Russell Endean
On scorecards: WR Endean
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Russell Endean played 28 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1951 to 1958. The first came against England at Kennington Oval, with scores of 31 and 7, and the last against Australia at St George's Park in 1958.
The highest score in the archive is 162 not out against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1952, in a match South Africa won. In all: 3 hundreds, 8 fifties. At home the average was 27.1 across 15 Tests; away it was 42.1 across 13 Tests, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Australia: 691 runs at 38.4 in 10 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 223 runs at 27.9. South Africa won 11 of the Tests Russell Endean played and lost 11, with 6 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 28 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162* | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1952 | Won |
| 116* | – | England | Headingley | 1955 | Won |
| 116 | – | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1953 | Drawn |
| 93 | – | New Zealand | Ellis Park | 1953 | Won |
| 87 | – | New Zealand | St George's Park | 1954 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 442 | 21.05 | 1/1 |
| Australia | 10 | 691 | 38.39 | 1/5 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 497 | 55.22 | 1/2 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 704 | 27.08 | 0/5 |
| Away | 13 | 926 | 42.09 | 3/3 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 223 | 27.88 | 0/2 |
| St George's Park | 3 | 215 | 35.83 | 0/2 |
| Newlands | 3 | 113 | 22.60 | 0/0 |
| Kingsmead | 3 | 52 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 250 | 83.33 | 1/1 |
| Ellis Park | 2 | 101 | 33.67 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1951 at Kennington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1958 at St George's Park
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