Norm O'Neill
On scorecards: NCL O'Neill
In-game rating: 89/99
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CAREER IN BRIEF
Norm O'Neill played 42 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1958 to 1965. The first came against England at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 34 and 71, and the last against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 1965.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 2,219 runs at 44.4 in 32 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 181 against West Indies at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1960. In all: 6 hundreds, 15 fifties.
At home the average was 45.1 across 19 Tests; away it was 46.6 across 22 Tests. The most runs came against England: 1,072 runs at 39.7 in 19 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 436 runs at 43.6. Australia won 14 of the Tests Norm O'Neill played and lost 8, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 42 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | – | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1960 | Drawn |
| 163 | – | India | Brabourne Stadium | 1960 | Drawn |
| 134 | – | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1959 | Won |
| 117 | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1961 | Drawn |
| 113 | – | India | Eden Gardens | 1960 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/41 | 17.4 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1965 | Drawn |
| 2/26 | 6.2 | West Indies | Bourda | 1965 | Lost |
| 1/2 | 2 | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1964 | Drawn |
| 1/7 | 7 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1963 | Won |
| 1/10 | 5 | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1960 | Won |
Best in a match: 5/106 against West Indies (1965).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1,072 | 39.70 | 2/7 | 2 | 88.00 |
| West Indies | 9 | 788 | 49.25 | 1/5 | 10 | 24.20 |
| India | 7 | 416 | 52.00 | 2/0 | 1 | 111.00 |
| South Africa | 4 | 285 | 40.71 | 0/3 | 3 | 32.33 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 218 | 72.67 | 1/0 | 1 | 41.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 1,399 | 45.13 | 2/11 | 6 | 39.17 |
| Away | 22 | 1,352 | 46.62 | 4/4 | 11 | 39.27 |
| Neutral | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 560 | 50.91 | 1/3 | 1 | 84.00 |
| 1960s | 32 | 2,219 | 44.38 | 5/12 | 16 | 36.44 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 6 | 436 | 43.60 | 0/5 | 4 | 30.50 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 154 | 19.25 | 0/0 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 4 | 488 | 81.33 | 1/3 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 321 | 45.86 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Brabourne Stadium | 2 | 163 | 163.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 128 | 64.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1958 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1965 at Kensington Oval
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