Bill O'Reilly
On scorecards: WJ O'Reilly
In-game rating: 94/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bill O'Reilly played 27 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1932 to 1946. The first came against South Africa at Adelaide Oval, with a score of 23 and 4 wickets, and the last against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 1946.
The best bowling is 7 for 54 against England at Trent Bridge in 1934. In all: 11 five-wicket hauls, 3 ten-wicket matches. With the ball: 59 wickets at 24.6 at home and 85 wickets at 21.2 away.
The most wickets came against England: 102 wickets at 25.4 in 19 Tests. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 27 wickets at 13.0. Australia won 14 of the Tests Bill O'Reilly played and lost 8, with 5 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 27 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56* | – | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1936 | Won |
| 42 | 45 | England | Lord's | 1938 | Drawn |
| 37* | 44 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1936 | Lost |
| 30* | 116 | England | Old Trafford | 1934 | Drawn |
| 23 | – | South Africa | Adelaide Oval | 1932 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/54 | 41.4 | England | Trent Bridge | 1934 | Won |
| 7/189 | 59 | England | Old Trafford | 1934 | Drawn |
| 5/14 | 12 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1946 | Won |
| 5/20 | 21 | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1936 | Won |
| 5/49 | 17 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1935 | Won |
Best in a match: 11/129 against England (1934).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 277 | 10.65 | 0/0 | 102 | 25.36 |
| South Africa | 7 | 133 | 22.17 | 0/1 | 34 | 18.65 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 4.13 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 153 | 7.65 | 0/0 | 59 | 24.63 |
| Away | 15 | 257 | 21.42 | 0/1 | 85 | 21.19 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 26 | 410 | 12.81 | 0/1 | 136 | 23.68 |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 4.13 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 33 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 27 | 12.96 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 71 | 14.20 | 0/0 | 7 | 47.86 |
| Adelaide Oval | 3 | 36 | 7.20 | 0/0 | 15 | 28.13 |
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 56 | 56.00 | 0/1 | 10 | 19.10 |
| Lord's | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 30.86 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 34 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 14 | 20.93 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1932 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1946 at Basin Reserve
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