Pat Symcox
On scorecards: PL Symcox
In-game rating: 76/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Pat Symcox played 20 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 1998. The first came against Sri Lanka at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, with scores of 48 and 21, and 3 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Kingsmead in 1998.
The highest score in the archive is 108 from 157 balls against Pakistan at Wanderers Stadium in 1998. The best bowling is 4 for 69 against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1997. In all: 1 hundred, 4 fifties.
At home the average was 35.5 across 5 Tests; away it was 26.4 across 15 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 266 runs at 53.2 in 4 Tests. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 9 of the Tests Pat Symcox played and lost 3, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 20 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 157 | Pakistan | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Drawn |
| 81 | 94 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 55 | 120 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 54 | 42 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1998 | Drawn |
| 50 | 108 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1993 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/69 | 27.2 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Drawn |
| 3/8 | 9.3 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 3/43 | 18 | West Indies | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 3/75 | 21 | Sri Lanka | Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 1993 | Drawn |
| 2/47 | 22 | India | Narendra Modi Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
Best in a match: 5/159 against Australia (1997).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 213 | 35.50 | 1/0 | 6 | 46.00 |
| Away | 15 | 528 | 26.40 | 0/4 | 31 | 42.81 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 133 | 66.50 | 1/0 | 3 | 32.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 78 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 51.75 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 29.71 |
| Iqbal Stadium | 1 | 136 | 68.00 | 0/2 | 3 | 15.67 |
| Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 1 | 69 | 34.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 58.33 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 82.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1993 at Tyronne Fernando Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1998 at Kingsmead
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