Keith Fletcher
On scorecards: KWR Fletcher
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Keith Fletcher played 59 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1968 to 1982. The first came against Australia at Headingley, with scores of 0 and 23, and the last against Sri Lanka at P Saravanamuttu Stadium in 1982.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 2,748 runs at 41.6 in 46 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 216 from 413 balls against New Zealand at Eden Park in 1975, in a match England won. In all: 7 hundreds, 19 fifties.
At home the average was 46.2 across 20 Tests; away it was 37.5 across 38 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 874 runs at 39.7 in 19 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 396 runs at 56.6. Keith Fletcher captained England in 7 Tests, winning 1 and losing 1. England won 16 of the Tests Keith Fletcher played and lost 14, with 29 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 59 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 413 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1975 | Won |
| 178 | 380 | New Zealand | Lord's | 1973 | Drawn |
| 146 | 424 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1975 | Won |
| 129* | 357 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1974 | Drawn |
| 123* | 289 | India | Old Trafford | 1974 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 | 3 | India | Eden Gardens | 1982 | Drawn |
| 1/48 | 9 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1970 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 874 | 39.73 | 2/7 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Australia | 15 | 661 | 25.42 | 1/3 | 1 | 101.00 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 586 | 48.83 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 8 | 578 | 52.55 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 7 | 528 | 52.80 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 1,156 | 46.24 | 3/7 | 0 | – |
| Away | 38 | 2,100 | 37.50 | 4/12 | 2 | 89.50 |
| Neutral | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 227 | 28.38 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 46 | 2,748 | 41.64 | 7/15 | 1 | 128.00 |
| 1980s | 7 | 297 | 37.13 | 0/3 | 1 | 20.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 5 | 396 | 56.57 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 5 | 209 | 34.83 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 3 | 204 | 68.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 139 | 27.80 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 119 | 19.83 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 3 | 61 | 15.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1968 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 1982 at P Saravanamuttu Stadium
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