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ENGLAND · Batter · 1887–1899

Billy Gunn

On scorecards: W Gunn

In-game rating: 77/99

BATTING

11
MATCHES
20
INNINGS
392
RUNS
21.77
AVERAGE
102*
HIGH SCORE
1 / 1
100s / 50s

FIELDING

5
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Billy Gunn played 11 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1887 to 1899. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, with scores of 0 and 4, and the last against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1899.

The most productive decade was the 1890s: 344 runs at 31.3 in 7 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 102 not out against Australia at Old Trafford in 1893. In all: 1 hundred, 1 fifty.

Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 175 runs at 25.0. England won 7 of the Tests Billy Gunn played and lost 1, with 3 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 11 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

RunsBallsAgainstGroundYearResult
102*–AustraliaOld Trafford1893Drawn
77–AustraliaLord's1893Drawn
34–AustraliaLord's1890Won
32–AustraliaKennington Oval1890Won
25–AustraliaLord's1896Won

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50
Australia1139221.781/1

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50
Home936926.361/1
Away2235.750/0

BY DECADE

DecadeTestsRunsAvg100/50
1880s4486.860/0
1890s734431.271/1

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50
Lord's417525.000/1
Old Trafford212864.001/0
Kennington Oval24916.330/0
Sydney Cricket Ground2235.750/0
Trent Bridge1178.500/0

FIRST AND LAST

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