Bob Catterall
On scorecards: RH Catterall
In-game rating: 83/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bob Catterall played 24 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1922 to 1931. The first came against England at Old Wanderers, with scores of 39 and 17, and the last against England at Old Wanderers in 1931.
The most productive decade was the 1920s: 1,378 runs at 40.5 in 20 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 120 against England at Edgbaston in 1924, in a defeat. In all: 3 hundreds, 11 fifties.
At home the average was 33.1 across 14 Tests; away it was 45.4 across 10 Tests, a player who travelled well. Old Wanderers was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 335 runs at 27.9. South Africa won 4 of the Tests Bob Catterall played and lost 9, with 11 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 24 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/15 | 12 | England | Newlands | 1931 | Drawn |
| 2/12 | 5 | England | Old Wanderers | 1930 | Won |
| 2/28 | 10 | England | Old Wanderers | 1931 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1,555 | 37.93 | 3/11 | 7 | 23.14 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 828 | 33.12 | 1/6 | 7 | 17.86 |
| Away | 10 | 727 | 45.44 | 2/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 20 | 1,378 | 40.53 | 3/9 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 4 | 177 | 25.29 | 0/2 | 7 | 15.71 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 6 | 335 | 27.92 | 0/2 | 4 | 14.00 |
| Kingsmead | 5 | 332 | 41.50 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Newlands | 3 | 161 | 32.20 | 0/2 | 3 | 5.67 |
| Edgbaston | 2 | 285 | 71.25 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 2 | 169 | 42.25 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 2 | 168 | 42.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1922 at Old Wanderers
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1931 at Old Wanderers
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