Ray Lindwall
On scorecards: RR Lindwall
In-game rating: 91/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ray Lindwall played 61 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1946 to 1960. The first came against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, with a score of 0 and 2 wickets, and the last against India at Eden Gardens in 1960.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 1,041 runs at 20.0 in 42 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 118 against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 1955. The best bowling is 7 for 38 against India at Adelaide Oval in 1948.
In all: 2 hundreds, 5 fifties, 12 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 20.4 across 29 Tests; away it was 22.5 across 31 Tests. The most runs came against England: 795 runs at 22.1 in 29 Tests. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 295 runs at 19.7. Australia won 33 of the Tests Ray Lindwall played and lost 9, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 61 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | – | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1955 | Drawn |
| 100 | 90 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1947 | Drawn |
| 77 | – | England | Headingley | 1948 | Won |
| 64* | – | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1954 | Won |
| 62 | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1953 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/38 | 16.5 | India | Adelaide Oval | 1948 | Won |
| 7/43 | 22.5 | India | Corporation Stadium | 1956 | Won |
| 7/63 | 22 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1947 | Won |
| 6/20 | 16.1 | England | Kennington Oval | 1948 | Won |
| 6/95 | 24.5 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1955 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 9/70 against England (1948).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 795 | 22.08 | 1/4 | 114 | 22.45 |
| India | 10 | 173 | 19.22 | 0/0 | 36 | 20.14 |
| West Indies | 10 | 398 | 30.62 | 1/1 | 41 | 27.34 |
| South Africa | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0/0 | 31 | 20.35 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 29 | 7.25 | 0/0 | 4 | 46.50 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 14.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 756 | 20.43 | 1/2 | 112 | 22.07 |
| Away | 31 | 742 | 22.48 | 1/3 | 116 | 23.65 |
| Neutral | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 17 | 450 | 25.00 | 1/1 | 70 | 19.17 |
| 1950s | 42 | 1,041 | 20.02 | 1/4 | 152 | 24.26 |
| 1960s | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 37.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9 | 295 | 19.67 | 1/0 | 28 | 30.36 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 100 | 11.11 | 0/0 | 42 | 17.29 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 6 | 276 | 46.00 | 0/2 | 21 | 17.05 |
| Adelaide Oval | 6 | 85 | 12.14 | 0/0 | 21 | 25.62 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0/1 | 15 | 16.73 |
| Headingley | 3 | 86 | 43.00 | 0/1 | 15 | 25.87 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1946 at Basin Reserve
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1960 at Eden Gardens
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