William Shalders
On scorecards: WA Shalders
In-game rating: 79/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
William Shalders played 12 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1899 to 1907. The first came against England at Newlands, with scores of 9 and 8, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1907.
The highest score in the archive is 42 against Australia at Old Wanderers in 1902, in a defeat. At home the average was 16.0 across 9 Tests; away it was 16.6 across 3 Tests. The most runs came against England: 240 runs at 15.0 in 9 Tests.
Old Wanderers was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 167 runs at 16.7. South Africa won 4 of the Tests William Shalders played and lost 5, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 12 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | – | Australia | Old Wanderers | 1902 | Lost |
| 40 | – | Australia | Newlands | 1902 | Lost |
| 38 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 37 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 31 | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1907 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 | 8 | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 272 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Away | 3 | 83 | 16.60 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 11 | 338 | 16.90 | 0/0 | 1 | 6.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 5 | 167 | 16.70 | 0/0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Newlands | 4 | 105 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 1 | 26 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1899 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1907 at Kennington Oval
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