Mark Greatbatch
On scorecards: MJ Greatbatch
In-game rating: 79/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mark Greatbatch played 41 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1988 to 1996. The first came against England at Eden Park, with scores of 11 and 107, and the last against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 1996.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 1,328 runs at 23.3 in 34 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 146 not out from 485 balls against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1989. In all: 3 hundreds, 10 fifties.
At home the average was 30.7 across 20 Tests; away it was 30.5 across 21 Tests. The most runs came against Pakistan: 464 runs at 24.4 in 10 Tests. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 435 runs at 43.5. New Zealand won 7 of the Tests Mark Greatbatch played and lost 16, with 18 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 41 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146* | 485 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1989 | Drawn |
| 133 | 317 | Pakistan | Seddon Park | 1993 | Lost |
| 107* | 325 | England | Eden Park | 1988 | Drawn |
| 90* | 244 | India | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1988 | Lost |
| 88 | 108 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo Athletic Club | 1992 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 952 | 30.71 | 2/4 |
| Away | 21 | 1,069 | 30.54 | 1/6 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | 693 | 77.00 | 2/4 |
| 1990s | 34 | 1,328 | 23.30 | 1/6 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 6 | 435 | 43.50 | 1/2 |
| Basin Reserve | 5 | 227 | 32.43 | 0/2 |
| Lancaster Park | 4 | 63 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 240 | 80.00 | 1/1 |
| Seddon Park | 2 | 180 | 45.00 | 1/0 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 | 50 | 12.50 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1988 at Eden Park
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1996 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
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