ENGLAND · Batter · 1903–1907

Tip Foster

On scorecards: RE Foster

In-game rating: 85/99

BATTING

MATCHES

INNINGS

602

RUNS

46.30

AVERAGE

287

HIGH SCORE

1 / 1

100s / 50s

FIELDING

CATCHES

STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Tip Foster played 8 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1903 to 1907. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, with scores of 287 and 19, and the last against South Africa at Kennington Oval in 1907.

The highest score in the archive is 287 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1903, in a match England won. In all: 1 hundred, 1 fifty. At home the average was 23.2 across 3 Tests; away it was 60.8 across 5 Tests, a player who travelled well.

The most runs came against Australia: 486 runs at 60.8 in 5 Tests. Tip Foster captained England in 3 Tests, winning 1 and losing 0.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 8 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

Runs	Balls	Against	Ground	Year	Result
287	–	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1903	Won
51	–	South Africa	Kennington Oval	1907	Drawn
49*	–	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1904	Won
35	–	South Africa	Kennington Oval	1907	Drawn
30	–	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1904	Lost

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Against	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Australia	5	486	60.75	1/0
South Africa	3	116	23.20	0/1

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

Where	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Home	3	116	23.20	0/1
Away	5	486	60.75	1/0

GROUNDS

Ground	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Sydney Cricket Ground	2	352	88.00	1/0
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	97	48.50	0/0
Kennington Oval	1	86	43.00	0/1
Adelaide Oval	1	37	18.50	0/0
Headingley	1	22	11.00	0/0
Lord's	1	8	8.00	0/0

FIRST AND LAST

Debut: v Australia, 1903 at Sydney Cricket Ground
Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 1907 at Kennington Oval

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