Ken Rutherford
On scorecards: KR Rutherford
In-game rating: 73/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ken Rutherford played 56 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1985 to 1995. The first came against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, with scores of 0 and 0, and the last against Sri Lanka at Carisbrook in 1995.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,097 runs at 31.3 in 40 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 107 not out from 181 balls against England at Basin Reserve in 1988. In all: 3 hundreds, 18 fifties.
At home the average was 29.4 across 29 Tests; away it was 25.0 across 27 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 677 runs at 39.8 in 11 Tests. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 417 runs at 26.1. Ken Rutherford captained New Zealand in 18 Tests, winning 2 and losing 11. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 8 of the Tests Ken Rutherford played and lost 23, with 25 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 56 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107* | 181 | England | Basin Reserve | 1988 | Drawn |
| 105 | 227 | Sri Lanka | Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 1992 | Drawn |
| 102 | 215 | Australia | Lancaster Park | 1993 | Lost |
| 89 | 159 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1992 | Won |
| 86 | 144 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1993 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/38 | 9 | West Indies | Bourda | 1985 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 677 | 39.82 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
| England | 10 | 373 | 24.87 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 311 | 25.92 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 8 | 95 | 6.79 | 0/0 | 1 | 48.00 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 332 | 23.71 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| India | 6 | 256 | 28.44 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 4 | 240 | 30.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 181 | 90.50 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 1,266 | 29.44 | 2/9 | 0 | – |
| Away | 27 | 1,199 | 24.98 | 1/9 | 1 | 74.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16 | 368 | 15.33 | 1/2 | 1 | 65.00 |
| 1990s | 40 | 2,097 | 31.30 | 2/16 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 9 | 417 | 26.06 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Basin Reserve | 9 | 371 | 30.92 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Lancaster Park | 5 | 275 | 39.29 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Seddon Park | 3 | 151 | 25.17 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 3 | 61 | 15.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 124 | 31.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1985 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 1995 at Carisbrook
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