Percy Fender
On scorecards: PGH Fender
In-game rating: 67/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Percy Fender played 13 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1921 to 1929. The first came against Australia at Adelaide Oval, with scores of 2 and 42, and 2 wickets, and the last against South Africa at Edgbaston in 1929.
The highest score in the archive is 60 against South Africa at Kingsmead in 1923. The best bowling is 5 for 90 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1921. In all: 2 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls.
At home the average was 20.8 across 5 Tests; away it was 18.4 across 8 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 198 runs at 24.8 in 5 Tests. England won 4 of the Tests Percy Fender played and lost 4, with 5 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 13 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | – | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1923 | Drawn |
| 59 | 78 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1921 | Lost |
| 44* | – | Australia | Old Trafford | 1921 | Drawn |
| 44 | – | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1923 | Drawn |
| 42 | 58 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1921 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/90 | 20 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1921 | Lost |
| 5/122 | 32 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1921 | Lost |
| 4/29 | 14 | South Africa | Newlands | 1923 | Won |
| 2/30 | 15 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1921 | Drawn |
| 2/64 | 32 | South Africa | Edgbaston | 1929 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 5/81 against South Africa (1923).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 182 | 15.17 | 0/1 | 15 | 44.20 |
| Australia | 5 | 198 | 24.75 | 0/1 | 14 | 37.29 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0/0 | 7 | 51.00 |
| Away | 8 | 276 | 18.40 | 0/2 | 22 | 37.64 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 62 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 73.00 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 61 | 20.33 | 0/1 | 2 | 59.00 |
| Edgbaston | 2 | 54 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 58.33 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 62 | 31.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 32.20 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 44 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 78.50 |
| Old Trafford | 1 | 44 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 15.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1921 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 1929 at Edgbaston
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