Billy Wade
On scorecards: WW Wade
In-game rating: 73/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Billy Wade played 11 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1938 to 1950. The first came against England at Old Wanderers, with a score of 0, and the last against Australia at Kingsmead in 1950.
The most productive decade was the 1940s: 435 runs at 36.3 in 7 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 125 against England at St George's Park in 1949, in a defeat. In all: 1 hundred, 3 fifties.
The most runs came against England: 459 runs at 38.3 in 8 Tests. Ellis Park was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 179 runs at 35.8. South Africa won 0 of the Tests Billy Wade played and lost 6, with 5 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
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | – | England | St George's Park | 1949 | Lost |
| 85 | – | England | Ellis Park | 1948 | Drawn |
| 63 | 199 | England | Kingsmead | 1948 | Lost |
| 54 | – | England | Ellis Park | 1949 | Drawn |
| 34* | – | England | St George's Park | 1949 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 511 | 28.39 | 1/3 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 3 | 52 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
| 1940s | 7 | 435 | 36.25 | 1/3 |
| 1950s | 1 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park | 3 | 179 | 35.80 | 0/2 |
| Kingsmead | 3 | 137 | 22.83 | 0/1 |
| Newlands | 3 | 36 | 7.20 | 0/0 |
| St George's Park | 1 | 159 | 159.00 | 1/0 |
| Old Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1938 at Old Wanderers
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1950 at Kingsmead
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