Peter Parfitt
On scorecards: PH Parfitt
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Peter Parfitt played 37 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1961 to 1972. The first came against India at Eden Gardens, with scores of 21 and 46, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 1972.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 1,765 runs at 43.0 in 34 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 131 not out against New Zealand at Eden Park in 1963, in a match England won. In all: 7 hundreds, 6 fifties.
At home the average was 37.6 across 17 Tests; away it was 45.1 across 19 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Pakistan: 460 runs at 92.0 in 7 Tests. Headingley was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 191 runs at 38.2. England won 11 of the Tests Peter Parfitt played and lost 6, with 20 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 37 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131* | – | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1963 | Won |
| 122* | 289 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 1965 | Drawn |
| 121 | – | India | Green Park | 1964 | Drawn |
| 119 | – | Pakistan | Headingley | 1962 | Won |
| 111 | – | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1962 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5 | 6 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1966 | Drawn |
| 2/71 | 34 | India | Eden Gardens | 1964 | Drawn |
| 1/22 | 11 | India | Corporation Stadium | 1962 | Lost |
| 1/24 | 11 | India | Corporation Stadium | 1962 | Lost |
| 1/25 | 6 | New Zealand | Lord's | 1965 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 302 | 21.57 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 8 | 346 | 38.44 | 1/1 | 4 | 20.75 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 460 | 92.00 | 4/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 7 | 414 | 46.00 | 1/2 | 1 | 114.00 |
| India | 5 | 317 | 45.29 | 1/1 | 7 | 47.71 |
| West Indies | 1 | 43 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 790 | 37.62 | 3/2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Away | 19 | 1,083 | 45.13 | 4/4 | 11 | 46.36 |
| Neutral | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 | 1,765 | 43.05 | 7/5 | 12 | 47.00 |
| 1970s | 3 | 117 | 23.40 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headingley | 4 | 191 | 38.20 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 145 | 24.17 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 4 | 90 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 251 | 62.75 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 196 | 98.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Eden Park | 2 | 164 | 82.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1961 at Eden Gardens
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1972 at Kennington Oval
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