Bill Ponsford
On scorecards: WH Ponsford
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bill Ponsford played 29 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1924 to 1934. The first came against England at Sydney Cricket Ground, with scores of 110 and 27, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1934.
The most productive decade was the 1930s: 1,604 runs at 55.3 in 20 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 266 from 422 balls against England at Kennington Oval in 1934, in a match Australia won. In all: 7 hundreds, 6 fifties.
At home the average was 40.9 across 19 Tests; away it was 62.4 across 10 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 1,558 runs at 47.2 in 20 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 484 runs at 48.4. Australia won 16 of the Tests Bill Ponsford played and lost 9, with 4 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 29 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 422 | England | Kennington Oval | 1934 | Won |
| 183 | – | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1931 | Won |
| 181 | 413 | England | Headingley | 1934 | Drawn |
| 128 | 233 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1925 | Won |
| 110 | 275 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1924 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1,558 | 47.21 | 5/5 |
| West Indies | 5 | 467 | 77.83 | 2/1 |
| South Africa | 4 | 97 | 19.40 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 1,186 | 40.90 | 4/3 |
| Away | 10 | 936 | 62.40 | 3/3 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 9 | 518 | 34.53 | 2/1 |
| 1930s | 20 | 1,604 | 55.31 | 5/5 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 7 | 484 | 48.40 | 2/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 310 | 51.67 | 0/2 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 237 | 33.86 | 1/0 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 412 | 82.40 | 2/0 |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 148 | 49.33 | 0/1 |
| Exhibition Ground | 2 | 117 | 39.00 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1924 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1934 at Kennington Oval
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