Steve Rixon
On scorecards: SJ Rixon
In-game rating: 66/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Steve Rixon played 13 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1977 to 1984. The first came against India at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 9 and 6, and the last against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1984.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 341 runs at 21.3 in 10 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 54 against West Indies at Bourda in 1978, in a match Australia won. In all: 2 fifties.
At home the average was 15.8 across 8 Tests; away it was 26.2 across 5 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against West Indies: 210 runs at 19.1 in 8 Tests. Australia won 5 of the Tests Steve Rixon played and lost 6, with 2 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 13 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | – | West Indies | Bourda | 1978 | Won |
| 50 | 115 | India | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1977 | Won |
| 39* | – | West Indies | Bourda | 1978 | Won |
| 32 | – | India | Adelaide Oval | 1978 | Won |
| 23 | 34 | India | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1977 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 8 | 210 | 19.09 | 0/1 |
| India | 5 | 184 | 18.40 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 237 | 15.80 | 0/1 |
| Away | 5 | 157 | 26.17 | 0/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 341 | 21.31 | 0/2 |
| 1980s | 3 | 53 | 10.60 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 61 | 15.25 | 0/0 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 48 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 40 | 10.00 | 0/0 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 35 | 11.67 | 0/0 |
| Bourda | 1 | 93 | 93.00 | 0/1 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1 | 73 | 36.50 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1977 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1984 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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