Bruce Laird
77Australia · OP · 1979 to 1982 · on scorecards: BM Laird
BATTING
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 23
- Runs
- 594
- Average
- 29.7
- Strike rate
- 53.75
- High score
- 117*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 5 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bruce Laird played 23 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1979 to 1982. The first came against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground, with a score of 20, and the last against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in 1982.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 553 runs at 36.9 in 18 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 117 not out from 159 balls against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1981, in a match Australia won. In all: 1 hundred, 2 fifties.
At home the average was 21.1 across 16 ODIs; away it was 55.6 across 7 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against West Indies: 222 runs at 24.7 in 10 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 228 runs at 32.6. Australia won 8 of the ODIs Bruce Laird played and lost 15.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117* | 159 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1981 | Won |
| 91* | 120 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 71* | 125 | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1982 | Won |
| 45 | 83 | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Won |
| 44 | 69 | Pakistan | Niaz Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 10 | 222 | 24.67 | 1/0 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 216 | 43.20 | 0/1 |
| England | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 92 | 46.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 316 | 21.07 | 1/0 |
| Away | 7 | 278 | 55.60 | 0/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0/0 |
| 1980s | 18 | 553 | 36.87 | 1/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 228 | 32.57 | 1/0 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0/0 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 1 | 91 | – | 0/1 |
| Carisbrook | 1 | 71 | – | 0/1 |
| Niaz Stadium | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 |
| Edgbaston | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1979 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1982 at Gaddafi Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 November 1950
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,105
- Ducks
- 0
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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