Bill Athey
80England · OP · 1980 to 1988 · on scorecards: CWJ Athey
BATTING
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 30
- Runs
- 848
- Average
- 31.4
- Strike rate
- 56.72
- High score
- 142*
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 10
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 16 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bill Athey played 31 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1980 to 1988. The first came against Australia at Kennington Oval, with a score of 32, and the last against New Zealand at McLean Park in 1988.
The highest score in the archive is 142 not out from 172 balls against New Zealand at Old Trafford in 1986, in a match England won. In all: 2 hundreds, 4 fifties. At home the average was 52.8 across 6 ODIs; away it was 25.8 across 14 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Australia: 361 runs at 32.8 in 11 ODIs. Western Australia Cricket Association Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 78 runs at 19.5. England won 22 of the ODIs Bill Athey played and lost 9.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 31 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142* | 172 | New Zealand | Old Trafford | 1986 | Won |
| 111 | 152 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1987 | Lost |
| 86 | 104 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1987 | Lost |
| 64 | 110 | West Indies | Adelaide Oval | 1987 | Won |
| 58 | 103 | Australia | Eden Gardens | 1987 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 361 | 32.82 | 1/2 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 194 | 24.25 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0/1 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 142 | 142.00 | 1/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 42 | – | 0/0 |
| India | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 264 | 52.80 | 1/1 |
| Away | 14 | 336 | 25.85 | 1/1 |
| Neutral | 11 | 248 | 27.56 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0/0 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0/0 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 125 | 62.50 | 1/0 |
| National Stadium | 2 | 86 | 86.00 | 0/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 76 | 38.00 | 0/1 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1980 at Kennington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1988 at McLean Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 September 1957
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,495
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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