WEST INDIES · Opening Batter · 1930–1931
Lionel Birkett
On scorecards: LS Birkett
In-game rating: 69/99
BATTING
4
MATCHES
8
INNINGS
136
RUNS
17.00
AVERAGE
64
HIGH SCORE
0 / 1
100s / 50s
FIELDING
4
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lionel Birkett played 4 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1930 to 1931. The first came against Australia at Adelaide Oval, with scores of 27 and 64, and the last against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1931.
The highest score in the archive is 64 against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 1930, in a defeat. In all: 1 fifty.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 4 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | – | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1930 | Lost |
| 27 | – | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1930 | Lost |
| 13 | – | Australia | Exhibition Ground | 1931 | Lost |
| 13 | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1931 | Lost |
| 8 | – | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1931 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16 | 7 | Australia | Exhibition Ground | 1931 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 136 | 17.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 71.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 4 | 136 | 17.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 71.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 91 | 45.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Exhibition Ground | 1 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 16.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1930 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1931 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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