Tiger Lance
On scorecards: HR Lance
In-game rating: 76/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tiger Lance played 13 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1962 to 1970. The first came against New Zealand at Wanderers Stadium, with a score of 7 and 4 wickets, and the last against Australia at St George's Park in 1970.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 452 runs at 28.3 in 10 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 70 against Australia at Wanderers Stadium in 1966, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 3 for 30 against New Zealand at Wanderers Stadium in 1962.
In all: 5 fifties. At home the average was 28.3 across 10 Tests; away it was 27.7 across 3 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 400 runs at 33.3 in 8 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 189 runs at 31.5. South Africa won 8 of the Tests Tiger Lance played and lost 2, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 13 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | – | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1966 | Won |
| 69 | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1965 | Drawn |
| 61 | 144 | Australia | Kingsmead | 1970 | Won |
| 53 | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1965 | Drawn |
| 53 | – | Australia | Newlands | 1966 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 | 13 | New Zealand | Wanderers Stadium | 1962 | Won |
| 2/36 | 8 | New Zealand | St George's Park | 1962 | Lost |
| 2/39 | 15 | Australia | Kingsmead | 1967 | Won |
| 1/32 | 8 | Australia | St George's Park | 1970 | Won |
| 1/35 | 17 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1966 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 400 | 33.33 | 0/3 | 5 | 55.60 |
| England | 3 | 166 | 27.67 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 2 | 25 | 8.33 | 0/0 | 7 | 23.71 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 425 | 28.33 | 0/3 | 12 | 37.00 |
| Away | 3 | 166 | 27.67 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | 452 | 28.25 | 0/4 | 11 | 36.55 |
| 1970s | 3 | 139 | 27.80 | 0/1 | 1 | 77.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 189 | 31.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 26.00 |
| St George's Park | 3 | 107 | 21.40 | 0/0 | 4 | 39.50 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 30.50 |
| Kennington Oval | 1 | 122 | 61.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Newlands | 1 | 55 | 27.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 95.00 |
| Lord's | 1 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1962 at Wanderers Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1970 at St George's Park
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