Tip Snooke
On scorecards: SJ Snooke
In-game rating: 86/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tip Snooke played 26 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1906 to 1923. The first came against England at Old Wanderers, with scores of 19 and 9, and 2 wickets, and the last against England at Kingsmead in 1923.
The most productive decade was the 1910s: 633 runs at 21.8 in 15 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 103 from 245 balls against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 1911, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 8 for 70 against England at Old Wanderers in 1906.
In all: 1 hundred, 5 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 24.0 across 13 Tests; away it was 22.3 across 11 Tests. The most runs came against England: 713 runs at 22.3 in 19 Tests. Old Wanderers was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 246 runs at 27.3. Tip Snooke captained South Africa in 5 Tests, winning 3 and losing 2. South Africa won 8 of the Tests Tip Snooke played and lost 13, with 5 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 26 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 245 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1911 | Won |
| 77 | 150 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1910 | Lost |
| 63 | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1907 | Drawn |
| 60 | – | England | Newlands | 1906 | Won |
| 53 | – | England | Lord's | 1910 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/70 | 31.4 | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 4/57 | 21.2 | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 3/17 | 12 | England | Kingsmead | 1923 | Lost |
| 3/40 | 15 | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 2/23 | 8 | England | Newlands | 1910 | Won |
Best in a match: 12/127 against England (1906).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 503 | 23.95 | 0/3 | 34 | 18.18 |
| Away | 11 | 469 | 22.33 | 1/2 | 1 | 84.00 |
| Neutral | 2 | 36 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 321 | 26.75 | 0/2 | 25 | 15.08 |
| 1910s | 15 | 633 | 21.83 | 1/3 | 4 | 54.25 |
| 1920s | 3 | 54 | 13.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 18.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 6 | 246 | 27.33 | 0/1 | 18 | 15.94 |
| Newlands | 4 | 172 | 24.57 | 0/1 | 10 | 22.40 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 129 | 32.25 | 0/1 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 94 | 23.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 2 | 58 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 37 | 9.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1906 at Old Wanderers
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1923 at Kingsmead
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