Doug Walters
80Australia · BAT · 1971 to 1981 · on scorecards: KD Walters
BATTING
- Matches
- 28
- Innings
- 24
- Runs
- 513
- Average
- 28.5
- Strike rate
- 70.08
- High score
- 59
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 4
- Average
- 68.25
- Economy
- 5.21
- Strike rate
- 78.5
- Best figures
- 2/24
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Doug Walters played 28 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1971 to 1981. The first came against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 41, and the last against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1981.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 276 runs at 21.2 in 15 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 59 from 66 balls against Sri Lanka at Kennington Oval in 1975, in a match Australia won. In all: 2 fifties.
At home the average was 38.0 across 17 ODIs; away it was 13.6 across 7 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 154 runs at 19.3 in 9 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 184 runs at 46.0. Australia won 16 of the ODIs Doug Walters played and lost 11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 66 | Sri Lanka | Kennington Oval | 1975 | Won |
| 50* | 72 | New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1981 | Lost |
| 43* | 67 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1981 | Won |
| 41 | 51 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1971 | Won |
| 38 | 53 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1981 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/24 | 8 | England | Edgbaston | 1972 | Lost |
| 1/29 | 6 | Pakistan | Headingley | 1975 | Won |
| 1/58 | 7 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1974 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 10 | 148 | 37.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 80.00 |
| England | 9 | 154 | 19.25 | 0/0 | 2 | 54.00 |
| India | 5 | 108 | 54.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 59 | 59.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 342 | 38.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Away | 7 | 68 | 13.60 | 0/0 | 3 | 32.67 |
| Neutral | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0/1 | 1 | 85.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 | 276 | 21.23 | 0/1 | 4 | 62.75 |
| 1980s | 13 | 237 | 47.40 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 9 | 184 | 46.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 158 | 31.60 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 2 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Old Trafford | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1971 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1981 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 December 1945
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 732
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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