Ken Farnes
On scorecards: K Farnes
In-game rating: 83/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ken Farnes played 15 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1934 to 1939. The first came against Australia at Trent Bridge, with scores of 1 and 0, and 10 wickets, and the last against South Africa at Kingsmead in 1939.
The best bowling is 6 for 96 against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1937. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. With the ball: 27 wickets at 30.0 at home and 33 wickets at 27.6 away.
The most wickets came against Australia: 38 wickets at 28.0 in 8 Tests. England won 4 of the Tests Ken Farnes played and lost 5, with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | – | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1939 | Drawn |
| 7* | 7 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1937 | Lost |
| 7 | 6 | Australia | Headingley | 1938 | Lost |
| 5* | 6 | Australia | Lord's | 1938 | Drawn |
| 5 | – | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1935 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/96 | 28.5 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1937 | Lost |
| 5/77 | 25 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 1934 | Lost |
| 5/102 | 40.2 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 1934 | Lost |
| 4/29 | 13 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1939 | Won |
| 4/40 | 15 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1935 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/179 against Australia (1934).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 23 | 3.83 | 0/0 | 38 | 28.03 |
| South Africa | 5 | 25 | 8.33 | 0/0 | 16 | 32.44 |
| West Indies | 2 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 22.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 16 | 3.20 | 0/0 | 27 | 29.96 |
| Away | 9 | 42 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 33 | 27.58 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 2 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 24.25 |
| Lord's | 2 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 78.33 |
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 56.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 | 14 | 25.93 |
| Headingley | 1 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 18.80 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 32.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1934 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 1939 at Kingsmead
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