Ian Salisbury
On scorecards: IDK Salisbury
In-game rating: 66/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ian Salisbury played 15 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2000. The first came against Pakistan at Lord's, with scores of 4 and 12, and 5 wickets, and the last against Pakistan at National Stadium in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 284 runs at 14.2 in 12 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 50 from 130 balls against Pakistan at Old Trafford in 1992. The best bowling is 4 for 163 against West Indies at Bourda in 1994.
In all: 1 fifty. At home the average was 12.6 across 8 Tests; away it was 21.7 across 7 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Pakistan: 200 runs at 25.0 in 7 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 67 runs at 13.4. England won 3 of the Tests Ian Salisbury played and lost 9, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 15 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 130 | Pakistan | Old Trafford | 1992 | Drawn |
| 40 | 58 | Pakistan | Lord's | 1996 | Lost |
| 36 | 65 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1994 | Lost |
| 33 | 136 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 2000 | Drawn |
| 31 | 97 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2000 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/163 | 37 | West Indies | Bourda | 1994 | Lost |
| 3/49 | 14.1 | Pakistan | Lord's | 1992 | Lost |
| 2/72 | 22 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1994 | Lost |
| 2/73 | 23 | Pakistan | Lord's | 1992 | Lost |
| 2/142 | 29 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1993 | Lost |
Best in a match: 5/122 against Pakistan (1992).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7 | 200 | 25.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 90.00 |
| South Africa | 3 | 33 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 1 | 227.00 |
| India | 2 | 70 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 76.67 |
| West Indies | 2 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 7 | 39.43 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 86.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 151 | 12.58 | 0/1 | 9 | 93.33 |
| Away | 7 | 217 | 21.70 | 0/0 | 11 | 63.55 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 284 | 14.20 | 0/1 | 19 | 70.84 |
| 2000s | 3 | 84 | 42.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 193.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 3 | 67 | 13.40 | 0/0 | 7 | 49.71 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 7 | 2.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 101.00 |
| Eden Gardens | 1 | 54 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 88.00 |
| Old Trafford | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Queen's Park Oval | 1 | 36 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 37.67 |
| Iqbal Stadium | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 61.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1992 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2000 at National Stadium
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