Mike Atherton
On scorecards: MA Atherton
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mike Atherton played 115 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1989 to 2001. The first came against Australia at Trent Bridge, with scores of 0 and 47, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 2001.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 6,217 runs at 38.4 in 91 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 185 not out from 492 balls against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in 1995. In all: 16 hundreds, 46 fifties.
At home the average was 39.0 across 67 Tests; away it was 35.9 across 48 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 1,900 runs at 29.7 in 33 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 15 Tests and 852 runs at 31.6. Mike Atherton captained England in 54 Tests, winning 13 and losing 21. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. England won 31 of the Tests Mike Atherton played and lost 44, with 40 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 115 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185* | 492 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 1995 | Drawn |
| 160 | 376 | India | Trent Bridge | 1996 | Drawn |
| 151 | 382 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1990 | Drawn |
| 144 | 296 | West Indies | Bourda | 1994 | Lost |
| 136 | 330 | Zimbabwe | Trent Bridge | 2000 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/20 | 7 | Pakistan | Headingley | 1996 | Drawn |
| 1/60 | 7 | India | Kennington Oval | 1990 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 33 | 1,900 | 29.69 | 1/15 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 27 | 1,587 | 31.74 | 4/6 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 18 | 1,315 | 43.83 | 3/8 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1,088 | 68.00 | 4/6 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 11 | 746 | 41.44 | 1/6 | 1 | 20.00 |
| India | 7 | 689 | 57.42 | 2/4 | 1 | 161.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 144 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 259 | 37.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 67 | 4,716 | 38.98 | 9/31 | 2 | 116.00 |
| Away | 48 | 3,012 | 35.86 | 7/15 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 73 | 18.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 91 | 6,217 | 38.38 | 13/38 | 2 | 134.00 |
| 2000s | 22 | 1,438 | 36.87 | 3/8 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 15 | 852 | 31.56 | 0/7 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 12 | 859 | 35.79 | 1/7 | 1 | 70.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 11 | 1,083 | 60.17 | 5/3 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 10 | 729 | 40.50 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 10 | 529 | 29.39 | 0/5 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Edgbaston | 9 | 664 | 41.50 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1989 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2001 at Kennington Oval
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