Michael Slater
On scorecards: MJ Slater
In-game rating: 89/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Slater played 74 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 2001. The first came against England at Old Trafford, with scores of 58 and 27, and the last against England at Headingley in 2001.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 4,425 runs at 45.2 in 58 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 219 from 321 balls against Sri Lanka at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1995, in a match Australia won. In all: 14 hundreds, 21 fifties.
At home the average was 52.6 across 33 Tests; away it was 35.3 across 41 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,669 runs at 45.1 in 20 Tests. Brisbane Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 675 runs at 84.4. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 44 of the Tests Michael Slater played and lost 17, with 13 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 74 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 321 | Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1995 | Won |
| 176 | 244 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1994 | Won |
| 169 | 271 | Pakistan | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 168 | 235 | New Zealand | Bellerive Oval | 1993 | Won |
| 152 | 263 | England | Lord's | 1993 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 1.1 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1994 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1,669 | 45.11 | 7/4 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 13 | 789 | 37.57 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 12 | 946 | 49.79 | 3/4 | 1 | 4.00 |
| India | 10 | 495 | 27.50 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 6 | 482 | 48.20 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 6 | 436 | 43.60 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 491 | 61.38 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 33 | 2,842 | 52.63 | 9/12 | 0 | – |
| Away | 41 | 2,470 | 35.29 | 5/9 | 1 | 8.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58 | 4,425 | 45.15 | 13/16 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 2000s | 16 | 887 | 34.12 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 6 | 675 | 84.38 | 3/1 | 0 | – |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 6 | 567 | 63.00 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 6 | 555 | 55.50 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Adelaide Oval | 6 | 379 | 31.58 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 301 | 30.10 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Bellerive Oval | 3 | 365 | 73.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1993 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2001 at Headingley
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