Billy Bates
On scorecards: W Bates
In-game rating: 92/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Billy Bates played 15 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1881 to 1887. The first came against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with scores of 58 and 47, and 4 wickets, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1887.
The highest score in the archive is 64 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1885, in a defeat. The best bowling is 7 for 28 against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1883. In all: 5 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match.
Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 268 runs at 17.9. England won 7 of the Tests Billy Bates played and lost 6, with 2 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 15 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | – | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1885 | Lost |
| 61 | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1885 | Won |
| 58 | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1881 | Drawn |
| 55 | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1883 | Won |
| 52* | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1882 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28 | 26.2 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1883 | Won |
| 7/74 | 33 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1883 | Won |
| 5/24 | 20 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1885 | Lost |
| 5/31 | 24.1 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1884 | Won |
| 4/26 | 26 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1887 | Won |
Best in a match: 14/102 against Australia (1883).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | 656 | 27.33 | 0/5 | 50 | 16.42 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 15 | 656 | 27.33 | 0/5 | 50 | 16.42 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 268 | 17.87 | 0/1 | 23 | 19.87 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 370 | 46.25 | 0/4 | 22 | 13.95 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 11.40 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1881 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1887 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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