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SOUTH AFRICA · Opening Batter · 1928–1936

Jack Siedle

On scorecards: IJ Siedle

In-game rating: 79/99

BATTING

18
MATCHES
34
INNINGS
977
RUNS
28.73
AVERAGE
141
HIGH SCORE
1 / 5
100s / 50s

FIELDING

7
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Jack Siedle played 18 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1928 to 1936. The first came against England at Kingsmead, with scores of 11 and 10, and the last against Australia at Kingsmead in 1936.

The most productive decade was the 1930s: 921 runs at 34.1 in 14 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 141 against England at Newlands in 1931. In all: 1 hundred, 5 fifties.

At home the average was 35.1 across 11 Tests; away it was 18.5 across 7 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 645 runs at 26.9 in 13 Tests. Kingsmead was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 318 runs at 31.8. South Africa won 2 of the Tests Jack Siedle played and lost 6, with 10 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 18 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

RunsBallsAgainstGroundYearResult
141–EnglandNewlands1931Drawn
62–EnglandOld Wanderers1931Drawn
59–EnglandTrent Bridge1935Drawn
59–AustraliaKingsmead1935Lost
59–AustraliaNewlands1936Lost

BEST BOWLING

FiguresOversAgainstGroundYearResult
1/73.1EnglandKingsmead1931Drawn

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
England1364526.881/317.00
Australia533233.200/20–

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Home1173735.101/417.00
Away724018.460/10–

BY DECADE

DecadeTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
1920s4568.000/00–
1930s1492134.111/517.00

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Kingsmead531831.800/217.00
Old Wanderers421827.250/10–
Newlands220167.001/10–
Kennington Oval28528.330/00–
Headingley26817.000/00–
Trent Bridge16130.500/10–

FIRST AND LAST

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