KS Ranjitsinhji
In-game rating: 91/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
KS Ranjitsinhji played 15 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1896 to 1902. The first came against Australia at Old Trafford, with scores of 62 and 154, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 1902.
The most productive decade was the 1890s: 970 runs at 53.9 in 12 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 175 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1897, in a match England won. In all: 2 hundreds, 6 fifties.
At home the average was 40.9 across 10 Tests; away it was 50.8 across 5 Tests, a player who travelled well. Old Trafford was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 292 runs at 73.0. England won 2 of the Tests KS Ranjitsinhji played and lost 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | – | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1897 | Won |
| 154* | – | Australia | Old Trafford | 1896 | Lost |
| 93* | – | Australia | Trent Bridge | 1899 | Drawn |
| 77 | – | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1898 | Lost |
| 71 | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1898 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23 | 12 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1899 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | 989 | 44.95 | 2/6 | 1 | 39.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 532 | 40.92 | 1/3 | 1 | 30.00 |
| Away | 5 | 457 | 50.78 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | 970 | 53.89 | 2/6 | 1 | 39.00 |
| 1900s | 3 | 19 | 4.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 3 | 292 | 73.00 | 1/1 | 1 | 24.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 197 | 65.67 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 177 | 44.25 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 2 | 8 | 2.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 135 | 135.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1896 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1902 at Old Trafford
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