John Blain
82Scotland · PACE · 1999 to 2009 · on scorecards: JAR Blain
BATTING
- Matches
- 33
- Innings
- 25
- Runs
- 284
- Average
- 14.94
- Strike rate
- 54.93
- High score
- 41
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 41
- Average
- 28.6
- Economy
- 5.29
- Strike rate
- 32.4
- Best figures
- 5/22
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
John Blain played 33 ODIs for Scotland in CricArcade's archive, from 1999 to 2009. The first came against Australia at County Ground, with a score of 3 and 1 wicket, and the last against Afghanistan at Willowmoore Park in 2009.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 31 wickets at 31.1 in 28 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 22 against Netherlands at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in 2008. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
With the ball: 16 wickets at 20.9 at home and 6 wickets at 42.2 away. The most wickets came against Netherlands: 12 wickets at 10.2 in 5 ODIs. Mombasa Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 4 wickets at 48.8. Scotland won 9 of the ODIs John Blain played and lost 21.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 33 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 56 | Afghanistan | Willowmoore Park | 2009 | Lost |
| 30* | 21 | Canada | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 23 | 35 | South Africa | Warner Park | 2007 | Lost |
| 22* | 50 | Kenya | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Lost |
| 22 | 52 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22 | 9 | Netherlands | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2008 | Won |
| 4/37 | 10 | Bangladesh | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 1999 | Lost |
| 3/22 | 3 | Netherlands | Cambusdoon New Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 3/28 | 8 | Kenya | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 3/46 | 8 | Canada | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 31 | 10.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 39.00 |
| Kenya | 5 | 40 | 13.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 29.17 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 33 | – | 0/0 | 12 | 10.17 |
| Canada | 4 | 49 | 24.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 45.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 64.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 22.75 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 23.25 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 2 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 31.50 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 20.67 |
| England | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 41.00 |
| South Africa | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 48 | 6.86 | 0/0 | 16 | 20.94 |
| Away | 7 | 77 | 12.83 | 0/0 | 6 | 42.17 |
| Neutral | 16 | 159 | 26.50 | 0/0 | 19 | 30.79 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 15 | 3.75 | 0/0 | 10 | 21.00 |
| 2000s | 28 | 269 | 17.93 | 0/0 | 31 | 31.06 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 4 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 48.75 |
| Grange Cricket Club Ground | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 19.29 |
| Warner Park | 3 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 45.00 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 3 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 13.17 |
| Cambusdoon New Ground | 3 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 18.00 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 3 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 27.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1999 at County Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Afghanistan, 2009 at Willowmoore Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 January 1979
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 517
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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