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ENGLAND · Opening Batter · 1947–1952

Jack Robertson

On scorecards: JDB Robertson

In-game rating: 82/99

BATTING

11
MATCHES
21
INNINGS
881
RUNS
46.36
AVERAGE
133
HIGH SCORE
2 / 6
100s / 50s

FIELDING

6
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Jack Robertson played 11 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1947 to 1952. The first came against South Africa at Kennington Oval, with scores of 4 and 30, and the last against India at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1952.

The most productive decade was the 1940s: 571 runs at 51.9 in 6 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 133 against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in 1948. In all: 2 hundreds, 6 fifties.

The most runs came against West Indies: 390 runs at 55.7 in 4 Tests. England won 1 of the Tests Jack Robertson played and lost 3, with 7 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 11 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

RunsBallsAgainstGroundYearResult
133–West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1948Drawn
121–New ZealandLord's1949Drawn
80–West IndiesKensington Oval1948Drawn
77–IndiaMA Chidambaram Stadium1952Lost
64–West IndiesSabina Park1948Lost

BEST BOWLING

FiguresOversAgainstGroundYearResult
2/177IndiaGreen Park1952Won

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
India531038.750/3229.00
West Indies439055.711/30–
New Zealand114773.501/00–
South Africa13417.000/00–

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Home218145.251/00–
Away970046.671/6229.00

BY DECADE

DecadeTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
1940s657151.912/30–
1950s531038.750/3229.00

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Lord's114773.501/00–
Queen's Park Oval113567.501/00–
MA Chidambaram Stadium113366.500/20–
Kensington Oval1131131.000/20–
Sabina Park19246.000/10–
Arun Jaitley Stadium17236.000/10–

FIRST AND LAST

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