Joe Hardstaff
On scorecards: J Hardstaff jnr
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Joe Hardstaff played 23 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1935 to 1948. The first came against South Africa at Headingley, with scores of 10 and 0, and the last against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1948.
The most productive decade was the 1930s: 1,070 runs at 46.5 in 16 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 205 not out against India at Lord's in 1946, in a match England won. In all: 4 hundreds, 10 fifties.
At home the average was 59.3 across 14 Tests; away it was 33.5 across 9 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 559 runs at 37.3 in 9 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 388 runs at 129.3. England won 7 of the Tests Joe Hardstaff played and lost 7, with 9 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205* | – | India | Lord's | 1946 | Won |
| 169* | 400 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1938 | Won |
| 114 | – | New Zealand | Lord's | 1937 | Drawn |
| 103 | – | New Zealand | Kennington Oval | 1937 | Drawn |
| 98 | – | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 559 | 37.27 | 1/2 |
| West Indies | 6 | 411 | 45.67 | 0/5 |
| India | 4 | 306 | 76.50 | 1/1 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 350 | 70.00 | 2/2 |
| South Africa | 1 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 1,067 | 59.28 | 4/5 |
| Away | 9 | 569 | 33.47 | 0/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 16 | 1,070 | 46.52 | 3/6 |
| 1940s | 7 | 566 | 47.17 | 1/4 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 4 | 388 | 129.33 | 2/1 |
| Old Trafford | 4 | 245 | 35.00 | 0/3 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 366 | 183.00 | 2/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 139 | 34.75 | 0/1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 104 | 26.00 | 0/1 |
| Headingley | 2 | 25 | 6.25 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1935 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1948 at Trent Bridge
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