BJ Watling
68New Zealand · WK · 2010 to 2018
BATTING
- Matches
- 28
- Innings
- 25
- Runs
- 573
- Average
- 24.91
- Strike rate
- 68.37
- High score
- 96*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 20 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
BJ Watling played 28 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2010 to 2018. The first came against Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, with a score of 55, and the last against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in 2018.
The highest score in the archive is 96 not out from 88 balls against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2012, in a defeat. In all: 5 fifties. At home the average was 3.3 across 3 ODIs; away it was 29.5 across 23 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 221 runs at 73.7 in 6 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 27 runs at 6.8. New Zealand won 6 of the ODIs BJ Watling played and lost 19.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 28 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96* | 88 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
| 72* | 62 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2012 | Lost |
| 60 | 98 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2012 | Lost |
| 55 | 68 | Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 55 | 86 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 221 | 73.67 | 0/3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0/0 |
| Australia | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0/0 |
| England | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 |
| India | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 |
| South Africa | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 3 | 172 | 86.00 | 0/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 |
| Away | 23 | 561 | 29.53 | 0/5 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0/0 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 3 | 57 | 28.50 | 0/1 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 151 | 151.00 | 0/2 |
| Sabina Park | 2 | 132 | 132.00 | 0/2 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 |
| Boland Park | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2010 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2018 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 July 1985
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 838
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 48.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 71.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 104.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 40.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 51.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 835 balls faced in that period.
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