Mark Craig
On scorecards: MD Craig
In-game rating: 78/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mark Craig played 15 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2014 to 2016. The first came against West Indies at Sabina Park, with a score of 7 and 8 wickets, and the last against India at Green Park in 2016.
The highest score in the archive is 67 from 167 balls against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in 2014, in a defeat. The best bowling is 7 for 94 against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2014. In all: 3 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul, 1 ten-wicket match.
At home the average was 93.0 across 3 Tests; away it was 32.5 across 9 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 171 runs at 34.2 in 3 Tests. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 6 of the Tests Mark Craig played and lost 7, with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 167 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 2014 | Lost |
| 65 | 85 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 58* | 77 | England | Headingley | 2015 | Won |
| 46* | 93 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2014 | Won |
| 43 | 110 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2014 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/94 | 27.4 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 4/53 | 18 | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve | 2015 | Won |
| 4/91 | 24 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2014 | Won |
| 4/97 | 15 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2014 | Won |
| 3/73 | 31.5 | England | Headingley | 2015 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/203 against Pakistan (2014).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 93 | 93.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 43.63 |
| Away | 9 | 325 | 32.50 | 0/2 | 29 | 49.52 |
| Neutral | 3 | 171 | 34.20 | 0/1 | 13 | 41.62 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Reserve | 2 | 81 | 81.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 37.29 |
| Headingley | 1 | 99 | – | 0/1 | 5 | 24.20 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 1 | 77 | 38.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 61.00 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 1 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0/1 | 10 | 20.30 |
| Kensington Oval | 1 | 50 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 43.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2014 at Sabina Park
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2016 at Green Park
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