John Dyson
On scorecards: J Dyson
In-game rating: 72/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
John Dyson played 30 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1977 to 1984. The first came against India at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with scores of 53 and 4, and the last against West Indies at Adelaide Oval in 1984.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 1,258 runs at 28.0 in 27 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 127 not out from 321 balls against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1982. In all: 2 hundreds, 5 fifties.
At home the average was 26.3 across 19 Tests; away it was 27.3 across 11 Tests. The most runs came against England: 489 runs at 27.2 in 10 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 268 runs at 44.7. Australia won 8 of the Tests John Dyson played and lost 15, with 7 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 30 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127* | 321 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Drawn |
| 102 | 234 | England | Headingley | 1981 | Lost |
| 87 | 177 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 79 | 188 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1983 | Drawn |
| 53 | 220 | India | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1977 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 489 | 27.17 | 1/2 |
| India | 6 | 178 | 16.18 | 0/1 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 229 | 32.71 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 5 | 243 | 27.00 | 1/0 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 220 | 36.67 | 0/2 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 840 | 26.25 | 1/3 |
| Away | 11 | 519 | 27.32 | 1/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 101 | 16.83 | 0/1 |
| 1980s | 27 | 1,258 | 27.96 | 2/4 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 268 | 44.67 | 1/1 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 204 | 29.14 | 0/2 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 163 | 23.29 | 0/0 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 112 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 3 | 93 | 23.25 | 0/0 |
| Headingley | 1 | 136 | 68.00 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1977 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1984 at Adelaide Oval
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