David Boon
89Australia · OP · 1984 to 1995 · on scorecards: DC Boon
BATTING
- Matches
- 181
- Innings
- 177
- Runs
- 5964
- Average
- 37.04
- Strike rate
- 65.13
- High score
- 122
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 37
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 6.29
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 45 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
David Boon played 181 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1984 to 1995. The first came against West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 39, and the last against West Indies at Arnos Vale Ground in 1995.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,328 runs at 40.1 in 100 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 122 from 130 balls against Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval in 1988, in a match Australia won. In all: 5 hundreds, 37 fifties.
At home the average was 35.6 across 100 ODIs; away it was 37.0 across 53 ODIs. The most runs came against New Zealand: 1,305 runs at 39.5 in 39 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 33 ODIs and 995 runs at 33.2. The scorecards record 11 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 112 of the ODIs David Boon played and lost 64.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 181 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 130 | Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval | 1988 | Won |
| 111 | 118 | India | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 1986 | Lost |
| 102* | 168 | India | Bellerive Oval | 1991 | Won |
| 100 | 133 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1992 | Lost |
| 100 | 147 | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1992 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 39 | 1,305 | 39.55 | 1/9 |
| West Indies | 32 | 832 | 27.73 | 1/5 |
| India | 29 | 1,212 | 46.62 | 2/7 |
| England | 21 | 602 | 30.10 | 0/4 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 698 | 38.78 | 0/5 |
| South Africa | 19 | 551 | 29.00 | 0/3 |
| Sri Lanka | 16 | 515 | 46.82 | 1/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 249 | 62.25 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 3,132 | 35.59 | 3/19 |
| Away | 53 | 1,815 | 37.04 | 2/10 |
| Neutral | 28 | 1,017 | 42.38 | 0/8 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81 | 2,636 | 33.79 | 2/15 |
| 1990s | 100 | 3,328 | 40.10 | 3/22 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 33 | 995 | 33.17 | 1/5 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 30 | 990 | 36.67 | 0/10 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 13 | 251 | 20.92 | 0/1 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 10 | 498 | 71.14 | 0/5 |
| Adelaide Oval | 10 | 343 | 49.00 | 1/1 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 9 | 289 | 32.11 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1984 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1995 at Arnos Vale Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 29 December 1960
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,157
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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