | Exhibition Ground | 1928 | Won |
| 43 | 82 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1928 | Won |
| 37 | 36 | Australia | Exhibition Ground | 1928 | Won |
| 35 | – | South Africa | Lord's | 1929 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/32 | 14.4 | Australia | Exhibition Ground | 1928 | Won |
| 5/28 | 18 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1932 | Won |
| 5/57 | 42.4 | South Africa | Edgbaston | 1929 | Drawn |
| 5/96 | 31 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1932 | Won |
| 4/71 | 19 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1933 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/124 against Australia (1932).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | 386 | 19.30 | 0/2 | 64 | 29.88 |
| South Africa | 3 | 50 | 12.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 23.25 |
| West Indies | 2 | 49 | 49.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 19.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 167 | 15.18 | 0/0 | 27 | 31.26 |
| Away | 10 | 318 | 22.71 | 0/2 | 51 | 26.82 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | 277 | 18.47 | 0/1 | 41 | 31.12 |
| 1930s | 9 | 208 | 20.80 | 0/1 | 37 | 25.30 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 141 | 47.00 | 0/1 | 19 | 23.58 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 65 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 27.92 |
| Lord's | 3 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 40.83 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 28 | 5.60 | 0/0 | 9 | 47.78 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 19 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 34.75 |
| Headingley | 2 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 87.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1926 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1933 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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