Headley Keith
On scorecards: HJ Keith
In-game rating: 72/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Headley Keith played 8 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1953 to 1957. The first came against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with scores of 10 and 40, and the last against England at Kingsmead in 1957.
The highest score in the archive is 73 against England at Headingley in 1955, in a match South Africa won. In all: 2 fifties. At home the average was 15.0 across 3 Tests; away it was 25.3 across 5 Tests, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against England: 268 runs at 19.1 in 7 Tests.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 8 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | – | England | Headingley | 1955 | Won |
| 57 | – | England | Lord's | 1955 | Lost |
| 42 | – | England | Wanderers Stadium | 1956 | Lost |
| 40* | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1953 | Won |
| 38 | – | England | Old Trafford | 1955 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 90 | 15.00 | 0/0 |
| Away | 5 | 228 | 25.33 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headingley | 1 | 73 | 36.50 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 1 | 62 | 31.00 | 0/1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 0/0 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 1 | 44 | 22.00 | 0/0 |
| Old Trafford | 1 | 38 | 19.00 | 0/0 |
| Kingsmead | 1 | 28 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1953 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1957 at Kingsmead
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